5:51 PM ET ESPN News Servies Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis‘ record hitless streak is now up to 53 at-bats after he went 0 for 3 in a loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Davis, in the fourth season of a seven-year, $161 million contract, did manage to draw a walk and score
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7:00 AM ET Baseball season is really here, and as we settle in to the daily smorgasbord of storylines and matchups, we wanted to help focus your attention this weekend. We’ve asked three of our writers the key questions about what to watch for and to make some predictions about what’s to come. Every Jacob
5:16 PM ET Whit Merrifield‘s team-record hitting streak ended at 31 games after he went 0-for-6 in the Kansas City Royals‘ 7-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Merrifield had passed George Brett (1980) for the longest streak in franchise history on Wednesday. On Thursday, Merrifield had gone 0-for-5 though eight innings when the
4:24 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) _ All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $35 million, seven-year contract, a deal that includes a pair of team options that could make it worth $45 million for nine seasons. The agreement announced Thursday supersedes a one-year contract signed last month
3:02 PM ET Second baseman Dee Gordon, with a sixth-inning blast on Thursday, pushed the Seattle Mariners into the record books for the longest season-opening home run streak in MLB history. Gordon’s solo shot to right field extended the Mariners’ streak to 15 games with a home run to open this season, surpassing the mark
2:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will play the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, according to The Associated Press. A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday and is set to include commissioner Rob Manfred, Phillies owner John Middleton, Pennsylvania Gov.
12:20 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will get his first start of the season Monday, taking the mound at home against the Cincinnati Reds, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. Kershaw has been sidelined since early in spring training with left shoulder inflammation. The left-hander made his second rehab start on Tuesday, throwing
Apr 8, 2019 AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Victor Caratini hit .349 this spring for the Chicago Cubs. That didn’t move the needle at all on him in terms of getting drafted. However, despite being rostered in less than 1
9:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” What’s next after you spin the wheel of fate and sign the largest contract extension in baseball history? Twists and turns galore. And for Mike Trout, the rare talent poised to dominate
11:00 AM ET ESPN staff Analytics, artificial intelligence, robots: What will the future of sports look like? Our experts predict the new strategies, rules and technology that could change our favorite games forever. NBA in the year … 2025The NBA introduces a “play-in” tournament for the final two playoff slots in each conference. The six