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Find out how to watch the Twins vs. the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS on Friday....
The power of 'What if?' underscored the Braves' NLDS Game 1 loss to the Cardinals....
Ronald Acuna Jr.'s lack of hustle landed him in hot water with his team after Game 1 of the NLDS....
The Dodgers won Game 1 of the NLDS 6-0 over the Nationals Thursday night....
Callaway, a former Indians pitching coach, went 163-161 in two seasons at the helm....
Behind the crosstown success stories of Atlanta United and the Braves is a sense of division, of otherness, fueled by racial and political disharmony....
Major League Baseball
These are MLB's Top 100 Prospects
8 months agoThe wait is over. After MLB Pipeline unveiled its Top 10 Position lists over the past two weeks, it's time to dive into the Top 100 Prospects, the best of the best....
Free-agent signings each team can be proud of
8 months agoWe look at the best free-agent signings for each team this century....
10 notable examples of 3-team trades
8 months agoWhen it comes to pulling off a trade, three is sometimes not a crowd, but a necessity. With that in mind, here is a look back at 10 of the most notable three-way trades from recent history....
7 important MLB trends to watch in 2019
8 months agoThe game is changing, perhaps more quickly than ever. Forget comparing the sport to what it looked like in the 1960s or the '80s; the game has changed massively in just the last half-decade. Remember, just five years ago, we were all...
The defining stories, players of the decade
8 months agoThe 2019 season marks the end of a decade in baseball. As we enter its final year, the question must be asked: How will this decade be known?...
Since the first free agent signing of the modern era back in 1974, there have been several free agent deals that shook the baseball world and realigned power across the Majors. Here's a look at several moves that changed the landscape...
CBS Sports
Houston is the better team on paper, but will that matter against Scherzer, Strasburg and Corbin?...
The Texans are fans of the Astros...
MLB DFS: Best DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy baseball picks, lineups for 2019 World Series Game 1
4 hours agoSportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with nearly $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice....
The Mets have at least four candidates scheduled for a second interview...
MLB rumors: Cubs' manager search down to former catcher David Ross and Astros bench coach Joe Espada
3 hours agoThe Cubs should be making a call soon on their next skipper...
Sabathia had pitched in part of 19 big-league seasons with three different teams...
ESPN
Who will win, matchups to watch, top storylines and more: Here's everything you need to get ready for the Fall Classic....
Eric Cooper, MLB umpire for 21 years, dies at 52
17 hours agoEric Cooper, a major league umpire for 21 years who most recently worked the ALDS earlier this month, died Sunday at age 52....
Astros biggest World Series favorites since '07
24 hours agoCaesars Sportsbook on Sunday opened the Astros as -235 favorites to beat the Nationals in the World Series....
Houston has eliminated New York in three of the past five postseasons. Their one-way rivalry recalls the old days of Bulls-Knicks -- or Yankees-Red Sox....
The Astros and their second baseman put away the Yankees with incomparable mastery of the little things and their biggest opportunities....
After being eliminated from the postseason by the Astros for the third time in the past five years, the Yankees rued their many missed opportunities in the ALCS, with Aaron Judge not mincing words when labeling the season "a failure."...
MLB Trade Rumors
CC Sabathia Retires
4 hours agoCC Sabathia announced his retirement this morning on Twitter. Obviously, this comes as no surprise, as the entire season served as Sabathia’s retirement tour. Sabathia first appeared in the majors as a 20-year-old rookie way back...
The results are in. The Astros are winning the 2019 World Series. As a community, we may only be 63% certain, but even for those 100% locked into A.J. Hinch’s club getting to four wins before the Nationals, there are plenty of...
MLBTR Originals
2 hours agoIt’s been awhile since we’ve rounded up original content from the staff here at MLBTR. On a slow morning on the eve of the World Series, let me do the honor of gathering those eggs… Just this morning, Mark Polishuk...
Joe Girardi is in Philadelphia today for his second meeting with ownership, and it’s his job to lose, tweets ESPN1000’s David Kaplan. The Phillies have no qualms about their ability to compete in 2020, and Girardi certainly...
Free Agency Notes: Cole, Strasburg, Pitching
20 mins agoSome of his teammates in Houston anticipate that Gerrit Cole will ultimately land with a California team next season, per ESPN’s Buster Olney. The Angels, in particular, are where many within the industry expect Cole to gravitate,...
Yankees Notes: Lindor, Shortstop, Cole
1 hour agoMany will categorize 2019 as a failure for the 103-win Yankees. For the most storied franchise in the game, anything less than a World Series victory is sufficient cause for handwringing. Chalk up 2019 as a close-but-no-cigar season...