While he hasn't started fielding bunts or covering the bases from the mound ... for both the Mets and fantasy managers to have one of baseball's best closers back, although fantasy managers ...

Zack Meisel is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Cleveland Guardians and Major League Baseball. Zack was named the Ohio Sportswriter of the Year for 2021 and 2024 by the National ...

Chatman played what Sims now calls “Ernie Ball” and what baseball people commonly refer to as “small ball.” In short, that’s a heavy reliance on singles, an occasional double, lots of stolen bases and ...

3) Aggressive baserunning The Negro Leagues didn’t necessarily invent aggressive baserunning; Wilbert Robinson’s 1890s Orioles, for example, often employed hit-and-runs, suicide squeezes, bunts ...

The understanding of pitch quality, and how to improve it, has led to more strikeouts and perhaps more injuries as well.

In a pitch to pacify a frustrated fan base, Pittsburgh Pirates president Travis Williams acknowledged their passion was ...

Chris Clegg's top Tampa Bay Rays prospects rankings for 2025. Read his top 10 Tampa Bay Rays fantasy baseball prospect power rankings and outlooks for dynasty leagues.

with the young and uber-talented trio gracing the cover on the 20 th anniversary of the popular baseball video game. “I was so excited, and so grateful," De La Cruz tells USA TODAY Sports.

Ogasawara, who has kept his ERA under 3.15 in two of his last three seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, provides Washington with plenty of options. Shinnosuke Ogasawara ...

MLB The Show 25 announced Tuesday that rising stars Paul Skenes, Gunnar Henderson and Elly De La Cruz will be the cover athletes on its upcoming video game. It's the first time MLB The Show has ...