2021 Schedule
The most interesting non-roster invitee for all 30 MLB teams
From former All-Stars trying to make one more roster to top prospects getting a first chance, there are some intriguing players to watch in every spring training camp.
Royals, 3B Dozier agree on new 4-year extension
The Royals and third baseman Hunter Dozier have reached agreement on a four-year, $25 million extension that starts this season, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
New faces in new places, top prospects and more: What we're most excited for as spring training games begin
Here's what we can't wait to watch when MLB games start this weekend.
MLB Stock Watch: First look at win projections, playoff odds and more
Here's how we rank baseball's 30 teams as spring training games begin.
Ranking the top 10 MLB prospects for every American League team
Which AL teams have the most talent making its way toward the majors? We rank the top 10 (and beyond) in each system.
How bright is your MLB team's future? Kiley McDaniel ranks all 30 farm systems
Everyone is looking at up at the Rays on this year's list, but Tampa Bay isn't the only system loaded with talent.
The biggest storyline to watch on all 30 MLB teams as spring training begins
Baseball is back! Here's the key topic in every camp as players report across Florida and Arizona.
One 2021 breakout prospect for all 30 MLB teams
They didn't make our top 100, but these players could shoot up prospect lists in the coming season.
Top 100 MLB prospects for 2021: The best No. 1 since Mike Trout and Bryce Harper
Here's how baseball's stars of tomorrow stack up as the sport returns to a full season.
Minor league affiliates tracker: How MLB's restructure shakes out
Here's a look at where things stand now that Major League Baseball has officially announced its 120-team minor league alignment.
Were Red Sox right to move Benintendi now in three-way deal with Royals, Mets?
Trading the outfielder to Kansas City after an injury-shortened 2020 is a risk, but it reveals where Boston pegged his value.

Alden Gonzalez ESPN Staff Writer
We need more teams like the Royals. Nobody really had them close to contention when the offseason began, but they signed a bunch of dudes early — Carlos Santana, Mike Minor, Michael Taylor — then traded for Andrew Benintendi and have given themselves a chance with several promising young arms.
Red Sox send Benintendi to K.C. in 3-team deal
Outfielder Andrew Benintendi is headed from Fenway to Kansas City, with Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom acknowledging Wednesday night that "it's painful" for Boston fans to see another important player leave.

Jeff Passan ESPN
A trade that would send outfielder Andrew Benintendi to the Kansas City Royals is not complete, but the Red Sox, Royals and Mets are working through details on a three-way deal that is expected to be finalized, sources tell ESPN.
Way-too-early 2021 MLB starting rotation rankings
With more free-agent arms still available, here's how baseball's 30 starting staffs stack up today.

William Weinbaum ESPN
MLB's press release 50 years ago Tuesday said Satchel Paige "dominated Negro baseball as Babe Ruth dominated the major leagues." But Paige was named that day to a separate Hall of Fame exhibit from other enshrinees, as the first player recognized for Negro Leagues greatness. In the ensuing months, the Hall changed course and on August 9, 1971, inducted him as a full-fledged member — there are now 35 from the Negro Leagues immortalized in Cooperstown.

William Weinbaum ESPN
The Hall of Fame announced 2/9/71 that Satchel Paige would be enshrined, but not in the area with major leaguers. His ex-KC Monarchs teammate Buck O'Neil said in our 1999 interview, "They were thinking about Negro League baseball: a bunch of clowns out there, just a bunch of showmen." The HoF changed its stance & O'Neil said, "Now it's a true Hall of Fame, this is baseball in America...it's a lesson that it was baseball at its finest."

William Weinbaum ESPN
Negro Leagues legend Satchel Paige was announced as a Hall of Famer 2/9/71, but was to be honored in an area apart from major leaguers. That stance changed & the new inductee's plaque was mounted with the rest. Ted Williams advocated at his induction 5 years earlier for Paige's & Josh Gibson's inclusion & in our 1999 interview said, "Probably as important a thing as I ever said…. you might as well take the whole Hall of Fame out if he (Paige) is not in it -- greatest draw, greatest pitcher."

William Weinbaum ESPN
Before Satchel Paige's 2/9/71 selection to the Hall of Fame & induction that August, no Negro Leaguers had been so honored. They hadn't played the requisite 10 years in the majors, HoF leadership had said, an argument historian Bill James described in our 1999 interview as: "We're no longer going to exclude you because you're Black, we're now going to exclude you because you're not qualified -- you're not qualified because we excluded you before."
Let's predict 2021 MLB All-Star rosters for AL and NL
The Midsummer Classic is still months away, but we didn't let that stop us from picking teams now.
Way-too-early 2021 MLB starting lineup rankings
With free agents still on the board -- and the NL DH still a question mark -- we rank MLB's 30 batting orders as they stand today.
The biggest star every MLB team has ever traded
From historic heists to modern blockbusters, we examine the reasons for the most memorable deals in baseball history.
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Cactus League Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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Chicago | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | W1 |
Kansas City | 5 | 2 | .714 | - | W1 |
LA Dodgers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
Colorado | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | W1 |
Cleveland | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | L1 |
Milwaukee | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | L1 |
LA Angels | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.5 | L1 |
Seattle | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 | L1 |
Texas | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.5 | W2 |
Arizona | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | L1 |
San Diego | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | W2 |
Oakland | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | L2 |
Chicago | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | W1 |
San Francisco | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | L2 |
Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | L2 |
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