What's it like being an MLB interpreter? We asked
DUNEDIN, Florida – As Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s much-anticipated big-league debut loomed last year, nobody was more nervous than Hector Lebron. A horde of reporters would be there to bombard the…
'It's been an adjustment': Dan Shulman is trying to embrace TV's new normal
Late in the Toronto Blue Jays’ third game of this unprecedented season, Teoscar Hernandez attempted to swipe his first bag of 2020, bolting for third on a 2-2 pitch from…
Small-sample Statcast: 4 notable starts to the 2020 season
Parsing a week’s worth of data is a fraught exercise. Anyone can have a good week. Anyone can have a bad week. Mike Trout, baseball’s best player, hit .160 with…
Are heavier bullpen workloads the future of pitching?
When Major League Baseball announced its return-to-play plan in June, it was a foregone conclusion that relief pitchers would play an outsized role in the unprecedented season ahead, at least…
Best debut weekends from MLB's biggest offseason acquisitions
We had to wait longer than usual to see some of MLB’s biggest stars debut with their new teams this season. Here’s how the biggest names faired on Opening Day….
Welcome back, baseball: Takeaways from Opening Day
Baseball is back, at long last. On Thursday, the long-awaited and unprecedented 2020 campaign began with a couple marquee matchups, and the league’s 26 others teams started their seasons Friday…
Opening Day overreactions for every MLB team
Overreacting about the one-game sample of Opening Day is a tradition like no other. This time around, though, Opening Day represents 1.7% of the season. Compared to a normal 162-game…
1 reason to get excited about each MLB team in 2020
After an offseason fraught with scandal, Opening Day is finally here. And though this 60-game season will involve empty stadiums, there are plenty of storylines for fans to get excited…
Baseball is back. Let's hope nothing horrible happens
Freddie Freeman was praying for his life earlier this month. Beset by a fever that spiked at 104.5 degrees, the 30-year-old first baseman feared the worst, that he could become…
Of course the Dodgers locked up Mookie Betts
When the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Mookie Betts from the suddenly cost-conscious Boston Red Sox back in February, baseball’s perennial bridesmaids put a significant amount of pressure on themselves to…
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