This past spring, MLB.com put together a group of writers, editors, researchers and analysts to take their best shots at predicting how the upcoming season will play out. These prognosticators peered into their crystal balls and attempted the difficult task of seeing the future, tackling the following nine categories and

Kristian Campbell entered 2024 as a supplemental fourth-round pick the previous July who had fashioned a nice pro debut. He ended it as the No. 10 prospect on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list, not to mention its Hitting Prospect of the Year and the MiLB Breakout Player of the

There are two main ways to assess a ballplayer's Hall of Fame worthiness: career value and peak value. While a player's career WAR should be taken into account, it's important to compare how players performed while at their individual bests. That's especially true for some players on the 2025 ballot.

You’re probably already familiar with the story of the 1961 Yankees, of the Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris home run chase, of Whitey Ford’s 25-4 Cy Young season, of the 109 wins that rates among the best seasons in the history of baseball. Put it this way: You know it’s

Wednesday is Christmas, so let’s bring joy to the baseball world by handing out some gifts. Below are a dozen presents, each procured with a bountiful 2025 in mind, and each waiting to be unwrapped by a lucky recipient (or two, or three). Now let’s take a look under the

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Every season is another chance for MLB’s incredibly talented players to show us all that they can accomplish. Entering the year, it’s always fun to anticipate which career milestones might be reached or surpassed in the upcoming round of 162 games. But over the course of the season, there are

Félix Hernández, eligible for the Hall of Fame for the first time this year, sits in the middle of an inflection point in baseball history. With 169 wins, a 3.42 ERA, a single Cy Young win, and a career that was essentially finished by age 30, he doesn’t measure up

Many examples of what is known as a “treaty curse” can be found in ancient Christian and Hebraic texts, where those who break an oath or covenant are damned with a malediction. One illustration of this idea is Esarhaddon, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, threatening those who betray him by

If you talk the talk, you better walk the walk. Former Pittsburgh Pirates announcer Jim Rooker learned that lesson the hard way. On June 8, 1989, in the final game of an eight-game road trip, the Pirates -- winless in the first seven games -- roared to a 10-0 lead

The Twins made a Christmas Eve move to add to their utility depth with the acquisition of the multipositional Mickey Gasper from the Red Sox in a trade for left-handed reliever Jovani Moran, who missed the entire 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. While not a major move,

BOSTON – The Red Sox continued to bolster their starting rotation on Monday, agreeing to terms with veteran right-hander Walker Buehler on a one-year, $21.05 million contract with incentives, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The deal, which was first reported by Russell Dorsey of Yahoo! Sports, has not been

From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club’s signature win of the season?

Which Baseball Hall of Fame candidates are being overlooked by voters? Which ace starter has the best Cooperstown case? And how much does a short peak really matter? When the 2025 Hall of Fame class is announced Jan. 21 on MLB Network, the answers to those questions should become clearer.

NEW YORK -- Sean Manaea, the popular left-hander who became a showpiece for the Mets’ ability to reshape starting pitchers, is back in the organization on a long-term deal. The Mets and Manaea agreed to terms early Monday on a three-year, $75 million contract that’s pending a physical, according to

Managers being ejected? That's nothing new. Mascots being ejected? That's also, somehow, nothing new. But what about a manager being ejected and then returning as the mascot? And not just returning, but performing a dance to "Louie Louie" out on the field to inspire his team to victory? "You know,

A Hall of Fame is, almost by definition, a ranking of the best players to ever play the sport. We know from past research that something like the top 1-2% of players who reach the Majors get into the Hall of Fame, but what if we went a step further

On Tuesday, the Red Sox acquired left-handed pitcher Jovani Morán from the Twins and sent catcher/infielder Mickey Gasper to Minnesota. The 27-year-old Morán posted a 4.15 ERA with 112 strikeouts across 91 innings with the Twins from 2021-23. Morán underwent Tommy John surgery in November 2023 and subsequently missed the

MLB.com is keeping track of the latest news and rumors surrounding Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who is seeking an MLB opportunity via the posting system. At 23 years old, Sasaki is subject to international bonus pool money restrictions, which are placed on foreign-born players unless they are at least 25

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. It’s fitting that Christmas Day gifted us with three Hall of Fame players. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for December 25: 1) Rickey Henderson (1958)

The Texas Rangers and free-agent DH Joc Pederson have agreed to terms on a two-year, $37 million contract with an opt out after 2025, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Monday. The deal is pending a physical. The team has not confirmed the deal. The move comes just after

Andrew McCutchen, the face of the Pirates in the 21st century, is staying in Pittsburgh. The team announced Monday that the franchise icon is returning for the 2025 season. According to a source, the deal is for one year, $5 million. Another reunion between McCutchen and the Pirates was always

MLB.com is keeping track of all the latest Mets-related free agent and trade rumors right here.

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Umpires Association have reached a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement that would run through the 2029 season. The prior CBA between MLB and the umpires was set to expire at the end of this month. The new agreement is pending ratification by

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