11:30 AM ET After Joel Sherman’s report on the revamping of the baseball playoffs was published Monday in the New York Post, the Reds’ Trevor Bauer was among many who reacted strongly on Twitter. No idea who made this new playoff format proposal, but Rob is responsible for releasing it, so I’ll direct this to
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7:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” IN LATE MARCH 2019, the Orange Coast College baseball team lost two games in a row. For the powerhouse junior college program, this constituted a mini-crisis. As OCC’s coach, John Altobelli, searched
9:42 PM ET FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom publicly addressed the blockbuster trade of Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time Monday, saying that the trade of the star outfielder and pitcher represented the best move for the franchise in “the
8:08 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The smiling faces of baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife, Keri, and daughter Alyssa shone in photos and videos cast on screens at Angel Stadium of them hitting the baseball field, basketball court and the beach. But as friends and family remembered the couple and their teenage
7:53 PM ET Major League Baseball is considering some huge changes to its postseason starting in 2022. Adding four more teams to expand the playoff slate to 14 of its 30 clubs might be a controversial enough idea by itself, but that’s not the only part of the package of proposed tweaks to October baseball.
6:07 PM ET Major League Baseball is mulling significant changes to its postseason, including increasing the number of teams from 10 to 14 and adding a reality TV-type format to determine which teams play each other in an expanded wild-card round, sources told ESPN. 2 Related MLB is considering a move in which each league
4:56 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks capped a busy offseason by locking down their two-time Gold Glove shortstop, who has slowly turned into a solid offensive threat. The D-backs announced Monday that they’ve agreed to a $32.5 million, four-year deal with Nick Ahmed that runs through the 2023 season. The 29-year-old
4:47 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Jeurys Familia and Edwin Diaz hope improved nutrition will lead to better results. Familia weighed 270 pounds at the end of last season, when he was 4-2 with a 5.70 ERA, allowing 62 hits in 60 innings with 63 strikeouts and 42 walks. The 6-foot-3
4:36 PM ET ESPN News Services As spring training nears, the Houston Astros‘ sign-stealing scandal continues to be the centerpiece of the baseball world, with players, past and present, speaking out seemingly daily. On Monday, former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger entered the mix with a potential precedent-setting civil lawsuit. Bolsinger — hardly the largest
10:48 AM ET Joe Klingele The MLB regular season is just around the corner, and there are plenty of opportunities to make futures bets before the first pitch is thrown on Opening Day. With spring training in full swing, the Dodgers and Yankees are the heavy favorites to reach the Fall Classic. Here are the