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Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is almost here, which means it’s time to ask the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Who will be the best player of the 2024 MLB season? To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented a

Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Our ranking of the top 100 MLB players in 2024 is here! And you know what that means: It’s time to talk about what we got right — and wrong. We asked five of our voters — Buster Olney, Jeff Passan, Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle and

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 10, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Trevor Bauer‘s first time facing state-side professional hitters in nearly three years occurred on a

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 10, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs righty Jameson Taillon may not be ready for Opening Day as he’ll undergo tests on his back after leaving Saturday’s spring training start during

Associated Press Mar 10, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Corbin Burnes will be the Opening Day starter for the Baltimore Orioles, as expected, after the All-Star right-hander was acquired from Milwaukee Brewers in a trade last month. Manager Brandon Hyde made the obvious official with the announcement Sunday. “A real honor for me

ESPN News Services Mar 10, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners signed reliever Ryne Stanek to a one-year contract, the team announced Sunday. Stanek brings plenty of postseason experience to the Mariners, who are trying to get back to the playoffs after losing the AL Division Series to Houston in 2022,

Field Level Media Mar 9, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ fifth starter slot just came more into focus with right-hander Emmet Sheehan expected to start the season on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Saturday. Sheehan had been experiencing shoulder soreness earlier this spring. He took a week

Field Level Media Mar 9, 2024, 01:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees infielder Oswald Peraza will start the season on the injured list and could miss the next 6-8 weeks with a right shoulder strain. Peraza, 23, already has missed time with the injury this spring. He returned for two games before

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Last month in Arizona, 38 miles apart, the two managers who shared the World Series stage last autumn returned to work after very different offseasons. Texas manager Bruce Bochy

ESPN News Services Mar 8, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mookie Betts is already switching spots in the infield for the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving to shortstop from second base. Los Angeles planned for the six-time Gold Glove and seven-time All-Star outfielder to be the regular second baseman but shifted