In the wake of a raging coronavirus pandemic that shortened the last season and threatens the next one, baseball free agency in not likely to move at its usual frenzied pace. But that doesn't mean the best available players won't...

Watching the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves play the National League Division Series is like watching a smaller version of the Caribbean Series. The low-budget Fish are banking heavily on a trio of talented but inexperienced Latino pitchers, while the...

Don’t look now but Freddie Freeman has become the favorite for National League MVP. Entering play Wednesday, he led the league in batting (.352), on-base percentage (.465), doubles (18), runs batted in (46), total bases (115), and OPS+ (188). Plus...

NEW YORK --- Four players on the Miami Marlins roster have tested positive for COVID-19. According to ESPN, the list includes José Ureña, Harold Ramirez, Garrett Cooper and Jorge Alfaro.  On Sunday, Ureña was scratched from starting in his first...

Sure, it’s only 60 games. The rosters are bigger, the rules are stranger, and the coronavirus pandemic promises to wreak havoc with players, teams, and schedules for the duration. But baseball is back and a country suffering from illness, death,...

Remember the child’s game of Pick Up Stix? Throw a bunch of sticks up in the air and see where they land. Whomever designed the truncated baseball schedule of 2020 must have taken their cues from that. Given a golden...

BRONX -- As the Summer Camp ship sails towards Opening Day, some players allow their enthusiasm to guide them towards playing baseball, while others have showed doubts and some have already opt-out of the 2020 season citing health concerns due...