ESPN Fantasy Feb 27, 2025, 07:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With spring training games now underway, baseball is once again being played and we can start to fine-tune the top of our draft lists by seeing what players actually look like on the diamond. Sign up for free fantasy baseball The 2025 fantasy baseball
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Eric KarabellFeb 27, 2025, 07:08 AM ET Close Fantasy baseball, football and basketball analyst for ESPN Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions Patience is rarely a virtue for most fantasy baseball managers, but often the most attractive names in a preseason draft are actually
ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado made the three-hour, cross-state drive to play in an exhibition game Wednesday against the New York Yankees, among the teams that may be open to acquiring him in a trade. He went 0-for-3
Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout hit his first homer of spring training on Wednesday, a solo shot over the left-field wall as the Los Angeles Angels star tries to bounce back from several injury-filled seasons. The 33-year-old went deep in the
ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 04:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper exited Wednesday’s spring training game after getting hit by a pitch on his right arm, but manager Rob Thomson said the team is “not really overconcerned at all.” Harper was drilled by a 92 mph sinker
Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year Friday night against his old team, the Angels. Ohtani, 30, will be the designated hitter. Roberts has not given a timetable for
ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros star Jose Altuve will make his spring training debut Friday — and he’ll do it in left field, manager Joe Espada told reporters Wednesday. Following the offseason trade of All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs, the Astros have an
Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher J.B. Bukauskas is expected to miss the entire season because of lat surgery, the latest injury-related setback for a former first-round draft pick. The 28-year-old Bukauskas missed most of the 2024 season with a lat injury as well. The
Open Extended Reactions FORT MYERS, Fla. — Inside the batting cages at the Boston Red Sox‘s spring training complex, where the future of hitting is playing out in real time, the best trio of position prospects in a generation blossomed. Kristian Campbell, Roman Anthony and Marcelo Meyer have spent hundreds of hours in the building,
ESPN Fantasy Feb 26, 2025, 06:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spring training is in full swing and the ESPN fantasy baseball crew has been watching. We’re ready to show you the results of our 2025 fantasy baseball rotisserie (roto) mock draft, using head-to-head categories and ESPN standard roster settings. Sign up for free fantasy
Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell pitched a scoreless inning in his spring training debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Snell, who agreed to a $182 million, five-year deal with the Dodgers in November, threw 20 of 30
ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2025, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Veteran starter Max Scherzer made his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, but it was also his first appearance on the mound in Major League Baseball’s automated ball-strike system era. He’s not a fan of it. In fact,
Jesse RogersFeb 25, 2025, 04:24 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals are bringing back closer Kyle Finnegan on a one-year, $6 million contract, sources told ESPN. Finnegan, 33, saved 38 games for the Nationals last season and was a National
Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper‘s love for the Phillie Phanatic runs skin deep. Literally. The Philadelphia Phillies star arrived at spring training sporting a tattoo on his right arm of the team’s iconic mascot zooming around on an all-terrain vehicle. Harper worked with Utah-based
Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 02:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers owe $1.051 billion in deferred pay to eight players from 2028 to ’46 following Tanner Scott‘s $72 million, four-year contract and Teoscar Hernandez‘s $66 million, three-year deal. Los Angeles’ high payment point is $100.95 million in both
Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 12:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEORIA, Ariz. — The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran reliever Trevor Gott to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league camp in spring training. Gott missed all of the 2024 season after tearing the UCL in his right elbow during spring
Buster OlneyFeb 25, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Blue Jays‘ handling of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might best be summarized by Roman philosopher Cicero’s mantra: More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Step by
ESPN News Services Feb 24, 2025, 11:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Hit hard by injuries early in spring training, the New York Mets added some depth Monday night when they acquired outfielder Alexander Canario from the Chicago Cubs for cash. Canario, who turns 25 in May, made his major league debut