7:55 AM ET The Sunday Funday Bunch has met via Zoom every Sunday for the past two months. It is an eclectic mix, including former Orioles players, those who played for other teams or other sports, writers, PR people, fans, sons and daughters. Sometimes the meetings last an hour, sometimes three, depending how long the
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7:00 AM ET One of the fun aspects of any MLB draft is trying to predict which players will be the first to reach the majors — and it’s not always the players right at the top of the draft. This has become even harder to do as teams manipulate service time and hold a
8:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — While Major League Baseball and the affiliated minor leagues are shut down, an independent circuit is set to open on July 3 with some fans in the seats. The American Association said Friday its six teams will play in three hubs due to the coronavirus, at
4:30 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’s latest economic proposal to players slightly closes the financial gap between the sides but still falls shy of the union’s desire for full prorated salaries, leaving the sides at
10:35 AM ET The Minnesota Twins smashed a record 307 home runs in 2019 and, judging by their first-round selection in the 2020 amateur draft, it sure seems they would like to ensure a similar brand of high-scoring baseball in future years. The Twins welcomed North Carolina first baseman Aaron Sabato to the organization with
11:11 AM ET Major League Baseball’s owners are expected to send a new proposal to the players’ union on Friday that includes a 2020 season lasting between 70 and 75 games, sources told ESPN’s Karl Ravech. The owners’ proposal would include a payment of somewhere between 80% and 85% of the players’ prorated salary, which
1:31 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN With the 2020 MLB draft, whittled to five rounds and held under unique circumstances because of the coronavirus pandemic, in the books, we asked three of our MLB experts — Alden Gonzalez, Dan Mullen and David Schoenfield — to break down the winners and losers, and extol the virtues of
4:21 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Former Red Sox manager and Astros bench coach Alex Cora is taking responsibility for his role in the sign-stealing saga, but he isn’t ready to shoulder all the blame. Cora received a season-long suspension after the commissioner’s office found
1:27 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Eric Orze has already stared down much tougher challenges than the professional hitters he could soon be facing. Twice. As MLB’s amateur draft was winding down, a feel-good story surfaced in the final round Thursday night when the New York Mets selected Orze — a two-time
9:13 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Detroit Tigers took a few more big swings at rebuilding their lineup in the 2020 MLB draft. And, they hope sooner rather than later. After selecting Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson to open the amateur draft Wednesday night, the Tigers used all five of their picks