Fantasy baseball free agent pickups: Preseason promise, real fantasy results
Tristan H. CockcroftApr 6, 2026, 11:15 AM ETCloseTristan H. Cockcroft is senior writer for fantasy baseball and football at ESPN. Tristan is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. He is also a two-time LABR and...
MLB 2026 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch
David SchoenfieldApr 6, 2026, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com
Former deputy editor of Page 2
Been with ESPN.com since 1995Multiple AuthorsWe're back with our third annual MLB Watchability Index -- and it couldn't come at a better time.MLB...
Tony Vitello nets first MLB ejection as Giants fall to 3-7
Giants first-year manager Tony Vitello was ejected for the first time in his major league career Sunday during San Francisco's 5-2 loss to the visiting New York Mets.Vitello, who was the head coach at the University of...
Mike Trout day-to-day after CF hit by pitch in Angels’ win
Los Angeles Angels superstar center fielder Mike Trout left his team's 8-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon after being hit by a pitch on his left hand in the eighth inning.Trout, 34, originally headed...
Machado’s well-timed kick helps Padres rally to beat Boston
BOSTON -- Padres third baseman -- and San Diego FC part-owner -- Manny Machado is making his case to move from the baseball diamond to the soccer pitch.Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help the Padres...
Umpire Ron Kulpa out with concussion after hit to mask
NEW YORK -- Umpire Ron Kulpa has been diagnosed with a concussion and will be sidelined for at least a week.Kulpa left the Miami Marlins' game at the New York Yankees on Saturday in the fourth after...
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts placed on IL with strained oblique
WASHINGTON -- The Los Angeles Dodgers placed shortstop Mookie Betts on the injured list Sunday with a right oblique strain and recalled Hyeseong Kim from Triple-A Oklahoma City.Betts left Saturday's 10-5 victory over the Washington Nationals after...
Roman Anthony: Red Sox’s start ‘unacceptable’ for fans, team
The Boston Red Sox fell to a major league-worst 2-7 on Sunday, tying the worst start through nine games in the franchise's long history.Some "sell the team" chants could be heard at Fenway Park in the ninth...
Pete Fairbanks gets start, leaves Marlins for birth of child
NEW YORK -- Pete Fairbanks was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins on Sunday to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child.The team said Fairbanks' wife was set to have...
Cubs’ Cade Horton placed on 15-day IL, set for tests on arm
CLEVELAND -- Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton will return to Chicago for more tests on his right arm after being forced to leave his second outing of 2026 in the second inning.The Cubs placed Horton on the...
