How to describe the Rockies’ latest road debacle? Let the numbers do the talking: * They lost 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park, their 10th consecutive loss to the Giants, tied for their longest losing streak to the Giants in franchise history. * They went 1-5 on their six-game journey through Arizona and San Francisco, getting outscored 33-13. * […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs scratched starting pitcher Marcus Stroman for Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, placing him on the injured list without a designation. That move is normally reserved for COVID-19 related issues. Stroman, 31, will be replaced by lefty Justin Steele who is […]

PHOENIX — C.J. Cron is a no-frills slugger. Think of a lumberjack felling a giant tree. A simple, powerful swing is producing excellent results for the Rockies first baseman, who entered Friday night’s game against Arizona with nine home runs, tied for the major league lead with the Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo. For the 32-year-old Cron, simplicity was the answer. “I […]

In general, it’s considered somewhat important to keep your balance when you’re up at bat. You’re trying to hit a round ball with a round piece of wood, the ball is typically going extremely fast and moving all over the place, and if you’re an inch off, you’ll either hit it terribly or miss it entirely. If you’re at the […]

PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets erased a six-run deficit with seven runs in the ninth inning, capping the rally with Starling Marte’s tiebreaking double to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Thursday night. With the Mets trailing 7-1, Marte led off the inning with an infield single against James Norwood and scored on Francisco Lindor’s two-run homer. Mark Canha […]

ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. JOSE RAMIREZ WOKE UP the morning of April 5 determined to make something out of nothing. It was the final day of the Cleveland Guardians’ spring training stint in Arizona, the team’s deadline to agree on an […]

In May 1977, filmmaker George Lucas released the iconic “Star Wars.” Since the sci-fi franchise’s inception, it has become a classic in both film and television. The welll-known catchphrase “May the force be with you” has been tweaked to “May the Fourth Be With You” in honor of the unofficial holiday for all things Star Wars on May 4. The […]

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Pose a Rockies — or MLB — related question for the Rockies Mailbag. What chance do you give these Rockies at making the playoffs? I saw Fangraphs gave them a 1.5% chance despite their fast start. I think they have a better shot than that. The […]

Tune in to an MLB game on any given night, and there’s a good chance the conversation will turn to the topic that’s dominating the sport so far this season. The latest exploits of Shohei Ohtani? Nope. The red-hot starts both New York teams are off to in 2022? Try again. The loaded Los Angeles Dodgers? Not this spring. Instead, […]

Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. There is only one team in Major League Baseball who has won every series it’s played this season: the New York Mets. That’s right, Sunday’s win over the Philadelphia […]