Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) OAKLAND, Calif. — On the same day the Nevada Senate voted to approve $380 million in public money for a Las Vegas ballpark for the Athletics, fans in Oakland held their long-planned “Reverse Boycott” intended to fill the Oakland Coliseum and prove their worth […]

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah was a finalist for the Cy Young Award last season, with his wins (16) and ERA (2.24) each ranking third in the American League. This season has been a completely different story. Manoah has struggled from the start, and after his latest clunker — he retired just one of the nine Houston Astros batters he […]

We’re back with the latest edition of the still-too-early All-Star selections for the upcoming 2023 MLB All-Star Game. This time we’re selecting entire rosters following the All-Star roster rules: 32 players, including 20 position players (at least two at every position, including designated hitter) and 12 pitchers (four relievers). Players will be considered only at the positions they are listed […]

The St. Louis Cardinals aren’t panicking over having the worst record in the National League, but Adam Wainwright offered a suggestion amid St. Louis’ latest swoon. “More urgency wouldn’t hurt,” the veteran pitcher told reporters, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, after the Cardinals were swept over the weekend by the Pirates. The Cardinals (25-35) enter Monday 7½ games behind […]

CHICAGO — Jake Burger’s game-ending grand slam handed Liam Hendriks his first win since returning from cancer, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep. Hendriks (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two. It was the third big league appearance for the All-Star closer since he missed the start of […]

CINCINNATI — First baseman Jon Singleton is back in the major leagues for the first time in eight years after getting promoted by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers called up Singleton and outfielder Blake Perkins from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday and put first baseman Darin Ruf (right knee laceration) and outfielder Tyrone Taylor (elbow sprain) on the 10-day injured list. […]

Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduate NEW YORK — Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is not happy with the strict enforcement of the pitch clock. Before the fifth inning of Tuesday’s 4-2 victory by the Mets over the Phillies at Citi Field, Scherzer got into an intense conversation with home plate umpire Tripp Gibson over enforcement of […]

Move over, Atlanta — Texas has entered the top three! With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, we’re officially more than two months into the season, meaning teams have had time to play enough games to give credence to what we’re seeing in the MLB standings. Yes, that means the Rangers and Orioles are for real — and not to […]

CHICAGO — Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot shot that is his longest of the season, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Wednesday. Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 2-0 with a 461-foot home run in the first that was four rows shy of clearing […]

CHICAGO — Marcus Stroman pitched a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the major league leading Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Monday. Stroman (5-4) dazzled in his fourth complete game and second shutout in nine major league seasons. His only other shutout was against the Cubs during his 2014 rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays. He set a season […]