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Buster OlneyFeb 18, 2025, 11:50 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Hurricane Milton wrecked the Tampa Bay Rays’ ballpark last fall, leaving them without a stadium. For this season, they will play their home games in the Yankees’ spring

Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 18, 2025, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published in spring 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) By now, you might be fancying yourself a fantasy baseball pro. The Playbook Inning 1: Fantasy baseball 101Inning 2: League formatsInning 3: Salary-cap draftsInning 4:

Open Extended Reactions Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and the Diamondbacks are in agreement on a four-year, $45 million contract extension that includes a club option for 2030, sources told ESPN on Monday, locking up the All-Star to a deal that deepens Arizona’s already strong core. The contract starts in the 2026 season and keeps the 25-year-old

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2025, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge wasn’t that surprised by Juan Soto‘s decision to sign with the crosstown New York Mets but disagreed with his former teammate about which team is in a better spot to compete for championships. Soto passed on a competitive

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2025, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox’s ballyhooed signing of Alex Bregman was met with considerable resistance Monday when Rafael Devers said he wouldn’t cede third base. Devers, a three-time All-Star, has played the hot corner for Boston since 2017 and himself received

Jorge CastilloFeb 17, 2025, 02:59 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York

Jesse RogersFeb 17, 2025, 02:20 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — While brushing off winter trade rumors and vowing to play “smarter” early in the season, Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. reported to spring training Monday as

Jorge CastilloFeb 17, 2025, 04:30 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.

Alden GonzalezFeb 17, 2025, 11:28 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Mike Trout arrived at spring training on Sunday and took part in a meeting with the Los Angeles

Associated Press Feb 17, 2025, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t swung a bat in three or four weeks and isn’t sure whether he will be ready for Opening Day because of painful tendinitis in both elbows. Speaking Monday before the team’s first full-squad workout, the five-time All-Star