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15 big name MLB free agents still available as spring training opens (including Anthony Rizzo!)

Merrifield bounced around the NL East last season with the Phillies and Braves while his batting average took a nosedive. After hitting .272 in his last full year with the Blue Jays in 2023, the 36-year-old batted .199 in 95 games with Philadelphia, then improved to .248 over 42 games in Atlanta.

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MLB sees very first challenge using Automatic Balls-Strikes system in spring training

For the first time in MLB history, a pitch was challenged using the new Automated Ball-Strikes system — and the call on the field was overturned.

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MLB debuts robot ump challenge system at Dodgers-Cubs spring training opener

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs played the first spring training game of 2025 on Thursday and debuted some new technology in the process. Thursday's Cactus League opener, a 12-4 Cubs win, saw the first use of an automated ball-strike challenge system,

ESPN and Major League Baseball Agree to End Their Deal

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MLB leaving ESPN after 2025 season, league cites ‘minimal coverage’

The news marks the end of a more than three-decade partnership that has included the postseason and "Sunday Night Baseball."

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ESPN to stop airing Major League Baseball games after 2025 season

The cable network and the professional sports league have mutually agreed to part ways. This article, ESPN to stop airing Major League Baseball games after 2025 season, was first published at The Desk.

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Major League Baseball Statement

We have had a long and mutually beneficial partnership with ESPN that dates back to its first MLB game in 1990. Unfortunately in recent years, we have seen ESPN scale back their baseball coverage and

6 Reasons MLS Should Court ESPN (Again) After Its Divorce From MLB

Two years after MLS' own split from ESPN, the league may be in a better position to reconnect with its old broadcast partner ...

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Baseball Insiders: Jon Heyman names MLB offseason winners and losers

Robert had New York Post insider Jon Heyman on the latest episode of The Baseball Insiders this week to break down the ...

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Baseball Strikes Out at ESPN: Sports Giant to End TV Rights Deal With MLB After Current Season

Disney ‘s ESPN and Major League Baseball are breaking up after nearly 40 years together, a sign of how even the most durable ...

‘We did it right’: How Krukow, Kuiper became voices of MVP Baseball 2005

EA Sports also provided Krukow and Kuiper an opportunity to put their kids into the games as players. In MVP ’05, Wes Krukow — a professional dancer on Broadway — was made into an outfielder with a ...

Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2025: Busts from MLB model that predicted Jordan Montgomery's down season

SportsLine simulated the entire MLB season and identified 2025 Fantasy baseball busts that won't live up to their ADP ...

Just pick one! MLB’s two MVP awards are archaic nonsense

No other major U.S. sports league hands out more than one MVP award, and with interleague play now firmly entrenched in the ...

Red Sox Free Agent Signs Major League Contract, Heads Back to NL East

The 30-year-old right-hander has experience in eight big league seasons, and has an unblemished postseason record.

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MLB’s Spring Training games get underway in earnest on Friday. Here are 5 things to watch as baseball returns

They’re the two words that herald the coming of spring, the promise of warm sunshine and long days, the sound of bat-on-ball ...

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