MLB Opening Day 2022 – What we’re watching, live updates and takeaways as baseball returns
The start of the 2022 MLB season has finally arrived! Beginning with seven Opening Day games on Thursday and continuing with the rest of MLB...
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2022 MLB season preview – Power Rankings, playoff odds and everything you need to know for all 30 teams
After a hot stove season interrupted by a work stoppage, it’s time to rejoice, baseball fans: MLB opening week is finally here! As the new...
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Chicago Cubs, Seiya Suzuki agree to 5-year, $85M deal, source confirms
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a five-year, $85 million contract with star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Suzuki...
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Kiley McDaniel’s 2022 MLB farm system rankings for all 30 teams
After ranking the top 100 prospects heading into the 2022 MLB season, it’s time to turn our attention to each team’s farm system as a...
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MLB makes first labor proposal since lockout, awaits union’s counter as threat of postponed spring training looms
5:37 PM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Jesse...
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‘Maybe the best playoff pitcher ever’
Now that Jon Lester has announced his retirement from baseball after 16 major league seasons, there will undoubtedly be a good discussion about his Hall...
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What we do in the shadows
NEW YORK — Within minutes of locking out players Thursday amid contentious negotiations on the next collective bargaining agreement, Major League Baseball scrubbed all remnants...
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Free-agent pitcher Marcus Stroman reaches 3-year deal with Chicago Cubs; contract for $71 million, sources say
CHICAGO — Marcus Stroman rushed to the airport and caught a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago as soon as he got the word from...
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Marcus Stroman signing a good first move for Chicago Cubs ‘retool’
The last time the Chicago Cubs rebuilt from the ground up, back in 2012, it took four years — and in the end, it won...