10 World Baseball Classic Players You Didn't Realize Had International Ties Here are 10 MLB players playing in the World Baseball Classic whom you didn't know had lineage to an international country. Sports Illustrated · Feb 6
Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase Alleged to Have Rigged Pitches in at Least 48 Games Clase and fellow Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz were both indicted on charges in November. Sports Illustrated · Feb 6
Projecting Team USA’s World Baseball Classic Lineup, Pitching Rotation With the roster revealed, here is what Team USA's batting order and pitching rotation could look like in the World Baseball Classic. Sports Illustrated · Feb 6
Tigers Embrace a New Way to Build a Star-Studded Rotation Detroit is set to pay Framber Valdez and Tarik Skubal roughly $70 million this year after a whirlwind 24 hours that cemented the club’s approach to this season. Sports Illustrated · Feb 5
Tarik Skubal Wins Arbitration Case Against Tigers, Shatters Previous Salary Record Tarik Skubal won his arbitration case against the Detroit Tigers and will make $32 million in 2026. The Tigers had proposed a $19 million salary. Sports Illustrated · Feb 5
Ten Players Who Could Be First-Time MLB All-Stars in 2026 There were 19 first-time All-Stars last year, so this really isn’t asking too much. Sports Illustrated · Feb 4
Tarik Skubal Is Primed to Revolutionize MLB’s Salary System The Tigers ace enters Wednesday’s arbitration hearing with the goal of setting a precedent for players in their final season before free agency. Sports Illustrated · Feb 4
Florida's DeSantis and MLB commissioner support new Rays stadium in Tampa Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred have expressed support for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays The Independent UK · Feb 3
Brendan Donovan Trade Grades: Mariners Land Versatile Threat in Three-Way Deal Seattle landed Brendan Donovan from the Cardinals in a three-way trade that included the Rays. Here’s a look at the grades for each team involved. Sports Illustrated · Feb 3
MLB to produce local broadcasts for 6 more teams with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for six teams this season The Independent UK · Feb 2
Insurance Emerges As a Major Issue for the World Baseball Classic Some of baseball’s biggest stars won’t be playing in the global tournament next month after not receiving insurance to play. Here’s what’s going on. Sports Illustrated · Feb 2
White Sox Legend Frank Thomas Rips Team for Black History Month Graphic Frank Thomas blasted the Chicago White Sox for leaving him off a graphic about Black History Month. Sports Illustrated · Feb 2
Reds Sign Slugger Eugenio Suárez to One-Year Deal The Reds have signed Eugenio Suarez to a one-year, $15 million contract with a mutual option for 2027. Sports Illustrated · Feb 1
White Sox Signing Former All-Star OF Austin Hays Chicago lands the highly sought-after 2023 All-Star. Sports Illustrated · Jan 31
Sports Illustrated · Jan 30 Emails Show Jeffrey Epstein Connected Giants Co-Owner Steve Tisch With Multiple Women Emails sent between Epstein and Tisch in 2013 surfaced in a document released by the Department of Justice on Friday.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 30 Five Potential Bounce-Back Candidates for the 2026 MLB Season Plenty of household names fell short of expectations in 2025. Here are a handful who should expect a big return to form next season.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 30 Picking the Most Logical Destinations for Five Major MLB Trade Candidates Tarik Skubal is just one of several big names who could move before Opening Day.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 29 When MLB Pitchers and Catchers Report for 2026 Spring Training Spring training is on the horizon.
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Seattle Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs reflects on his career as he heads into retirement As Seattle Mariners chairman John Stanton spoke fondly of Rick Rizzs, the longtime play-by-play broadcaster pulled a box of tissues close and looked around the team’s interview room in anticipation of the inevitable
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Tampa Bay Rays' new stadium proposal: What we know so far The Tampa Bay Rays are exploring options for a new stadium as they face challenges with their current location at Tropicana Field
Sports Illustrated · Jan 26 The Nine Best Free Agency and Trade Fits of the MLB Offseason Some players have been perfectly cast to shore up the weaknesses of their new teams.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 24 Yu Darvish Appears to Announce Retirement Before Reneging Darvish forged a solid, lengthy career after coming over from Japan.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 23 Mets Director Responsible for Bringing Cinema to Baseball Departs From SNY John DeMarsico made sure Mets games gave viewers an experience like none other in baseball.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 23 Inside the Numbers on MLB Offseason Spending: It’s the Dodgers, Then Everyone Else The Dodgers’ payroll is unsurprisingly the highest in baseball—but there is one team that’s outspent them in free agency this offseason.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 22 MacKenzie Gore Trade Grades: Rangers Land High-Upside Lefty in Six-Player Deal The Texas Rangers landed MacKenzie Gore in a trade with the Washington Nationals in exchange for five prospects. Here’s a look at which team won the trade.