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Shota Imanaga, a rookie pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, may be baseball's best bargain

Cubs Rookie Shota Imanaga May Be Baseball’s Best Bargain

The 30-year-old is 5-0 with a 0.78 ERA thus far in 2024

Maverick Carter high-fives LeBron James.

Maverick Carter Links LeBron James With Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter

Carter has admitted to being a client of alleged illegal California bookie Wayne Nix

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels.

Mike Trout Is Morphing Into an Albatross
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MLB Is Reportedly Addressing its Uniform Problems
Luke Little of the Cubs pitches against the Houston Astros.

MLB Treats Pitcher’s American Flag Patch Like Sticky Stuff
MLB's postseason logo on the field before a Wild Card series.

Please Bring Back MLB’s One-Game Playoff

MLB added the one-game Wild Card game in 2012 to drive excitement

Tropicana Field during Game 1 of the 2023 Wild Card Series.

Historic Number of Tampa Bay Fans Bail on Rays in Playoff Loss

The Rays drew the smallest MLB postseason crowd since 1919 in a Game 1 loss

Ex-MLB player Alex Rodriguez walks in the dugout.

Alex Rodriguez Discusses MLB’s State of Play as Postseason Begins

Rodriguez is a member of the 3,000-hit club with a lifetime batting average of .295

Miguel Cabrera waves to the crowd.

Miguel Cabrera, We Hardly Knew Ye

Cabrera, 40, won the Triple Crown, two MVPs and one World Series

A soggy shot of Citi Field in Queens.

If the Marlins Miss the Playoffs, They Can Blame It on the Rain — And the Mets Grounds Crew

Miami may have to return to New York to make up a suspended game

Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout.

With Shohei Ohtani’s Future Uncertain, Mike Trout May Want Out of LA

The three-time MVP has played in three playoff games in 13 seasons with the Angels

Sean Doolittle #63 of the Washington Nationals talks at a press conference about his retirement at Nationals Park on September 22, 2023 in Washington, DC.

A Long Goodbye to Sean Doolittle, the Retiring Nats Pitcher Who Epitomized DC Nerd Culture

One of us, one of us, one of us…

The Green Monster at Fenway Park.

Red Sox-Yankees Is Still a Rivalry. It No Longer Matters.

Boston and New York are literally playing for last place this week

A general view of a Major League Baseball logo.

Ever Heard of MLB’s Gold Card?

It awards its holder and a guest free admission to any regular-season MLB game for life

Stephen Strasburg walks off of the mound in 2022.

Stephen Strasburg Is Retiring From Not Playing Baseball

Strasburg, 35, has made eight appearances over the past four seasons

Shohei Ohtani looks on from the dugout.

How Much Money Did Shohei Ohtani Just Cost Himself?

Set to become a free agent, Ohtani has torn a ligament in his pitching elbow

Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays.

MLB Is Investigating All-Star Wander Franco’s Alleged Relationship with a Minor

The 22-year-old franchise cornerstone is not traveling with Tampa Bay on their current road trip

Red Sox Pablo Reyes slides into second base after a throwing error.

Is MLB Boosting Batting Average by Scoring Errors as Hits?

It certainly looks like it

Keynan Middleton pitches for the Yankees against the Astros.

Ex-White Sox Pitcher Blasts Former Team’s Culture Problem

Now a Yankee, Keynan Middleton is critical of Chicago's "no rules" culture

Chicago White Sox v Cleveland Guardians

Guardians-White Sox Brawl Leads to 6 Ejections

Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson were among those ejected

Citi Field

The Mets Have Reached the "Apologetic Letter From the Owner" Stage of Frustration

The Mets have had an underwhelming season to date

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San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin.

The National Anthem Controversy Rears Its Boring Head in MLB, Again

San Francisco manager Bob Melvin is requiring the Giants to stand on the field for the anthem

The New York Mets logo.

A Dance Team Is Just What the Mets Need

No, not really

An official Rawlings Major League Baseball with the MLB logo.

MLB Player Hints Owners Have Colluded This Offseason

Los Angeles Dodger Kiké Hernández made the not-so-veiled assertion

Museums at 18th and Vine

Cleats From Destroyed Jackie Robinson Statue Head to Museum

The statue was stolen earlier this year

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 21: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers poses for a portrait during photo day at Camelback Ranch on February 21, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

MLB Players Complain Their New Fantatics Uniforms Are “See-Through”

Don't worry. It sounds like changes will be made.

FT. MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 20: Ceddanne Rafaela #43 of the Boston Red Sox poses during team photo day before a spring training team workout on February 20, 2024 at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

MLB Players Are Calling the New Fanatics Jerseys “Cheap”

Free agent pitcher Rich Hill has emerged as the most openly critical voice

Super agent Scott Boras looks on during a New York Yankees press conference. Four of his clients are MLB free agents holding out for more money as spring training begins.

Top MLB Free Agents Remain Unsigned as Spring Training Begins

Super agent Scott Boras is behind many of the holdouts, as his master plan compromises the on-field product

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred looks on before a game in Philadelphia.

Rob Manfred Will Step Down as MLB Commissioner in 2029

Good riddance

Billy Eppler and Justin Verlander

MLB Suspends Billy Eppler For the 2024 Season

Eppler resigned as the Mets' GM last fall

Former Rex Sox pitcher Craig Breslow speaks at a team event in 2023.

Netflix Will Follow the Boston Red Sox for a New Documentary Series

The streaming giant said the program will debut in 2025

Francisco Alvarez

Mets Top List of MLB Teams Paying Luxury Tax for 2023 Season

The previous record was set by the Dodgers in 2015

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches for Team Japan.

Dodgers Sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Complete Full Heel Turn

Los Angeles has committed more than $1.2 billion for three players this offseason

Shohei Ohtani walks back to the dugout.

Is Shohei Ohtani the New Bobby Bonilla? 

Per ESPN, a “majority” of Ohtani’s $700-million contract is deferred

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani Leaves Angels, Stays in California With Massive Dodgers Contract

It's a record-setting deal for multiple reasons

Shohei Ohtani sits on the bench at Angel Stadium.

Is America’s Pastime’s Top Star Headed to Canada?

The interwebs certainly think Shohei Ohtani is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays

Ichiro Suzuki looks on before a Mariners game.

Baseball Addict Ichiro Suzuki Now Pitching Against Teenage Girls

The 50-year-old just hurled a shutout against a team of high-school girls