12:00 PM ET The last great selloff of the Montreal Expos began in the midst of the 1994-1995 work stoppage, as ownership anticipated massive financial losses from the shutdown. The Expos allowed Larry Walker to walk away as a free agent and traded center fielder Marquis Grissom, starting pitcher Ken Hill and closer John Wetteland.
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6:27 PM ET If MLB players are going to put their health at risk if/when the season gets underway, they want to be paid their full, prorated salaries, according to several players who hold key leadership positions in the Major League Baseball Players Association. Players say health is first and foremost on their minds, with
1:08 PM ET Mary Pratt, believed to be the last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches, has died. She was 101. Her death on Wednesday was confirmed by her nephew, Walter Pratt. The Rockford Peaches were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was immortalized in the 1992 film “A League of
8:21 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1960, Tony Gwynn was born. Hitting is so much about hand-eye coordination, and no one had more of
8:05 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1984, the Minnesota Twins‘ Kirby Puckett got four hits in his major league debut. That tied an American
7:00 AM ET So, following the rousing success of the eight amazing seasons of the 1980s and the Oscar-nominated 90 seasons for the ’90s, we conclude our three-part docudrama with 21 seasons for the 21st century. Here’s the direction I took with this one: I chose the most iconic seasons over the past two decades.
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN As we take our review of the past four decades in baseball into the 21st century, we compare the 2010s with the 2000s. That means taking in the good and the bad, from decadeslong droughts ending and a raft of young superstars emerging to scandals staining the game’s integrity. ESPN.com
8:33 PM ET With Bryce Harper enthusiastically suggesting that major leaguers be part of the Olympics in 2021 when baseball returns to the Games, we put together a dream team of U.S. players to get the ball rolling. Our 28-man roster includes Harper and Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman, who stirred talk of Team USA baseball
8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 2016, Big Sexy connected. Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon, age 42, hit his first major league home run. He
7:00 AM ET After the rousing success of eight amazing seasons of the 1980s, my editor suggested we follow that up with nine for the ’90s. I told Dan, in my best Luke Skywalker voice, “That’s impossible.” You see, the 1990s were such an astonishing statistical orgy that I couldn’t pick just nine seasons. No,
7:49 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1931, “The Say Hey Kid” was born. When Willie Mays debuted for the New York Giants in 1951,
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN Astroturf, speed on the bases and power at the plate, and epic pitching performances. The ’80s seemed to have it all — except a Yankees World Series title, of course. In reviewing the magic and mayhem on the field that typified baseball in the 1980s, we asked three of ESPN.com’s
7:00 AM ET One of my favorite movies is “Midnight in Paris.” Owen Wilson plays Gil, a writer who transports back in time every night to what he considers the golden era — 1920s Paris, where he encounters the Lost Generation and hangs out with Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Picasso, among others. He meets a woman
5:11 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez and a coalition of over 40 current and retired Major League Baseball players have united to launch the “Step Up to the Plate” fund to support coronavirus relief efforts in the Dominican Republic.
2:26 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eldred “Salty” Saltwell, who worked in a variety of roles including general manager and vice president over 30 years with the Cubs, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 96. The Cubs said his death Sunday was not related to the coronavirus. Arriving in Chicago in 1958,
7:00 AM ET Over the past four years, I’ve become something of a connoisseur of World Series final-out celebrations. Beginning with the last play of the 2016 World Series — the little grounder hit by Cleveland’s Michael Martinez that the Cubs’ Kris Bryant turned into a historic clinching out — I’ve taken a smartphone video
3:11 AM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea. After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, a hushed atmosphere allowed for sounds like the ball hitting the catcher’s mitt and bats smacking
7:15 AM ET The Korea Baseball Organization, the highest level of baseball in South Korea, is scheduled to begin its season on Tuesday (which is overnight Monday in the U.S.), making it one of the first major professional sports leagues to return to action during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not quite the opening day that