MILWAUKEE — Something very complicated is occurring in Major League Baseball. For a lot of the 2026 season, the league has run a public marketing campaign that paints the sport as essentially damaged, unfair for lower-payroll and smaller-market groups, remedied solely by a wage cap and flooring system it says would repair such imbalances. Meanwhile,…
Sep 29, 2026, 07:00 AM ET The 2026 MLB playoffs kick off Tuesday afternoon with 12 groups vying for the prospect to hoist this yr’s World Series trophy. The Dodgers look to additional cement their dynasty by turning into the primary National League staff to three-peat as World Series champions, whereas the Brewers hope to…
Sep 27, 2026, 06:10 PM ET After an exciting conclusion to the common season, the 2026 MLB playoff field is about! Will Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers pull off a historic three-peat? Is this the 12 months the Milwaukee Brewers or Tampa Bay Rays lastly win all of it as No. 1 seeds?…
David SchoenfieldSep 23, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Multiple Authors As we wrap up the 2026 Major League Baseball common season, it is time for some final grades. As anticipated, the Los Angeles Dodgers challenged the single-season document for wins….
David SchoenfieldSep 18, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Multiple Authors With the 2026 Major League Baseball playoffs simply across the nook, two quotes come to thoughts from Billy Beane, the previous main league outfielder and present Athletics entrance workplace government….
Bradford DoolittleSep 17, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB author and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA author and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Multiple Authors This has been a banner 12 months for elite beginning pitching within the National League, despite the fact that preseason Cy Young favourite Paul Skenes has had…
Bradford DoolittleSep 3, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB author and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA author and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Multiple Authors Today marks the one-month anniversary of a frenetic 2026 MLB trade deadline. What, if something, has modified since then? At the time, we did loads of quick-turn…
With the MLB playoffs simply across the nook, the main target throughout baseball is normally on the thrill of the house stretch. But this 12 months, there may be one other matter looming over baseball: the continuing labor battle. Just how typically are conversations about CBA matters happening in MLB clubhouses? How do players actually…
We’re right down to the last 5 weeks of the MLB common season, and never solely do we now have thrilling pennant races in each leagues, however we even have some great award races. Here are my early predictions for the key awards (together with the Baseball Writers Association of America’s reliever of the 12…
Aug 20, 2026, 07:00 AM ET The Brewers maintain rolling in Week 21, within the wake of a 22-0 rout of the Mariners on Tuesday, holding on to the No. 1 rating for the second week in a row after usurping the Dodgers for the top spot. Though the vast majority of our top 10…
