6:49 PM ET In March, before the coronavirus pandemic suspended the start of the baseball season, the Los Angeles Dodgers had the highest season win total at Caesars Sportsbook at 102.5. Three months later, the Dodgers still have the highest win total; it’s just a little lower. Caesars Sportsbook reposted season win totals for baseball’s
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6:44 PM ET Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are opening an investigation into allegations Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano participated in the kidnapping and assault of a man, prosecutors said Thursday. The Twins, however, said they were told Sano was cleared of the accusations. Sano, who signed a
5:52 PM ET Associated Press Veteran right-hander Lance Lynn has been named the Texas Rangers‘ starter for Opening Day, manager Chris Woodward announced Thursday. The opener will be played more than four months after manager Chris Woodward actually made the decision. He had planned to make the announcement March 13, but that ended up being
4:34 PM ET Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer granted permission Thursday for professional sports to return “without a live audience,” following Major League Baseball’s announcement that players would report to their home ballparks next week for spring training and a 60-game season set to begin in late July. “Good news, sports fans,” Whitmer said in a
12:18 PM ET The Chicago Cubs hope to have fans in the stands not long after baseball returns for a 60-game season, according to president of business operations Crane Kenney. “We are at a point where we believe we can bring some portion of our fan base back to Wrigley field,” Kenney said on ESPN
7:44 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1988, a major league game began without a center fielder on the field. The Angels’ Devon White, one
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN With the final hurdles cleared for a 2020 MLB season, the likes of which we’ve never seen before, we asked ESPN’s baseball writers, reporters and editors for their best guesses on what we’ll witness during this abbreviated campaign. What teams and players are best suited for the shortened season? And
9:42 PM ET Eddie Kasko, who spent 29 seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization as a player, manager and executive, died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 88. Kasko played 10 seasons in the majors, earning an All-Star selection in 1961 with the Cincinnati Reds, with whom he played from 1959 to 1963. A
8:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Rob Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players’ association during a pandemic. “We need to get back on the field, and we need to in a less-charged environment start to have conversations about how we — and
6:54 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Major League Baseball has submitted a plan to the Canadian government to play in Toronto this year and health authorities are examining it. Anna Maddison, a spokesperson for the Public Health Agency of Canada, said Wednesday the restart plan is being reviewed. “The resumption of activities in Canada