Despite his inexperience, Merrill never seemed overmatched at the plate or with his opportunities in the outfield in spring. Prior to the 2024 season, only two players in the last 50 years — Ken ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks might be the only team that can challenge the Dodgers in the NL West, but what about the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants?

Jung Hoo Lee hit a three-run homer, LaMonte Wade Jr. added a two-run double in a five-run first inning that chased Marcus ...

How many people thought the Tigers and Royals would rise up to grab a Wild Card spot last season ... Here's a sampling: Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, Dustin May and Roki ...

Tanner Scott, Hyeseong Kim, and Michael Conforto. The defending champs are a runaway +240 favorite to repeat ahead of Opening Day. The Cubs finished 2024 five games above .500 and were in the mix ...

Down to their final out in the ninth, the Detroit Tigers tied the game on a clutch hit from newcomer Manuel Margot, forcing extra innings, and down to their final out in the 10th, rookie Dillon ...

The starting rotation ranks 14th in ERA, and Justin Verlander, Jordan Hicks and Landon Roupp all have an ERA over 5.00 to ...

Corbin Burnes (ARI), Max Fried (NYY) and Blake Snell (LAD) each joined the $100 million club while signing with new teams in free agency, while Tanner Scott (LAD) and Jeff Hoffman (TOR ...

Those odds have only improved after the front office bolstered what was already a championship roster by adding starting pitchers Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and closer Tanner Scott. It may be a ...

We put 28 of ESPN's MLB writers, analysts and editors on the spot to predict what will happen in baseball this year, from the wild-card contenders ... they grabbed Tanner Scott to close games.

Additions including Blake Snell, Tanner Scott and Roki Sasaki bolstered a ... a 1.96 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 133 innings. He won NL Rookie of the Year and finished third in NL Cy Young Award ...