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Rob Manfred butchers name of top pick in MLB Draft
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (333+ words) The Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft on Saturday in Philadelphia. Cholowsky has been an enormously praised prospect for a few years and was viewed as the…...
Apple TV MLB studio update turns into on-air phone conversation
22+ hour, 37+ min ago (358+ words) In the top of the eighth inning of Friday night’s game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets at Citi Field, Apple TV play-by-play announcer Wayne Randazzo went to studio host Lauren Gardner for an update, but she…...
Jeff Passan to social media troll: 'Stop gooning and learn ball"
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (328+ words) BREAKING: Rookie standout JJ Wetherholt and the St. Louis Cardinals are in agreement on a long-term contract extension that will buy out multiple years of free agency, sources tell ESPN. Wetherholt, 23, has been tremendous and is the latest rookie to…...
Women's Sports Sundays holding its own after replacing 'Sunday Night Baseball' on ESPN
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (303+ words) ESPN replaced Sunday Night Baseball with Women’s Sports Sundays, and three weeks in, we are getting our first look at how the change is working for ESPN. Through three weeks, WNBA games on Women’s Sports Sundays are averaging 1.04 million viewers....
Don Mattingly seemingly leaks Kyle Schwarber Home Run Derby participation
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (486+ words) Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper announced on Thursday that he’ll be part of the 2026 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in his home ballpark at Citizens Bank Field. The Home Run Derby features a field of eight batters, and with…...
Giants pitcher Logan Webb deletes X account after bickering with KNBR reporter
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (599+ words) The San Francisco Giants might wish they could just delete this MLB season and start over. While that’s not possible, they can delete their social media accounts, as pitcher Logan Webb proved on Thursday. Currently mired at 38-54, the Giants have…...
MLB's July 4 experiment drew mixed viewership across Fox and NBC
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (338+ words) Major League Baseball is trying to turn the July 4 weekend into a baseball event, and it is starting to see some results in viewership. Thanks to a FIFA World Cup Round of 32 lead-out, the MLB All-Star Game Selection Show on…...
Gary Cohen taunts Keith Hernandez with grandkid quip after bloodline rant
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (390+ words) Keith Hernandez seems legitimately upset about having no biological grandchildren, but that didn’t stop Gary Cohen from poking fun. Hernandez does have two grandchildren, whom he loves dearly, but they’re not his biological grandchildren, which means they don’t carry his…...
MLB.TV subscription available without ESPN Unlimited signup for rest of season
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (218+ words) — ✏️Jacob Feldman (@JacobFeldman4) July 8, 2026 The arrangement came shortly after ESPN and MLB retooled their relationship. ESPN, having opted out of its Sunday Night Baseball package in February 2025, reengaged MLB for a package that included weeknight games during the regular season and…...
Michael Kay recants spreading Anthony Volpe rumor: 'Absolutely no truth to it"
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (553+ words) Michael Kay added fuel to the New York Yankees’ growing Anthony Volpe problem, and now he’s taking it back. Once believed to be the next Derek Jeter, Volpe has failed to prove he’s the long-term answer at shortstop for the…...