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Inside Derek Jeter’s plan to build a winner in Miami
A champion in New York, Jeter didn't come to the Marlins to lose. Here's an inside look at how he plans to build a winner while learning on the job in South Beach.
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Braun belts two homers in Brewers' win
Cain puts Brewers on board right away with leadoff HR
Lorenzo Cain gives Milwaukee a quick 1-0 advantage with a leadoff home run against Chicago.
MLB
Ten secrets to the success of playoff contenders
There's more to winning baseball games than meets the eye, so we took a deeper look for hidden reasons why the best teams are so good.
Dodgers
MLB
Real or not? Kershaw in for his toughest stretch run yet
With the NL West a dogfight and Kenley Jansen out, the Dodgers ace faces a big challenge in his quest for a World Series title.
Should the Yankees concede the AL East? Weighing the pros and cons
Aaron Judge says the goal is to beat Boston. It's not impossible, but resting up for the wild-card game and (hopefully) beyond could be wiser.
Dazzling Didi a steady presence at short for Yankees
Performances like he had Sunday have almost become routine for Didi Gregorius as he has eased the transition from Derek Jeter the past few years.
Nimmo, Conforto go back to back in Mets' HR parade
Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto homer in consecutive at-bats, increasing the Mets' homer total to five on the game.
Syndergaard jokes about his hand, foot and mouth disease
Noah Syndergaard makes light of his hand, foot and mouth disease as well as a photo of him from his little league days.
DeGrom's great season continues with quality start vs. Yanks
Jacob deGrom fans 12 Yankees and only allows two earned runs in his 6.2 innings of work.
Frazier homers at his old stomping grounds
Todd Frazier burns his former team with a solo homer to left field.
Slumping Bautista goes yard off Severino
Jose Bautista, mired in a 2-for-30 August, smacks an opposite-field two-run homer to put the Mets back in front.
Rosario leads off game with homer
Yankees right-hander Luis Severino leaves the ball up in the zone, and the Mets' Amed Rosario goes the other way for a solo homer.
Monday's top dingers
Cardinals walk off on DeJong's homer
Acuna homers again to make MLB history
At 20 years old, Ronald Acuna Jr. is the youngest player to homer in four straight games in the live-ball era.
NBA
That's so '90s: The 12 still-active players from the last millennium
Party of Five? More like Party of 12. Here are the players across the four major sports who first appeared in the '90s and are still active, and how long they might have left.
Power Rankings
Power Rankings: New rivals boost AL's dominance
The Red Sox might be delivering a season for the ages, but they aren't the only hot team heading towards the stretch.
A's land in surprising spot in Perez's rankings
Little League World Series
Before they were famous: Pros who played in the LLWS
They may be household names now, but some athletes were first in the spotlight as kids on the baseball fields of the Little League World Series.
MLB
The 100s tracker: Boston's 114 pace? Good. The O's? Not so good
As we track teams that could hit triple-digit wins or losses, the Red Sox have managed to pick up their torrid pace while helping the Orioles sink to new lows.
Cubs
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Bote spoils Scherzer's gem with walk-off slam
With two out in the bottom of the ninth and facing a two-strike count, Cubs pinch hitter David Bote delivered a walk-off grand slam to stun the Nationals on Sunday night.
Bote shocks Nats with walk-off grand slam
MLB
MLB's next big thing: Red Sox vs. 116 and more races to watch
Can Boston set the MLB wins record? Who will emerge as the NL's top team? MVP? And who ya got -- hits or whiffs? Baseball minds want to know.
Nationals
MLB
A pitcher for MVP? It's rare, but this could be Max Scherzer's year
The Nats ace has a legitimate shot at joining Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander as the only hurlers in the past quarter century to win the award.
Martinez trying to right Nationals' ship in time to make the playoffs
The Nationals have one of the most injury-prone teams in baseball, but the pressure on their first-year manager to get them to October is real.
Hunt for October
2018 MLB playoff schedule
From the wild card to the World Series, check out the game and series schedules for the upcoming postseason.
Cubs
MLB
First-place Cubs breaking even in the second half, not breaking away
Another blowout loss contributed to the Cubs' growing run deficit since the break. Should fans be worried or happy about their 12-11 record?
MLB
Delmon Young Trade Tree: How to flip a bust for 15 years of talent
The Rays took Young with the No. 1 pick in 2003. And while he had his moments, trading him was a master stroke that's still paying off.
MLB
The top 10 MLB Players Weekend nicknames
From the first all-emoji name to the Stringbean Slinger, these are some of the best uniform nicknames coming soon to a major league ballpark near you.
Yankees
MLB
Law: A Yankees prospect struggles and witnessing an #UmpShow
A touted New York pitcher disappointed on the mound and an umpire's overreaction made waves recently.
The Shift
How the shift has ruined Albert Pujols
As defensive shifting became a normal part of the game, is it possible we've witnessed it beat down one of baseball's greatest players?
MLB myth-buster: The shift isn't curbing runs; it's creating them
Banning the shift is a hot topic in baseball. Here's why the conventional wisdom on it is wrong.
Top Headlines
- Indians' Bauer on DL with stress fracture in leg
- Mariners reinstate Cano after PED suspension
- Rays get Pirates' Baz to complete Archer deal
- Dodgers' Jansen anticipates a 2nd heart surgery
- Cubs' Darvish near rehab stint in minors
- Dodgers 2B Dozier has abnormal EKG reading
- Stock watch: Potential champs, contenders
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How Mike and Mookie work
- Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Mike Trout and Mookie Betts have opposite approaches -- and both are perfect
The superstars are having historic seasons. But how they've solved the strikeout era diverges in one remarkable way.
30 incredible gems
- ESPN Illustration
The best pitching performance ever for all 30 teams
From Nolan Ryan to King Felix to, well, more Nolan Ryan, we look at the best gem ever thrown by each franchise and try to predict who could top it.
The day we all met The Freeze
- Illustration by Danny Hellman
That day you heard about The Freeze for the first time
By now, you've probably seen The Freeze race fans at Braves home games. But every superhero has an origin story that must be told, and this is how The Freeze became a viral phenomenon.
Tracking Ohtani's progress
- ESPN Stats and Information
The Shohei Ohtani Experience: Keep track of the Angels phenom's two-way quest
Los Angeles' pitching/hitting sensation is turning heads with every step. Follow along for the major moments from Ohtani's big league journey.
