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7:00 AM ET Kirk Gibson’s at-bat in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, from the moment he hobbles out of the dugout to Vin Scully exclaiming, “She is gone!” as the ball sails into the right-field bleachers, lasts 6 minutes and 48 seconds. Not that anyone was putting a timer on it 35 years

10:30 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Just as has been the trend in the on-field game the past three seasons, it’s becoming increasingly mandatory to squeeze every last bit of value you can out of each of your active pitchers in fantasy baseball. The game’s continuing specialization of the pitching landscape has forced this approach,

Feb 16, 2023 ESPN Fantasy We’ve still got about a week until spring training games get underway, but the planning for the fantasy baseball season has already officially begun! With that in mind and with many a fantasy baseball manager starting the process of figuring out which players to target in their drafts, we posed

7:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Harold Ramirez and Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo won their salary arbitration cases on Thursday, while St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley and Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas lost. Ramirez will get $2.2 million rather than Tampa Bay’s offer of $1.9

4:01 PM ET Associated Press For Corbin Burnes, the disappointment wasn’t from losing his salary arbitration case so much as hearing the words the Milwaukee Brewers used during the proceedings to determine his 2023 salary. They stung. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner attended his case and came away with hard feelings. He lost

3:08 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels and left-hander Matt Moore agreed to terms on a one-year, $7.55 million contract, the team announced Thursday. Moore, 33, is coming off a renaissance season with the Texas Rangers, going 5-2 with a 1.95 ERA in a career-best 63 relief appearances. His 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings were

7:05 AM ET The MLB offseason is all but over and spring training games will soon commence. How do you feel about that news? Well, your reaction might hinge on which team you root for. Our friends in San Diego are probably champing at the bit to see Xander Bogaerts on the field in a

10:23 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell will have surgery on his broken right hand and is expected to need six to seven weeks to recover. Trammell was injured when he was hit by a pitch during a workout before spring training started this week, team president of baseball

7:00 AM ET With pitchers and catchers reporting to major league camps across Arizona and Florida this week, baseball is officially back — and for the first time since 2019, we have a full spring training ahead of us. The start of camp means a first chance to view stars such as Jacob deGrom, Justin

6:11 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball plans to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in 2023 as it implements sweeping rules changes, including a pitch clock that will place more focus on

5:40 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Seattle Mariners center fielder and reigning American League Rookie of the Year Julio Rodriguez is the cover star of

7:00 AM ET The offseason is over! Spring training is here! The dust has finally settled on the hot stove season, and while some teams are entering the 2023 season with a familiar squad, others have a completely new look. Yes, it does help to have an owner who is willing to spend money, but

9:14 PM ET ESPN News Services John Mozeliak will remain as the St. Louis Cardinals‘ president of baseball operations through 2025 after agreeing to a contract extension with the team, according to multiple reports Monday. Prior to the extension, Mozeliak was entering the final season of his contract. Mozeliak, 54, has been in his current

7:00 AM ET Since commissioner Rob Manfred took over in 2015, Major League Baseball has faced several key challenges — from navigating a COVID-shortened season and a contentious labor battle to controversies about sticky substances on the mound and the baseballs used across the sport. Now with spring camps set to open this week, MLB

9:45 AM ET Change is coming to the major leagues! Last September, Major League Baseball’s competition committee voted to implement rule changes that will begin when spring training games begin this month. All of these rules have been in place in the minor leagues over the previous seasons, leading to wide-ranging changes in pace of

5:18 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez have been reunited. Fox Sports announced Sunday during its Super Bowl pregame show that Jeter will be part of the network’s studio coverage for the coming season. Rodriguez hugged Jeter as he came on stage and presented him with a Fox Sports

8:21 PM ET The Oakland Athletics acquired veteran outfielder JJ Bleday from the Miami Marlins for left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk on Saturday, both teams announced. Bleday, 25, was used sparingly in Miami last season, appearing in 65 games with 204 at-bats. He finished with a .167 batting average but showed some power in limited duty.

11:56 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Reliever Jason Adam beat Tampa Bay in the first of four arbitration cases involving the Rays and will get $1.775 million instead of the team’s offer of $1.55 million. Adam was 2-3 with a career-low 1.56 ERA and a career-best eight saves in 67 relief appearances