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'This is exactly what baseball needs': Why the pitch clock is the biggest thing to happen to MLB since ... maybe ever
Whether you love baseball or think it can be a snoozefest, the sport as we've known it will never be the same -- starting on Opening Day.
Astros to repeat? Ohtani for MVP and Cy Young?! Predicting the 2023 MLB season
Can the Padres go all the way? Will Ohtani win MVP? Our experts make their predictions for the baseball season.
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THE GAMES TO WATCH
How to watch MLB Opening Week on ESPN
Check out how to watch some of the week's biggest MLB games, like Opening Day's White Sox-Astros showdown, on ESPN.
ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING SEASON?
Will Aaron Judge stay hot with homers in 2023?
PREPPING YOU FOR OPENING DAY
MLB season preview: Ranking all 30 teams as baseball returns
Who will rule -- and stumble -- this season? It's time to get up to speed as baseball returns.
Here's your guide to MLB's offseason chaos
Xander Bogaerts and Trea Turner signed where?! Yeah, you're going to need to read up before Opening Day.
CATCHER IS CALLED FOR A BALK
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Fairfield's catcher gets called for a game-losing balk
BETTING ON BASEBALL
Tips for the 2023 season: Best values in division, pennant, World Series and more
Our crew breaks down their favorite values in division, pennant, World Series and awards futures ahead of the 2023 baseball season.
A beginner's guide to betting the MLB season
Our baseball betting glossary will help get you prepared for the 2023 MLB season.
FANTASY BASEBALL
Fantasy Forecaster for Week 1: March 30 to April 9
Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our forecaster preview, which features pitcher rankings, hitter ratings, schedule observations and more.
What do the first two rounds of a perfect draft look like?
Tristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell reveal their ideal outcomes for the first two rounds of a 10-team draft.
BEST IN THE NL WEST?
How the Padres erased a 30-game deficit to the Dodgers -- without taking the field
After getting lapped by L.A. last year, some forecasts have the Pads winning the NL West in 2023. Here's a step-by-step look at how that turnaround happened (on paper, at least).
RANKING THE TOP PLAYERS
Who are the best 100 players in baseball?
The best players in the sport for the upcoming season.
MLB Rank: Predicting the next top players for all 30 teams
Which player on your favorite team could break into the top 100 next season?
Top Headlines
- Pitch clock shaved 26 minutes off spring games
- Sources: Gimenez, Guardians reach extension
- Ohtani to make MLB-record $65 million in 2023
- Brewers right-hander Houser to IL, out 3 weeks
- Yanks talk up starting SS Volpe's 'elite' potential
- MLB The Show to feature Negro League greats
- 50 breakout prospects for 2023
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Opening Day 2023: How the pitch clock will revolutionize MLB
Whether you love baseball or think it can be a snoozefest, the sport as we've known it will never be the same -- starting on Opening Day.
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Fantasy Baseball ESPN+ Cheat Sheet: Sleepers, busts, rookies and closers
You've read their names all preseason long, it'd be a shame to forget them on draft day. The ESPN+ Cheat Sheet is one way to make sure that doesn't happen.
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Passan's 2023 MLB season preview: Bold predictions and more
Opening Day is just over a week away -- and Jeff Passan has everything you need to know covered from every possible angle.
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Sports world reacts to thrilling Japan-USA WBC final
The World Baseball Classic came down to baseball superstars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout - and athletes on Twitter loved it.
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The best celebrations from the 2023 World Baseball Classic
Teams have been going all out on their celebrations in the World Baseball Classic this year. Here are some of our favorites.
