Derek Shelton spent the first couple of weeks after his firing by the Pittsburgh Pirates in his feelings, bitter about the dismissal just 38 games into his sixth…
Read more New Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton used time off after Pirates firing to self-assessThe Minnesota Twins are expected to announce former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton as their choice to lead the team, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Shelton was…
Read more Minnesota Twins set to hire Derek Shelton as new manager, MLB reportsA pair of Colorado Rockies fans (center) and thousands of Atlanta Braves fans enjoy The Battery before Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta…
Read more Atlanta Braves’ season had highs, lows, wins, losses, and moments to rememberAttendance on the final Friday of the season was 34,500, at least before the 49-minute rain delay began at 9:22 p.m. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The…
Read more The Good, The Bad, & The Braves: Final Friday of the season ends with rain-delayed 9-3 loss to PittsburghFrom the moment he stepped out of the dugout until the moment he walked off the field, Payton Tolle looked like he was having the time of his…
Read more Payton Tolle shines in debut, but Red Sox lose to Pirates 4-2MLB free agency is almost here so it’s time for my annual ranking of the top free agents with contract predictions and the best team fits for each player. Eligible players…
Read more Top 45 MLB free agents for 2024-25 with contract predictions, team fits: Will Soto get $600M+?With the Pittsburgh Pirates out of playoff contention, first baseman Rowdy Tellez was playing for an opportunity to receive a $200,000 bonus based on plate appearances. He entered…
Read more Pirates designate Rowdy Tellez four plate appearances short of a $200K bonusBy Grant Brisbee, Kaitlyn McGrath and Stephen J. Nesbitt Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams…
Read more MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers, Rays rebound; Checking in on sneaky-good seasonsAug. 20 1912 — Walter Johnson won his American League-record 15th straight game, downing Cleveland 4-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. Washington’s Carl Cashion pitched a six-inning…
Read more This Date in Baseball – Jose Mesa picks up his 37th save in 37 tries to set a major league recordWe interrupt your mid-July search for your favorite tube of sunscreen for this important announcement: Somehow or other, the All-Star break is going to arrive in like 15…
Read more MLB midseason awards: MVP and LVP, Cy Young and Cy Yuk, top rookies and moreEditor’s note: This column has been updated to include the Los Angeles Dodgers’ second City Connect entry, which was introduced Monday afternoon. When the Minnesota Twins took the…
Read more MLB City Connect: All 29 uniforms ranked, from the so-so to the sublimePatrick Bailey hit the first of three RBI singles in a four-run 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a five run deficit for a 9-5…
Read more Giants rally from a 5-run deficit to top the Pirates 9-5As Jonah Heim squeezed the final strike of the 2023 postseason and Josh Sborz spiked his mitt on the mound to celebrate the Texas Rangers’ first World Series…
Read more 2024 MLB ‘Wild-Card Era’ Franchise Rankings: Rangers break into top 10, Cubs fall outWelcome to this year’s ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. I’ve been compiling and writing such rankings for 17 years now, and those of you who’ve…
Read more Top 100 MLB prospects 2024: Keith Law’s rankings, with Jackson Holliday at No. 1Look, we get it. The Baseball Hall of Fame is a breathtaking idea. It’s a celebration. It’s a history lesson. It’s a pilgrimage. The museum in Cooperstown is…
Read more Baseball Hall of Fame ballots: The Athletic's voters explain their selectionsEvery year at this time, we marvel at the many creative ways baseball players find to make an appearance on the ever-popular Strange But True Injuries of the…
Read more MLB's weirdest injuries of 2023, from a pool basketball mishap to a toilet setbackIt’s the most wonderful time of the year … except for one thing: It’s no longer baseball season! But that’s where we come in. It’s our not-so-solemn duty…
Read more The Year in Strange But True: MLB's 20 most mind-blowing hitting and pitching feats of 2023Nine weeks from today, we’ll find out who gets to live out the weekend of a lifetime next July in magical Cooperstown, N.Y. Spoiler alert: Adrián Beltré’s friends…
Read more Stark: 5 things to watch on the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballotFree agency officially started Monday but the managers, not the players, stole the show, headlined by the Cubs’ stunning swoop to land Craig Counsell. Frankly, I’m still in…
Read more Bowden’s 24 predictions for the 2023-24 MLB offseason: Signings, trades, hirings and moreLook, we didn’t expect this either. Of all the possible World Series matchups, a tussle of the 90-win Texas Rangers against the 84-win Arizona Diamondbacks wasn’t exactly at…
Read more From breakout young stars to ring-chasing old timers, why D-Backs-Rangers is worth watching
