One fun fact you (probably) did not know for all 30 MLB teams
From telling team numbers to surprising player stats, we find what you might have missed about your favorite squad.
2022 Schedule
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Free agent Correa hires Boras to represent him
Star shortstop Carlos Correa, still without a team amid MLB's lockout, has hired agent Scott Boras.
Ranking MLB's top 10 teams: A Braves repeat? Are Mets N.Y.'s best? Who will own the AL?
With moves left to be made once the lockout ends, Buster Olney rates baseball's best teams as 2022 begins.
Sources: MLB proposal does little to sway players
MLB's first labor proposal since locking out players Dec. 2 did little to encourage players and heightened the likelihood of spring training being postponed, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Are the Astros favorites? Will the Rangers keep spending? What to make of wild AL West
It's been quite an offseason already in the AL West -- with more surprises to come. We break down the division.
The best and worst MLB free-agent signings of the past decade
We look back at 10 years of big-money additions to see how many worked out and how many hamstrung their franchises for years.
Injuries and inconsistency: The case against signing Carlos Correa
Carlos Correa is the No. 1 player in our free-agent rankings and a once-in-a-generation talent. Here's why you shouldn't want your favorite team to break the bank to sign him.
2 superstar shortstops, 30 teams: Ranking the best fits for Correa and Story
This year's historic crop of free-agent shortstops is down to a pair. Is either likely to land on your favorite team?
Report: MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 level
Major League Baseball payrolls are down 4.6% from their record high of just under $4.25 billion in 2017, with last season's $4.05 billion spent on big league players not having been this low since $3.9 billion in 2015.
What are MLB teams doing during the lockout? A lot
With no winter meetings to attend or free agents to sign, what are teams doing instead? Buster Olney breaks it down.
Dodgers at No. 30?! Ranking every MLB team by how much it has improved
With the hot stove on hold, we take a look at whose 2022 pennant hopes have risen -- and fallen -- the most so far this winter.
Sources: Verlander's $50M deal approved by MLB
Justin Verlander's two-year, $50 million agreement with the Houston Astros has been given formal approval by Major League Baseball, industry sources told ESPN Monday, even at a time when the owners have locked out the players in the ongoing labor battle.
Astros sign RHP Neris to 2-year, $17M contract
The Astros signed right-hander Hector Neris to a $17 million, two-year contract Tuesday with an option for 2024.
Source: Astros, Neris agree to 2-year, $17M deal
The Houston Astros have agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal with right-handed reliever Hector Neris, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Correa to the Tigers? Soto in D.C. for life? Bold offseason moves every MLB team should make
Here's what every MLB team should do this winter -- and they would if we were running things.
Bill Virdon, 2-time manager of year, dies at 90
Bill Virdon, the 1955 National League Rookie of the Year who later won Manager of the Year awards in both leagues, has died at the age of 90.
Five-time All-Star reliever Jones dies at age 64
Doug Jones, a five-time All-Star reliever who had 303 saves in his career, has died at age 64.
Ohtani, Harper, Burnes, Ray -- did the voters get it right? Picks, results and analysis from MLB awards week
From Jonathan India's rookie title to Shohei Ohtani's unanimous MVP win -- and everything in between -- we broke down every award handed out during baseball's 2021 ceremonies.
Free-agency grades: Astros bet on more greatness from Verlander
The two-time Cy Young Award winner will be 39 on Opening Day and has only pitched one game in two seasons. Will Houston's gamble pay off?
Sources: Astros keep Verlander with $25M deal
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander is staying with the Astros after agreeing to a one-year, $25 million contract with a player option for a second season, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Lugo, SS for '07 champion Red Sox, dies at 45
Julio Lugo, who played for seven teams in a 12-year major league career, has died. He was 45.
Scherzer to St. Louis? Stroman to Mets AND Yankees? Where MLB's top 25 free agents would land if money didn't matter
We imagine a world in which free agents picked a team not for the paycheck, but for their own happiness -- and for the good of the game.
Astros CF Meyers, injured in ALDS, has surgery
Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an injury that could delay his 2022 season.
Verlander 'looks like himself,' says Astros GM
Free-agent ace Justin Verlander looked healthy and sharp at a showcase for scouts Monday, according to his former general manager with the Houston Astros.
From an A-plus to an F-minus: Grading bold season predictions for all 30 MLB teams
Remember what we said about your team going into the season? It's time to see what worked out, what didn't -- and what it means for 2022.
2021 AL West Standings
Team Stats
- Pitching
- Batting
Earned Run Average3.767th
Quality Starts667th
WHIP1.238th
BAA.2283rd
Runs8631st
Batting Average.2671st
On Base Percentage.3391st
Slugging Percentage.4443rd