There is no story more romantic this 2022 season (and beyond) than that of an Albert Pujols return to St. Louis. Unfortunately for fans, that dream reunion is unlikely to come true. It’s a baseball fan’s fantasy, a career shutout for Pujols in St. Louis, the city he should never have left. However, the Cardinals … Read more
“El Marciano”, Yadier Molina, faces his last campaign in the Major Leagues and with the team of his loves, the St. Louis Cardinals. After 18 seasons, approaching his 19th season with the Cardinals, Yadier’s successful career includes 2 World Series titles in 2006 and 2011, 9 Gold Gloves, including a streak from 2008 to 2015 … Read more
After ranking the top 100 prospects heading into the 2022 MLB season, it’s time to turn our attention to each team’s farm system as a whole. I’ve always found it overwhelming and too subjective to line up 30 player rosters and say this roster is better than another for certain as the ranking process is … Read more
This year’s list of the top 100 MLB prospects comes at a time when the status of the 2022 season is in limbo, but fear not: The minor league season will start on time, regardless of whether they accept a contract. new labor agreement in the majors. To provide more context for the more casual … Read more
The young man right-handed Jack Flaherty is scheduled for free agency after the 2023 season, but even with the team’s control of the St.Louis Cardinals slowing down, it is believed that the rojiblanco club will wait until next spring to really delve into extension talks. After a breakout 2019 season, Flaherty struggled in the pandemic-shortened … Read more
Much of the credit for the Atlanta Braves’ big postseason run was rightly attributed to midseason deals made by general manager Alex Anthopoulos, because without Eddie Rosario, Jorge Soler, adam duvall Y Joc Pedersen, Atlanta would not have hosted a championship parade. But what may have been lost in that narrative was how much the … Read more
Three-time World Series champion and 200-game winner Jon Lester he retires after a 16-year Major League career. Lester, 38, told ESPN that his body is no longer prepared for the rigors of a major league season. He made 30 or more starts 12 times during his career and 28 during his final season split between … Read more
11:24 AM ET David schoenfield Close is a senior writer for ESPN.com. He has been with the company since 1995 and has served as the baseball editor and senior editor for Page 2. The Hall of Fame has been at a crossroads for over a decade due to uncertainty over how to consider what I … Read more
Controversy surrounding the use of substances to improve ball grip easily tops Major League Baseball’s (MLB) list of scandals in the 2021 season, when doping penalties were lowered but penalties and misconduct investigations increased. and domestic violence, and the dreaded list of ineligible for work in baseball grew. After ignoring the violation of rules 3.01 … Read more
Atlanta lost the All-Star Game but won the World Series, in a season dominated by pitching that marked the return of stadium fans and in which the wonderful Japanese player Shohei ohtani achieved unprecedented achievements for Major League Baseball (MLB) of American baseball. After a short tournament with empty stands in 2020 due to the … Read more
