The Mets find themselves back in the playoff picture, this time in the hunt for a wild card spot, and they could receive a huge boost toward the end of the campaign. MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo reports that Mets ace Jacob deGrom threw off the mound for the first time since he was shut down in July with forearm tightness. A previous setback in deGrom’s rehab […]

Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP and franchise home run king for the Milwaukee Brewers, announced his retirement Tuesday. The six-time All-Star selection has not played this season after becoming a free agent when the Brewers declined to exercise a $15 million mutual option in his contract last October. “I have weighed this decision for many months. While I […]

Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 The 1986 New York Mets were known for their brawling, partying and wild cast of characters that made them one of the most memorable baseball teams in the sport’s long history. They should also be remembered for their winning. They won 108 games, tied with […]

Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Ten teams, three spots. Major League Baseball’s 2021 regular season is down to its final three weeks, and intrigue abounds even though most of the divisions have essentially been settled. The Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers each hold […]

Julian Fernandez sat in the Rockies dugout at Coors Field talking fastballs. In his major-league debut last Sunday, the 6-foot-7, 235-pound right-hander blew away Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson with a 102.4 mile per hour third-strike fastball. Fernandez’s heater tied for the fourth-fastest pitch in the National League this season, according to StatCast. It also was the highest velocity by […]

Trevor Story put on a show Saturday night in Philly. The Rockies’ shortstop turned in one of the best defensive plays of his career and also hit a 441-foot home run. Those two moments were the highlights of Colorado’s 6-1 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. In the first inning, Philly’s Jean Segura rocketed a one-hop shot that […]

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” In the 35 years since Major League Baseball pushed the trade deadline back to the end of July, never has a pitcher so thoroughly dominated his first seven starts with a new team as Max Scherzer has for the Los Angeles Dodgers […]

Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduate Major League Baseball on Thursday refuted Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe’s allegation that the league told the team to stop testing for COVID-19 amid the outbreak spreading through the team’s clubhouse. “MLB basically told us to stop the testing and just treat the symptoms,” Renfroe said earlier Thursday on […]

Class 5A No. 5 Ralston Valley (2-0) vs. 4A No. 2 Loveland (2-0) When/where: 6 p.m. Thursday at NAAC Last meeting: Ralston Valley 42, Loveland 6, Sept. 19, 2019 A week after going on the road to Florida, enduring an hours-long delay and then holding on for a 30-17 win, the Mustangs host a Loveland program riding an 11-game win […]

The crop of MLB rookies is solid this year. Not epic, but solid. Remember the 2018 NL Rookie of the Year race, when Ronald Acuña Jr., beat out Juan Soto and Walker Buehler? Anyone?  Yeah. Crazy. This year isn’t like that one, but we have seen the arrival of several players who will make an impact in the big leagues for […]