D’Angelo Ortiz, son of Big Papi, returns to Red Sox spring training to forge his own path
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Even by the anonymous standards of minor league baseball, No. 44 in Boston Red Sox camp is not a star. He was a late-round draft pick,…
Mo Vaughn, fearsome slugger named in Mitchell Report, admits to using HGH: Exclusive
Former slugger Mo Vaughn told The Athletic that he used human growth hormone in an effort to extend his career, confirming for the first time information disclosed in 2007 in…
Bowden’s 2025 MLB report card: Offseason grades, takeaways, predictions for all 30 teams
With spring training in full swing and Opening Day three weeks away, it’s time for my annual offseason report card that includes a breakdown of every team’s major-league signings and…
2025 MLB Franchise Rankings: Dodgers closing in on No. 1 team of past 25 years
It’s time for another round of the tested, trusted, completely objective, never-been-questioned, all-math, no-bias MLB franchise rankings. First, a change: Rather than span the Wild-Card Era (1995 to present) as…
The 25 MLB rookies most likely to have an impact in 2025 regular season
When I rank prospects every offseason here at The Athletic, I’m considering the players’ eventual peaks and their long-term values, which is why you’ll see prospects who were just drafted…
2025 MLS season preview: 7 teams (and players) to care about, who and what’s new, predictions and more
Major League Soccer enters its 30th season as the biggest soccer league in the world. Not the best, nor the most popular; but, with 30 teams scattered coast to coast,…
MLB offseason grades for all 30 teams, from the Dodgers (A) to the Cardinals (F)
By Chad Jennings, Aaron Gleeman and Tim Britton The semester was about to end, and too many of our students still hadn’t finished their homework, much less taken their final…
Rosenthal: When the Red Sox drafted Alex ‘Bergman’ in 2012, plus more MLB notes
The morning after Alex Bregman made his free-agent decision, Fred Petersen sent a text to his former boss with the Boston Red Sox, Amiel Sawdaye. “We got BERGMAN,” Petersen wrote.…
MLB power rankings: Dodgers, Yankees, Phillies 1-2-3 as spring training starts, season beckons
Pitchers and catchers have officially reported, full-squad workouts are almost here and spring training games start in a week. Although there are still some quality free agents on the market,…
MLB insiders predict the players most likely to get traded in 2025 spring training
It was just last spring, in this very space, that we wrote these fateful words: In recent years, the good old blockbuster spring training trade has become more rarified than…