12:07 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The White Sox confirmed Tuesday what a $43 million contract seemed to signal: Eloy Jimenez will begin the season in the major leagues. Chicago’s prize prospect will make his big league debut on opening day at Kansas City on Thursday. Signed as a teenager by the crosstown Cubs
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11:09 AM ET The Baltimore Orioles are coming off one of the worst seasons in baseball history, a 115-loss debacle that left them 61 games out of first place in the American League East. Since 1900, only three teams — the 1916 Athletics, 1962 Mets and 2003 Tigers — have lost more games in a
7:03 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Joey Mellows is taking his passion for baseball on the road. Long haul. The 34-year-old Englishman, better known by his @BaseballBrit Twitter handle, has quit his day job to watch an entire season of baseball games across three continents. Joey Mellows from Portsmouth, England, checks baseball caps sold
Mar 21, 2019 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” If asked how baseball has changed most over the past three decades, the answer could be the precipitous decline of the complete game. Lots of things change in scale, in frequency, in
Mar 20, 2019 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” Here’s a hot-take kind of question: Who was the better hitter in 2018, Giancarlo Stanton or Daniel Descalso? Stanton, the highest-profile acquisition of the previous offseason, was very good for the Yankees:
Mar 19, 2019 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” In the years since Barry Bonds retired, records have been mostly replaced in baseball by fun facts. A record is something you chase. People know what it is in advance. A fun
9:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Angels outfielder Justin Upton will open the season on the injured list because of a sore right big toe. Manager Brad Ausmus announced the injury Tuesday. He says Upton has “turf toe” and that no timetable has been determined for his return. Upton was injured in Sunday’s
9:06 PM ET Fernando Tatis Jr. has made the San Diego Padres‘ Opening Day roster, according to multiple reports. A shortstop, Tatis Jr. is ranked No. 1 on ESPN insider Keith Law’s list of top prospects in baseball in 2019. The son of Fernando Tatis, who played 11 seasons in the majors, he will be
11:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Fernando Tatis Jr., the No. 1 overall prospect in baseball, according to ESPN’s Keith Law, has made the San Diego Padres‘ Opening Day roster, his father told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Fernando Tatis, who played parts of 11 seasons in the big leagues, said his son called
6:57 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Ramirez is expected to be in the Cleveland Indians‘ opening day lineup Thursday, four days after fouling a pitch off the area below his left knee. Manager Terry Francona said Tuesday that Ramirez should be ready to go for the opener at Minnesota. The All-Star third