Someday, Victor Vodnik can current his three younger daughters, Ariel, Rose, and Viviana, with tales about his battles with Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. But for the right here and now, give Vodnik props for chutzpah. “That’s going to be awesome to tell them I faced Shohei Ohtani,” the Rockies’ late-game reliever stated. “But for me,…
Eric KarabellApr 16, 2026, 07:08 AM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior author for fantasy baseball, soccer and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a constitution member of FSWA Hall of Fame and writer of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments.” Multiple Authors Each week in MLB is its personal story — filled with surprises, each…
DraftKings MLB DFS picks for Saturday’s seven-game evening slate spotlight prime pitchers, worth bats, nice stacks, just like the Giants in opposition to Chris Bassitt, and different lineup recommendation. Updated on April 11, 2026 11:13AM EST As is often the case, we have now a cut up schedule of video games on Saturday that ends…
When Jake Bird arrived in a commerce from the Rockies at last year’s deadlinehe was trying ahead to discovering out what made the Yankees so good at making reduction pitchers higher. One instance he was keenly conscious of when he was in Colorado was one other right-hander who had come to the Yankees and turned…
Matsuzaka’s alarming dropoff provided a jarring lesson in the potential dangers of the event, notably for pitchers. Thereafter, many top pitchers and their groups seen the WBC as a threat not value taking. Get Starting Point A information by the most vital tales of the morning, delivered Monday by Friday. This yr, with still-vivid recollections…
PEORIA, Ariz. — Wednesday morning, 17 months after Joe Musgrove underwent Tommy John surgical procedure, the first spokesperson for the San Diego Padres issued a daring assertion adopted by a mild faucet on the brakes. “Joe’s capable of being the best pitcher in the National League,” Padres supervisor Craig Stammen mentioned. “I think the way…
Early final season, Pittsburgh Pirates video coordinator Kevin Roach approached the staff’s younger ace, Paul Skenes, and requested if he was fascinated with pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Spend any time at throughout Skenes and you may know he is precisely the kind of one that’d wish to characterize the United…
Feb 14, 2026, 10:01 AM ET The San Diego Padres agreed to a slew of free agent deals Saturday, bringing in outfielder Nick Castellanos, veteran pitcher German Marquez, and fellow righty Griffin Canning, a source told ESPN. Castellanos joins the Padres just two days after he was released by the Philadelphia Phillies. The Padres will…
