MLB made a change that players say shrank the strike zone — and caught them by surprise
By Jayson Stark, Ken Rosenthal and Eno Sarris Last winter, Major League Baseball negotiated a seemingly simple change…
Picking April MLB All-Star teams for the American League and National League
We’ve played about one-sixth of the six-month MLB season and flipped the calendar to May, so let’s look…
The Kafkaesque Journey of the Oakland A’s
The Oakland Coliseum, where the Athletics usually play, is a regular major-league baseball park, with a pitcher’s mound…
MLB Power Rankings: For the first time this season, we have a new No. 1
By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our…
A’s being valued at $2 billion in sale of new shares of MLB team
A general view of the empty stadium during the then-named Oakland Athletics game against the Los Angeles Angels…
Walt Jocketty, World Series-winning general manager with the Cardinals and Reds, dies at age 74
Walt Jocketty, a decorated general manager with the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, has died at age…
Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson Dies at 65
Rickey Henderson, who electrified fans with his unparalleled base-stealing ability and scored more runs than any player in…
MLB Power Rankings: Cincinnati, Cleveland on the climb; What a difference a year makes
By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​…
What are the top 10 front offices in MLB in 2025? Here’s how 40 executives voted
This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players,…
Reasons for all 30 MLB teams to be optimistic, pessimistic based on early season returns
With the baseball calendar flipping from April to May next week, all 30 teams have reasons to be…