We’re days away from the full start of the 2025 MLB season, so to help kick off The Athletic’s extensive opening week coverage, let’s debate and discuss each team’s lineup, from the best (the Dodgers) to the worst (the White … Read More
The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. The first regular-season series is over! Now time for … more spring training! Plus: The Aces Project is … Read More
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani’s pitching progression may not have been paused, but it’s been slowed down. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star has not thrown a bullpen session since Feb. 25, what manager Dave Roberts said Thursday is a “little … Read More
This year’s draft class doesn’t have a standout prospect at the top, never mind a surefire star like a Bryce Harper, but it is incredibly deep, meaning that the end of the first round through the third round might still … Read More
The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox.With about a month left before Opening Day, is there any team — anyone, anywhere — who might beat the … Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Blake Snell waves to fans during a baseball spring training workout, Thursday, … [+] Feb. 13, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ projected 2025 starting rotation … Read More
A year ago, we asked our readers: Are you hopeful for your favorite MLB team this year? More than 22,000 responses poured in. The most optimistic fan base was the Baltimore Orioles. Least optimistic? The Colorado Rockies.The eventual champions, the … Read More
DUNEDIN, Fla. — When we last left Toronto Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer last week, he and those wacky robot umpires had just gotten off on the wrong foot.“We’re humans,” Scherzer grumbled last Tuesday, after his first start dealing with … Read More