11:09 AM ET The Baltimore Orioles are coming off one of the worst seasons in baseball history, a 115-loss debacle that left them 61 games out of first place in the American League East. Since 1900, only three teams — the 1916 Athletics, 1962 Mets and 2003 Tigers — have lost more games in a
Month: March 2019
7:03 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Joey Mellows is taking his passion for baseball on the road. Long haul. The 34-year-old Englishman, better known by his @BaseballBrit Twitter handle, has quit his day job to watch an entire season of baseball games across three continents. Joey Mellows from Portsmouth, England, checks baseball caps sold
12:04 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a three-year, entry-level contract. Fabbro collected 33 points and 28 assists as a junior at Boston University this season. The 20-year-old Fabbro was the only college player to have at least 30 points and 80 blocked shots this
11:56 AM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially signed quarterback Blaine Gabbert to a one-year contract Wednesday. Coach Bruce Arians had confirmed Tuesday that the team was working to sign Gabbert, who had played for Arians with the Arizona Cardinals in 2017. Gabbert will compete with Ryan Griffin for the backup quarterback job behind starter
1:48 PM ET Jordy Nelson, one of the cornerstones of the Green Bay Packers offense for a decade, is retiring from the NFL after playing last year for the Oakland Raiders. “We want to congratulate Jordy on an incredible career that included achievements that will result in his eventual induction in the Packers Hall of
11:45 AM ET Wide receiver Jordy Nelson, one of cornerstones of the Green Bay Packers offense for a decade, is retiring from the NFL after playing last year for the Oakland Raiders. Nelson, who turns 34 on May 31, became a free agent when the Raiders released him on March 14 after just one season
Mar 21, 2019 Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” If asked how baseball has changed most over the past three decades, the answer could be the precipitous decline of the complete game. Lots of things change in scale, in frequency, in
Mar 20, 2019 Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Here’s a hot-take kind of question: Who was the better hitter in 2018, Giancarlo Stanton or Daniel Descalso? Stanton, the highest-profile acquisition of the previous offseason, was very good for the Yankees:
Mar 19, 2019 Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” In the years since Barry Bonds retired, records have been mostly replaced in baseball by fun facts. A record is something you chase. People know what it is in advance. A fun
10:15 AM ET Rafaello Oliveira could not continue. Midway through the second round of his fight with Edson Barboza in 2013, he had taken 23 strikes to his left leg. His body crumpled to the mat on the final shot, forcing referee Herb Dean to end the bout early. “That is one of the nastiest
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