7:00 AM ET One of my favorite movies is “Midnight in Paris.” Owen Wilson plays Gil, a writer who transports back in time every night to what he considers the golden era — 1920s Paris, where he encounters the Lost Generation and hangs out with Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Picasso, among others. He meets a woman
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7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN Astroturf, speed on the bases and power at the plate, and epic pitching performances. The ’80s seemed to have it all — except a Yankees World Series title, of course. In reviewing the magic and mayhem on the field that typified baseball in the 1980s, we asked three of ESPN.com’s
THE SEASIDE METROPOLIS of Busan is home to the Lotte Giants, a team famous for its zealous fans. On a sticky July evening, thousands of them file into Sajik Stadium, a concrete bowl surrounded by high-rises. After surveying the field, I decide to skip the Camping Zone (an outfield seating area with tents) and the
5:11 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez and a coalition of over 40 current and retired Major League Baseball players have united to launch the “Step Up to the Plate” fund to support coronavirus relief efforts in the Dominican Republic.
2:26 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eldred “Salty” Saltwell, who worked in a variety of roles including general manager and vice president over 30 years with the Cubs, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 96. The Cubs said his death Sunday was not related to the coronavirus. Arriving in Chicago in 1958,
11:00 AM ET The regular season for the Korea Baseball Organization, the highest level of baseball in South Korea, is in full swing, making the KBO one of the first major professional sports leagues to return to action during the coronavirus pandemic. For those just getting familiar with the Korean baseball league, it’s action-packed baseball
7:00 AM ET Over the past four years, I’ve become something of a connoisseur of World Series final-out celebrations. Beginning with the last play of the 2016 World Series — the little grounder hit by Cleveland’s Michael Martinez that the Cubs’ Kris Bryant turned into a historic clinching out — I’ve taken a smartphone video
3:11 AM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea. After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, a hushed atmosphere allowed for sounds like the ball hitting the catcher’s mitt and bats smacking
4:54 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — New Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo said Monday that he is fully healthy and he will be ready for the season — if there is one. Verdugo has used the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic to rehab a stress fracture in his spine, which he had when
11:00 AM ET ESPN will televise South Korea’s Korea Baseball Organization games during the upcoming 2020 season, starting with the league’s opening day on Tuesday. ESPN will become the KBO’s exclusive English-language home as part of an agreement with Eclat Media Group announced Monday, and it will televise six regular-season games per week. “We’re thrilled