ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Drew Robinson, who survived a suicide attempt and returned to play baseball with one eye while spreading a message about the importance of mental health, said in an Instagram post on Friday that he’ll retire from playing after this weekend and join […]

Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres had the look of teams that could potentially be the two very best of the sport when the 2021 season began. At the start of the second half, neither even leads their division. That’s how dominant […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays is one of 40 first-timers participating in the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. It’s only right that he took advantage of this milestone to also honor his Hall of Fame, nine-time All-Star father, Vladimir Guerrero Sr. Vladdy Jr. showed up to represent the American League squad with a custom-made glove that featured an […]

The Midsummer Classic returns for 2021. The 2020 All-Star Game was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving baseball fans without a chance to see all of the game’s top talents come together on the same field to compete. This year, the game is back.  And is it ever back. This year’s game will show off Shohei Ohtani’s dynamic two-way abilities […]

The Angels apparently took the criticism of their pitching staff to heart. During the 2021 MLB Draft, Los Angeles had 20 picks during the 20-round affair. With each selection, the Angels drafted a pitcher. They didn’t take a single position player. 2021 MLB DRAFT: Complete results from all 20 rounds Los Angeles has long had a problem finding strong starting […]

The Home Run Derby returns with a bang after being canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Per usual, the competition is wide open, and bettors are licking their chops at the odds on some of these power hitters. Shohei Ohtani is the only competitor who ranks in the top five among MLB’s home run leaders as of this […]

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso defended his Home Run Derby title in an epic outing during the 2021 MLB All-Star Game festivities. Alonso beat Trey Mancini of the Baltimore Orioles for the crown. As the dust settles from Alonso’s performance in Denver, here are some key figures to contextualize his historic evening of going yard. 15,659: Alonso hit […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. DENVER — A Home Run Derby first-round showdown ended with Washington Nationals star Juan Soto outlasting Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani through two tiebreakers Monday night. Soto and Ohtani were tied with 22 home runs each after the first round, then hit six more apiece in […]

The stars align and reunite tonight in Denver. It’s been two years since the last MLB All-Star Game, with the shortened 2020 MLB season not allowing time for a proper All-Star Game to take place. This year, All-Star weekend is back in a big way: A star-studded lineup in the Home Run Derby, the MLB Draft moving to All-Star weekend and all […]

Get ready to see some big time home runs. Back after a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Home Run Derby returns in 2021 in one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in baseball with some of the game’s best power hitters set to take their hacks. Of course, all eyes will be on Angels star Shohei Ohtani, who has launched […]