9:51 AM ET Oddsmakers believe the Los Angeles Dodgers are in a class by themselves entering the Major League Baseball season. The Dodgers, at 5-1 at Caesars Sportsbook, are the clear-cut favorites to win the World Series, with an implied probability of nearly double that of any other team. The Toronto Blue Jays, at 9-1,
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11:26 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Roberto Clemente’s death and as a tribute to his legacy, Major League Baseball will allow all active Roberto Clemente Award winners to wear a commemorative “21” patch on the back of their
9:00 AM ET With the contentious 99-day lockout behind it and a full 162-game schedule kicking off with Opening Day on Thursday, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred stressed that players and owners must now work together to “deliver the most entertaining product for our fans” while noting the possibility of upcoming rule changes, including
9:23 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All-Star outfielder Whit Merrifield and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a restructured contract late Wednesday in which the club exercised its option for next season and the two sides added a mutual option for the 2024 season. Merrifield, who made his second All-Star team last
5:21 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers worked quickly to replace suspended backup catcher Pedro Severino, acquiring Victor Caratini and cash in a trade with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. San Diego gets outfielder Korry Howell and catcher Brett Sullivan in the deal. The switch-hitting Caratini, 28, played a career-high 116 games for the Padres
6:35 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — With Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer unavailable for opening day, second-year right-hander Tylor Megill was given the Game 1 starting assignment for the New York Mets against the Washington Nationals. New Mets manager Buck Showalter announced Megill’s role for Thursday during New York’s workout
6:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and NBC agreed to a new Sunday morning package of broadcast streams that will start at 11:30 a.m. and noon ET. The deal requires that all other big league games on those days to be scheduled to start no earlier than 1:30 p.m. The
3:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — About 1 in 4 fans of Major League Baseball feel at least some anger toward the sport after its first work stoppage in a generation, according to a new poll, but the vast majority are still excited about the new season. Only 27% of Americans say they
3:00 PM ET Better late than never, we have arrived at opening week of the 2022 MLB season. With — among other changes — more playoff spots available, is this the year your favorite team will make a run in October? Will your favorite player win a postseason award? No one can know for sure,
9:33 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a five-year, $124 million contract extension, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. The deal includes full no-trade clause,