Big trades, trash talk and high-risk picks. Here’s how the draft would play out if we were calling the shots.
Category: Baseball
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Inside the MLB draft journey for the sons of two former major leaguers
They share a home state, have ex-MLB outfielders for dads — and took two very different paths to the top of the draft.
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⚾ Are the Tigers the best team in MLB?
Detroit was the first team to win 50 games — but do our experts actually pick the Tigers to win it all at the halfway mark?
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⚾ MLB Power Rankings: New No. 1, top-5 debut
There was a lot of movement in our top 10 in Week 13, with the Mets falling as their slump continues and the Astros notching their highest ranking of the season.
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Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why the New York Mets pay him $1.19 million every July 1
Bobby Bo hasn’t played for the Mets since 1999, but Tuesday he’ll receive his annual hefty check from the team.
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Raleigh belts No. 33, serenaded with ‘MVP’ chants
Cal Raleigh hit his 33rd homer to become the fifth player in MLB history to reach that total before July, joining Ken Griffey Jr., Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds.
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Phillies slugger Harper returns in win over Padres
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was reinstated Monday after a stint on the injured list with right wrist inflammation.
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Abreu hits grand slam, inside-the-park HR for Sox
Wilyer Abreu hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park solo home run for the Boston Red Sox on Monday, in a rousing 13-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Fenway Park, and according to ESPN Research, he’s the first player to pull off the feat since 1958.
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Yanks’ Cruz (oblique) to IL, Grisham hurts hammy
The New York Yankees put right-hander Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list Monday because of a strained left oblique and selected righty Geoff Hartlieb from Triple-A to fill the spot.
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RHP Hicks (toe) activated off IL by Red Sox
The Red Sox activated right-handed reliever Jordan Hicks from the 15-day injured list Monday, bringing in their first piece of the Rafael Devers trade.