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Three Free Agent Pitchers That Could Still Help Playoff Contenders

We’re only a couple of weeks into the 2026 MLB season, and already some glaring weaknesses have emerged for some teams. Whether it’s due to underperforming play

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MLB Panic Meter: Analyzing Three Expected Contenders’ Early Struggles

The Blue Jays, Red Sox and Padres have gotten off to slow starts after entering the season with playoff expectations. How worried should their fans be?

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Willson Contreras’s Beef With Brewers Continues After Latest HBP

Contreras has now been hit by a pitch 24 times against the Brewers in his career.

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How MLB’s Unprecedented Youth Movement Came to Pass

Hide your veterans and hide your wives—25-and-under stars are taking over baseball.

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Jo Adell’s Iconic Home Run Robbery Moment Sets Up Early Photo of the Year Candidate

The Angels right fielder robbed three home runs against the Mariners on Saturday night.

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Updated List of Longest Playoff Droughts in Sports As Sabres Finally Clinch Postseason

The Sabres held the longest playoff drought streak in NHL history until Saturday.

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Nolan McLean’s Stuff Is Even Nastier Than We Thought

New York Mets rookie righty Nolan McLean has already made history, and his pitching arsenal is even better than lofty projections suggested.

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Elle Duncan on Netflix’s Opening Night MLB Game: ‘This Was Not for Baseball Purists’

The host blasted critics of the streamer’s Yankees-Giants season opener, and made it clear sports fans aren’t a priority for the service.

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Team USA Manager Mark DeRosa Makes Surprising Claim About Konnor Griffin

Big things are expected from the Pirates' young phenom.

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Giants Find Truly Disgusting Way to Celebrate Blade Tidwell's First MLB Save

Baseball players know how to mark an occasion.

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Unhittable: are the modern era’s weightlifting, analytics-fueled pitchers too good?

A new book explores how technology and a host of maverick innovators have given rise to an exceptional crop of baseball players

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Four Bold Predictions for Konnor Griffin’s Rookie Season

The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up the top prospect in baseball. Here are four bold predictions about how his rookie season will go.

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Konnor Griffin Contract Is a No-Brainer for the Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates and shortstop Konnor Griffin have agreed to a nine-year, $140 million deal before his MLB debut. It was a no-brainer for the franchise.

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What to Expect From Konnor Griffin As Pirates Call Up MLB's Top Prospect

The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up Konnor Griffin, who is the top prospect in baseball. The 19-year-old will be the team’s starting shortstop moving forward. Here’s what to expect from him.

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Inside the Odd Numbers of MLB’s First Week: The Good, the Bad, the Rookies

Rookies are running baseball early in the season while a number of big names are struggling.

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NFL Rules Analysts Have Different Takes on Dan Hurley-Ref Confrontation

Gene Steratore and Terry McAulay don’t agree on the UConn coach getting away with physical contact on referee Robert Ayers.

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SI:AM | Victor Wembanyama Strengthens His MVP Case With Second Straight 40-Point Game

He’s also collected at least 15 rebounds in each of his last five games.

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MLB doubles down on gambling with new Polymarket deal

MLB’s past few seasons have been plagued by a spate of gambling scandals.

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Three Future MLB Stars Who Should Be Next in Line for Mega Extensions

A bunch of baseball’s young studs have been locked down for the long term in recent weeks. These guys could be next—including one who’s still in the minors.

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MLB’s Pre-Debut Extensions Have Produced a Wide Range of Outcomes

The Mariners gave top prospect Colt Emerson an eight-year, $95 million deal before he’d even reached the majors. Here’s a look at how other players who got contract extensions before debuting have fared.

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Umpire Forgets Count and No One Notices in Bizarre Red Sox-Astros Moment

No one had any idea what was going on.

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The Best (and Worst) ABS Challenges From MLB’s Opening Week

Baseball has entered a new age with the automated ball strike-system—and some players are catching on more quickly than others.

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Home Sweet Dome: The Rebuilt Tropicana Field Deserves Its Flowers

After a hurricane forced them to spend last season in a minor league park, the Rays learned that be it ever so humble, there’s no place like dome.

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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Logs Six Scoreless Innings in 2026 Pitching Debut

Ohtani was outstanding in his first pitching appearance of the 2026 MLB season.

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Bernie Sanders Has a Backdoor Plan To Socialize Sports Teams

Plus: The NBA has more overcomplicated anti-tanking plans, and why Formula 1’s Drive to Survive is the best sports docuseries

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