MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has targeted MLB expansion as a legacy to his tenure. (Photo by Michael Chisholm/MLB Photos via Getty Images) In the not-too-distant future, Major League Baseball will ...

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If the season ended today, the National League batting title would not belong to Trea Turner as it did last year or Luis Arraez as it did for the two years prior. Nope, it’s Ildemaro Vargas — yes, ...

With the 2026 MLB season only a month old, both the players and owners are already looking to the future. The league’s collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) expires at the end of the season, and both ...

I generally try to avoid highlighting the same team in consecutive weeks in this area, but the Atlanta Braves have forced my hand. There was an argument last week that I was too aggressive in ...

Major League Baseball and the players’ union will soon begin negotiations, with the owners’ push for a salary cap at the center of discussions. AP Photo / Wilfredo Lee Welcome to leverage theater.

If their teams are out of the race by mid-summer, look for Freddy Peralta, Robbie Ray and Joe Ryan to be popular trade targets. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Elsa, Ezra Shaw, David ...

Naturally, a big part of the exercise here is forecasting whether the team will be buying or selling, which is hardly an exact science in early May. When in doubt, though, we've leaned toward "slight ...

Baseball has a richer history than any other American professional sport and its genetic code is written out in numbers. No other game places such a premium on stats, facts or figures. That's the ...

Spring is here, and with it comes the start of baseball season. If you're a Capital One credit card holder looking to enjoy a major league baseball game this year, there are several perks you should ...

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the Cubs continue to rise, Fernando Tatís Jr. is suffering a power outage, the Phillies find momentum after switching managers, there’s a notable change in ...