2:34 AM ET My favorite quote of the offseason was National League MVP Christian Yelich saying in an interview that pitching is so good these days that “every hit feels like a miracle.” That’s some excellent hyperbole, except in the case of Jacob deGrom, with whom it rings 100 percent true. The ace of the
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12:54 AM ET ATLANTA — Are the Chicago Cubs getting some ugly losses out of the way or is there more to it? Starter Jon Lester thinks the team is simply pressing because they’re wanting so badly to get off to a good start. Meanwhile, common thinking among fans is that the team needs a
4:03 AM ET Let’s begin with Blake Snell. He’s a good place to start when talking about the most exciting organization in the majors for 2019, given he’s the reigning American League Cy Young winner and owner of a Millennium Falcon fastball and wipeout curveball. Maybe you don’t know much about Snell other than the
9:47 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were been ejected after consecutive pitches at Texas. Cintron and others on the bench apparently questioned a low strike called on Tyler White in the second inning Wednesday night. When plate umpire Ron Kulpa looked toward the
7:55 AM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were ejected after consecutive pitches for arguing balls and strikes in the second inning of Wednesday’s 4-0 loss at the Texas Rangers. According to umpire crew chief Jerry Meals, who was working third base, the Astros
10:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — It’s a thought that has resided somewhere in the back of Kenley Jansen’s mind for months, and now the moment is finally approaching. The Los Angeles Dodgers will make their first trip to Denver over the weekend, and this time Jansen will be there with them, returning to the
9:08 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals took National Walking Day to the extreme. In the wild finale of a two-game series between National League East rivals, Washington beat Philadelphia 9-8 as Nats pinch-hitter Jake Noll drew a walk-off walk against Phillies closer David Robertson, who had walked the previous two
7:24 PM ET ATLANTA — Chicago Cubs infielder David Bote, who burst onto the national scene with a walk-off grand slam last season on Sunday Night Baseball, has been rewarded with a new five-year deal through the 2024 season. Bote, 25, will make $15 million over the deal, which begins in 2020. The Cubs hold
7:00 AM ET The first week of baseball is only the appetizer of the long season to come. That first bite can still pack plenty of flavor though, so we decided to have some fun by asking each of our writers to generate one bold prediction based on the early action, which we have ranked
12:49 PM ET Tim Heaney You’re going to read plenty of “hot starters to the season” articles that talk about fantasy baseball players who were already picked up days before the articles came out. Assuming these names were already plucked from waiver wires, this piece is more about what to expect moving forward. There’s only