PHOENIX — Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf looked at the scoreboard Sunday afternoon, cringed at the outcome it displayed, and then saw No. 22 slowly leaving the dugout. There was Tony La Russa, walking off the field after managing his first game in over nine years – 3,411 days to be exact – and his first game as White Sox manager in 35 […]

SAN DIEGO — Tommy Pham knows how lucky he was to be in the starting lineup for the San Diego Padres in their spring opener on Sunday, 4½ months after he was stabbed in the lower back during an altercation in the parking lot of a strip club. It could have been much worse. “The cut’s deep. The doctor here […]

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Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” What Kevin Mather did last week was to effectively trigger a klieg light over a pitch-dark, rat-infested corner of baseball. Everybody in the sport is aware of the noncompetitive behavior present among many of the 30 teams. Everybody can hear the gnawing on good […]

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Third baseman Hunter Dozier and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a four-year, $25 million contract extension that includes a fifth-year option for $10 million, sources told ESPN. The deal buys out two potential free-agent years for the 29-year-old and […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Gausman has a prediction about Greg Bird, his buddy, and former Grandview High School teammate. “If he’s healthy, he’s definitely going to help the Rockies, because he’s a great left-handed hitter,” the San Francisco Giants starting pitcher said. “I feel pretty confident in saying that his power is going to play pretty well in Colorado. “I […]

In 2014, Max George was one of Colorado’s preeminent prep stars, and the Rockies recognized his talent as a sweet-swinging middle infielder by drafting him in the sixth round out of Regis Jesuit. Nearly seven years later, George earned his first invite to big-league camp as a non-roster player. Though he’s taken a long minor-league road, the 24-year-old now has […]

ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. The 2020 MLB draft was obviously tricky for teams to navigate, with very limited information and a much shorter draft. This year it will be a little bit easier, but with a different set of limitations. […]

Full squads have reported to spring training, the work is well underway, and the first games will start in just a few days. Here are seven things we are very much looking forward to watching as the sport ramps up for the start of the 2021 season.  The Jarred Kelenic show Remember how Mariners president and CEO — sorry, ex-president […]

Chicago White Sox star first baseman Jose Abreu has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be away from the club for the next several days. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn announced Wednesday that Abreu, the reigning American League MVP, is “completely asymptomatic” and “frustrated.” Hahn said that Abreu believes he “contracted a mild case” of the coronavirus last month, […]