Sep 26, 2019 Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Young players are dominating baseball like never before,
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5:47 AM ET T.J. Berka Which MLB fan bases have it the worst right now? It’s a question that the Sports Misery Index tackled when it originally came out last September. As we get set to enter the 2019 playoffs, we’re taking a look at which MLB fan bases currently have it the worst and
8:00 AM ET Our final weekend of baseball’s regular season! It has been a fun ride, my friends. Here’s a quick look at what to watch for this weekend: Friday Game of the day: Cubs at Cardinals (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2) The Cardinals were 7½ games up on the Brewers on Sept. 5, but Milwaukee
7:30 AM ET Associated Press Detroit (46-112), already assured of the big leagues’ worst record and next year’s top draft pick, finished 22-59 at Comerica Park following their 10-4 loss to the Twins on Thursday. Detroit tied the major league record for home losses set by the 1939 St. Louis Browns. The Tigers’ minus-221 run
10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Felix Hernandez took the mound for his last start of the season on Thursday, and likely his last start for the Seattle Mariners, serenaded by tens of thousands of yellow-shirted fans chanting his name. His teammates stayed in the dugout, so King Felix was alone on the mound, raising
10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — When the time finally arrived for Felix Hernandez to say goodbye to Seattle and all the history of 15 seasons with one franchise, his manager had a message as he walked off the mound. “You will always be the king in this town,” Scott Servais said to
8:37 PM ET Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa will sit out the final four games of the regular season to rest his ailing back, but the team is hopeful he will be ready for Game 1 of the American League Division Series next week. Correa saw a doctor in Los Angeles on Thursday and nothing
8:37 PM ET Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa will sit out the remainder of the regular season to rest his ailing back, but the team is hopeful he will be ready for Game 1 of the American League Division Series next week. Correa saw a doctor in Los Angeles on Thursday and nothing serious was
7:56 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs will have a say in the NL Central race after all — albeit as spoilers only. The Cubs finish their regular season this weekend in St. Louis, where the first-place Cardinals are holding on to a one-game lead on the surging Milwaukee Brewers. Already eliminated from the
6:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Mike Minor‘s 200th strikeout of the season for the Texas Rangers came with some controversy Thursday. With one out in the ninth inning and Minor a strikeout away from reaching the mark for the first time in his career, the left-hander got the Boston Red Sox’s Chris Owings to