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The industry’s swing-and-miss obsession overhauled how the sport is played, and how those within it behave. So what happens now?
The Athletic MLB Staff138
MLB trade target tiers: Ranking 92 hitters, starters and relievers who could be available
Aaron Gleeman and Eno Sarris87
MLB execs predict Crochet, Chisholm and 16 other players most likely to be traded at deadline
Jim Bowden307
Missing Bats: Before the strikeout craze, baseball's 'Galileos' fought to change the game
Cody Stavenhagen77
Messy National League's upcoming standings chaos, plus why Aaron Judge loves center field
Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal12
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With five weeks until the trade deadline, here's what we've learned and the storylines we're watching in the days ahead.
Levi Weaver136
Who is the player that best encapsulates, explains, or defines his team's season as a whole? This week, we take a look at the league's MDPs.
The Athletic MLB Staff203
Go deep inside the Cleveland pitching factory, where strikeout arms were manufactured with assembly-line efficiency.
Zack Meisel119
Baseball in 2024 looks vastly different than it did two decades ago, and one clear root cause is behind it all. First in a five-part series.
Andy McCullough380
The right trade could make a huge difference for the teams locked in a tight wild-card race. Let's look at deals that could make sense.
Jim Bowden243
We are less than a month out from the MLB draft and more information is available on who teams are most interested in taking in Round 1.
Keith Law171
Every team has a player who’s not getting nearly enough credit. For this week’s edition, we celebrate an unsung hero for each team.
The Athletic MLB Staff218
Our panel of writers made a case for their favorites, discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of the complete MLB City Connect slate.
The Athletic MLB and Culture Staff938
Some deals paid dividends last year, others fizzled out, and the lasting impact of many is still playing out.
Chad Jennings32
With the benefit of a decade of hindsight, we re-draft the 2014 class and see Turner go off the board first. Who else would go in the first?
Keith Law104
The No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft didn't sign, and both of the top-two picks never reached the big leagues. They were among the misses.
Keith Law135
The biggest names being targeted by teams include Pete Alonso, Luis Robert Jr., Jesús Luzardo and Luis Severino. Here's where things stand.
Jim Bowden263
I've been talking, texting and emailing with front-office executives, as well as others in the game, to gauge how the market is shaping up.
Jim Bowden226
We have entered the thick of the season and the sample sizes are large enough that we can start asking some big questions about these teams.
The Athletic MLB Staff178
The Red Sox received the second-most votes, in part because Fenway Park is a big draw.
C. Trent Rosecrans207
Some think a shorter season would be a good idea, while other players don't see a problem with 162 games: "Anyone who complains is soft."
Chad Jennings274
This spring, we interviewed more than 100 MLB players to get their unfiltered takes on who's the best, who's most overrated and more.
The Athletic MLB Staff589
Here is my early look at the NL and AL All-Star teams, with starters and backups for each position, if I had to pick and project them today.
Jim Bowden409
Marcano was the first MLB player permanently banned since Pete Rose; four others, including a current A's pitcher, received one year bans.
Evan Drellich393
With All-Star balloting opening this week, we look at potential first-time ASG candidates and what they can tell us about their teams.
The Athletic MLB Staff89
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