With the 2021 MLB season now at its midway point, we'll take a quick look at how the top spending teams are faring in the standings as we turn the corner toward the dog days of the summer. Michael Ginnitti | 3 years ago 2021 MLB All-Star Starters, Financially The 2021 All-Star...
Just a few years ago, the Baltimore Orioles struggled to win 50-plus games in a season. The Orioles were perennially at the bottom of the MLB standings, in a rebuild that felt like it would last forever. Fast forward to 2023, Baltimore is a 100-win team with an AL East crown and yo...
March 3, 2025 MESA, Ariz. -- The outlook for the Athletics around this time last year was that if they were going to take a step forward in their rebuild, Zack Gelof was going to be a key figure in that process following his breakout 2023 rookie campaign. The A’s did make progress...
With the Astros reaffirming their perpetual contender status and the Rangers leading the AL West in the standings and all of baseball in run differential, the division race is taking on a distinctly Texas-centric character. It should be a banner summer in the Lone...
Current MLB standings 1. Phillies (previously: 2). Season high: 1 | Season low: 8 That the Phillies are without Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto and are still ranked No. 1 speaks to how resourceful this team is: Many people consider the Phillies more top-heavy than they...
There are seven teams within three games of the Padres for the final NL Wild Card spot. Out of all of them, the Reds are the only one with a positive run differential on the season at plus-9. Unfortunately for the Reds, it’s wins that count in the standings, not runs; instead, ...
Related:MLB standings 2. Oracle Park – San Francisco Giants Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Many would still prefer to call it by its old name, but the undeniable thing is that Oracle Park is one of the best MLB stadiums around. Opened in 2020, there is a phenomenal fan experience...
We asked ESPN MLB experts what they're following most closely over the final week of the season. Let's get to it.AL playoff racesThere's a four-team scrum for three playoff spots in the AL -- two wild-card slots and the AL West title -- and, almost miraculously, ...
The calendar has flipped to June, and more than one-third of the season is in the rearview mirror. While there’s still plenty of time for the standings to change in dramatic fashion — just ask the 2022 Phillies or 2019 Nationals — the “early” portion of the season is a bit behind...
Expanded standings Atlantic Division Points:83 Regulation wins:34 Playoff position:A1 Games left:18 Points pace:106.3 Next game:@ BOS (Tuesday) Playoff chances:99.9% Tragic number:N/A Points:79 Regulation wins:31 Playoff position:A2 Games left:19 ...