7:00 AM ET MESA — Yu Darvish is the only human being on the planet who has the following two abilities: He can throw nine different pitches on the mound and then, while hanging out in the clubhouse after the game, the Chicago Cubs righty can guess your blood type. Wait. What? It might be
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8:00 AM ET The results are in, and ESPN has determined Major League Baseball’s top 100 players for the 2020 season. But not everyone is going to agree with who wound up where. In the wake of the release of this year’s voting by 40 of ESPN’s baseball experts, we asked three of our voters
7:37 AM ET Who will be the best players in major league baseball for the 2020 season? To determine this, ESPN polled 40 MLB writers, analysts, contributors and insiders to determine the top 100 and rank them, voting on 200 players. For a basis of comparison, for each player, we’ve looked at where they ranked
9:45 PM ET NORTH PORT, Fla. — I had to see the King one last time. I watched Felix Hernandez’s final start with the Mariners in September on television, an emotional farewell to the city and fans he pitched in front of for 15 seasons. The King’s Court, his personal cheering section all clad in
9:12 PM ET Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is returning to New York to have additional tests on an injury to his side, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Monday, according to Newsday. “Michael tweaked his side catching a fly ball in the wind during a game a couple of days ago,” Van Wagenen said. “We
7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all non-essential personnel in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced in a joint statement Monday night. The leagues said they made the decision “after consultation with
7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun was having surgery to repair his broken jaw Monday, a day after being hit in the face by a fastball. Rangers manager Chris Woodward said Calhoun was being operated on before Texas’ spring training game against the Oakland Athletics. Woodward said
6:27 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball remains committed to playing a full slate of spring training games and starting its regular season on time, but it joined the NBA in closing locker rooms to media
5:24 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw will start the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ opener against the visiting San Francisco Giants on March 26. Manager Dave Roberts announced the decision Monday. Kershaw will extend his franchise record for Opening Day starts to nine. His streak of consecutive Opening Day starts was stopped last
5:21 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola was scratched from his scheduled start Monday against the New York Yankees due to the flu. Phillies manager Joe Girardi said with an off day Wednesday, Nola may rejoin the team on Thursday. The date for Nola’s next appearance is not clear.