MLB teams want a 2021 Platinum Glove winner to change positions?
Why change what works?Photo: Getty Images Stop the free agent talk! The lockout has commenced and with it there will be no more free agent…
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Down-and-backs never hurt anybody
Wise Solomon.Image: Inset: @MSwain247 (AP) In high school, I skipped my ninth-grade team and started on JV. It’s still – top to bottom – the…
MLB lockout: So what?
Ugh.Image: Getty Images There are plenty of reasons to ignore Buster Olney, not only for the duration of the lockout, but beyond. ESPN’s baseball version…
Rob Manfred is fertilizer
Once again, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred manages to make it glaringly obvious that the owners are greedy jerks and he’s their handmaiden.Image: Getty Images I…
MLB secretly used two different types of baseballs last season, according to report
Photo: Getty Images Can’t we go six months without a scandal in Major League Baseball? Just six months. That’s all I’m asking for. Cheating has…
Idiot of the Month: November’s most mind-blowing acts of stupidity
2. NFL Referees Illustration: Getty Images The NBA was absolutely correct this offseason. James Harden doesn’t need to shoot 11 free throws per game. We…
Rangers are spending big, Blue Jays are playing smart
Marcus Semien got a huge payday in Texas.Photo: Getty Images We knew Hot Stove season was going to come earlier than usual, given the ongoing…
Javy Báez, the most interesting man in baseball
Javy BáezPhoto: Getty Images I wouldn’t pretend to not have a personal connection to Javier Báez, who is signing with the Detroit Tigers at some…
Max Scherzer is the big name (so far) in this week’s frenzy, but does it mean anything?
Max Scherzer is headed to Flushing.Photo: Getty Images No, I’m not asking, “Does it mean anything for the Mets?” Because as we all know, everything…
Why is it still so hard to find coverage of women’s sports?
The Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu is among the women who would like an explanation.Image: Getty Images Sedona Prince started it this year with an uncomfortable truth….