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Three Storylines Entering 2025 MLB Spring Training: Dodgers, Mets, & MoreSpring Training is finally almost here, and we'll be monitoring Juan Soto's first year with the New York Mets, the Dodgers new pitching talent, and much more....

Why Small-Market MLB Teams Like Pirates, Reds and Rays Must Invest to CompeteSmaller-market MLB teams like the Pirates, Reds, and Rays need to follow the Kansas City Royals blueprint by spending a little bit of money to compete for a World Series....

San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays Took Divergent MLB Trade Deadline PathsLike many MLB Trade Deadlines, this one was dominated by buyers and sellers. The San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays took divergent paths this deadline....

MLB Trade Deadline Sellers Won This Year's Baseball Trade Frenzy

It's never fun watching your team shell out their best players in exchange for prospects that you've never heard of. But these four sellers won the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline....

MLB Trade Deadline Early Grades: New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, & Tampa Bay Rays Extremely Active

There's still time for MLB teams to negotiate trades before the deadline on July 31st, but we went ahead and gave early grades to the moves that have already taken place....

MLB Trade Deadline Early Grades: New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, & Tampa Bay Rays Extremely Active

There's still time for MLB teams to negotiate trades before the deadline on July 31st, but we went ahead and gave early grades to the moves that have already taken place....

The Biggest Busts of the 2024 MLB Season So Far

The All-Star Break gives teams an opportunity to assess where they're at. Today, we'll assess players that have been the biggest disappointments in 2024....

Vegas mayor not sold on A's move?; Corey Kluber calls it quits; 50 reasons to be amped about 2024 season

A Nevada teacher’s union doesn’t believe that $380 million in public funds that could be put towards education should be used to fund the new home of the Las Vegas A’s, and they’re suing to stop it. - Julie DiCaro Read More...

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Wander Franco may not be allowed back in the US, facing lesser charge: report [Update]

Update: Wander Franco is now facing a lesser charge following further analysis of evidence by a judge in the Dominican Republic. The original accusations of commercial and sexual exploitation and money laundering have now been lowered to sexual and psychological abuse, according to a judge’s resolut...

by Mackenzie Meaney|

|Tue Jan 09 2024

Wander Franco released, still under investigation for alleged sexual relationship with minor [Update]

Updated Jan. 5: Wander Franco was granted conditional release on Friday but remains under investigation for his alleged relationship with a 14-year-old girl and giving her mom a car and hush money for her consent. ...

by Anthony Locicero|

|Sat Jan 06 2024

This week in MLB: Wander Franco vanishes, twice; Yoshinobu Yamamoto lands with Dodgers; Kiner-Falefa signs with Jays

Local authorities in the Dominican Republic carried out raids on two homes looking for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, according to a report from Dominican newspaper Listin Diario. - Cale Clinton Read More...

by Deadspin Bot|

|Sat Dec 30 2023

Wander Franco detained in D.R. [Updated]

UPDATE: Wander Franco was detained in his home country of the Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors regarding his alleged inappropriate relationships with young girls....

by Mackenzie Meaney|

|Tue Jan 02 2024

This week in MLB: Does Shohei Ohtani really improve LA?; Julio Urias facing charges; Tyler Glasnow has a week to remember

Much like Susie Izzard (Drink!) says chiropractors “LIVE FOR THE NOISE!” I too live for the noise of the offseason. We can’t get much more than Shohei Ohtani and his reps donated to us, or at least their methods of sending the baseball press into orbit did. There should be much more to come, but the...

by Deadspin Bot|

|Sat Dec 16 2023

MLB got what it deserves with its wild-card round

MLB and Rob Manfred don’t really have to care what happens in the wildcard round. Their only aim was to provide more playoff baseball, good or not, because its mere existence netted them more TV cash. So the fact that MLB will get no Game 3s, no interesting storylines, and barely any drama, followin...

by Sam Fels|

|Thu Oct 05 2023

Tampa Bay Rays fans have plenty of reasons to take a WFH day — even during the playoffs

Call it an all-around epic fail. ...

by Eric Blum|

|Wed Oct 04 2023

Randy Arozarena’s mom’s opening pitch was straight gas

A player’s mom throwing the first pitch at an MLB game, what a sweet story. Add to it the fact that her day at the mound is the first time that she has seen her son play in the big leagues, the story is worthy of a tissue dab to the corner of both eyes. Randy Arozarena’s mom, Sandra Gonzalez, turned...

by Stephen Knox|

|Tue Oct 03 2023

The Tampa Bay Rays-Texas Rangers series winner will advance to the World Series

Here’s your de facto American League Championship Series. Sorry to those in Baltimore, your luck will run out despite being undervalued the entire season. Postseason baseball is a different juggernaut. The Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins just don’t have the firepower to keep up. And Houston co...

by Eric Blum|

|Tue Oct 03 2023

2023 MLB AL stolen bases leaders

This article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff....

by Deadspin Bot|

|Mon Oct 02 2023

Coming soon to a city near you: MLB expansion

It’s always been the mantra of Rob Manfred that MLB wouldn’t look towards expansion until the stadium situations for the A’s and Rays were settled. After all, anywhere they’d award an expansion team could still be used as leverage for those teams to wrangle all the tax giveaways and government hando...

by Sam Fels|

|Wed Sep 20 2023

Wander Franco placed on administrative leave, off Rays roster [Update]

UPDATE: Aug. 22, 11:20 a.m.: Franco has been placed on administrative leave by MLB, who issued the following statement:...

by Julie DiCaro|

|Tue Aug 22 2023

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