A weird plot twist (that we probably mentioned last year, but it bears repeating): Before O’Neill came along, the old record ...

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Here are my top 12 storylines for 2025, concluding with my 39th Annual Dumb World Series Prediction™. Yes, I’ve been doing ...

Happy Opening Day eve! Our gift to you: three fun 2025 storylines to follow, hand-picked by Jayson Stark. We also wrap up ...

Well, it has now been completed. The Atlanta Braves signed Alex Verdugo to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million yesterday. Here ...

On Monday, righty Spencer Strider went one better, stunning club officials in his first appearance since undergoing major ...

Over the weekend, both MLB teams played exhibition games against Japanese teams. In the stadium where Ohtani once sent a ball ...

It was Roki Sasaki’s MLB debut, and here’s how his first inning went: four pitches in triple digits, then two at 99 before ...

For Philadelphia Phillies fans, it's become an annual tradition to try and find ways to get future Hall-of-Fame outfielder ...

The 2025 season began the same way the 2024 season ended: a Dodgers win. On the field, Shota Imanaga pitched four no-hit ...

An account of the stunning turn of events — the leadup, the moment and the aftermath — told mostly in the words of those ...

The Twins are starting to renew the sale process. In talks with one interested group, they deemed a $1.5 billion valuation a ...