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After seven years with the New York Yankees, free-agent right-hander Masahiro Tanaka announced Thursday that he will return to Japan to pitch for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Nippon Professional Baseball League. “I have decided to return to Japan and play for the Rakuten Eagles for the 2021 season,” Tanaka wrote on Twitter. “I […]
Mets fans got nervous this week when majority owner Steve Cohen’s hedge fund shelled out $750 million to help cover the losses of another fund in the GameStop/Reddit/WallStreetBets stock-short squeeze. The bailed-out fund went bust anyway. Is it back to the bad old days of the Wilponzis? Will Cohen have to dump salary if he […]
The Toronto Blue Jays are continuing their offseason makeover with the addition of another high-profile free agent in shortstop Marcus Semien. Multiple media outlets are reporting Semien's deal with Toronto is for one year and $18 million. It comes on the heels of the Jays signing free-agent outfielder George Springer to a six-year, $150 million […]
Infielder Marcus Semien is in agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year, $18 million contract, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Coming off a career year in 2019, Semien struggled in 2020 while dealing with a rib injury, as the shortstop hit just .223 with 7 home runs, 28 […]
We got spoiled. We have been electing players into Baseball’s Hall of Fame Museum at such a record pace these past seven years, we forgot all about 2013. Yes, that was the year the Baseball Writers' Association of America elected no one, inciting a huge outcry that the voting system was broken. No, it was […]
Curt Schilling would be one of the best pitchers ever held out of the Hall of Fame if he fails to meet the 75 percent voting threshold Tuesday night or in his final eligible appearance on the ballot in 2022. His numbers and three World Series rings elevate his on-field impact above the likes of Don […]
Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Baseball Hall of Fame arguments used to be, dare I say … fun? Bert Blyleven is underrated! Jim Rice is overrated! Jack Morris? Show me the back of his baseball card and let’s debate. Well, welcome to the […]
It’s nice to think that Major League Baseball’s 30 owners, its hundreds of players and their many-tentacled business interests will keep public health front of mind when plotting and launching the 2021 season. It’s also helpful to note the many millions and billions of dollars in play could, shall we say, impact their thinking. In […]
Mets general manager Jared Porter bombarded a foreign female baseball reporter working in the U.S. with inappropriate text messages in 2016 while working as the Cubs’ director of professional scouting, according to a Monday night report from ESPN. Porter acknowledged sending the messages, including one of an exposed penis but told ESPN the explicit photos were “kinda like […]