Why Jackson Merrill, Kristian Campbell signed extensions now. Plus, watch this Elly De La Cruz catch
Literally minutes before we sent yesterday’s Windup, news broke that the Padres had signed Jackson Merrill to a nine-year ...
Explaining the new ‘kick-change’ pitch. Plus: Ohtani or Betts the better athlete?
On Monday, Hart, now 32, took the mound for the Padres and dropped his career ERA almost four runs, allowing two earned in ...
Already panic time for the winless Braves? Plus, the White Sox’s surprising feat
In between those runs, another big blow: OF Jurickson Profar, who signed a three-year, $42 million deal this offseason, was ...
Tyler O’Neill’s unbelievable Opening Day tradition. Plus, MLB.TV’s untimely crash
A weird plot twist (that we probably mentioned last year, but it bears repeating): Before O’Neill came along, the old record ...
Juan Soto spent 3 weeks with his minor-league host family. Memories endure 7 years later
Long before he was the $765 million man, the Mets slugger was a 19-year-old looking for a local GameStop to fix his faulty ...
All about those Yankee torpedo bats. Plus, Cam Smith’s emotional Astros call-up
Cam Smith and his mom: Astros manager Joe Espada said it wasn’t easy convincing Smith’s mom, Stephanie Hocza, to come to the ...
Is Mookie Betts or Shohei Ohtani the better athlete? Dodgers teammates weigh in
In one corner, standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 210 pounds, is Shohei Ohtani, hitter, pitcher and three-time unanimous MVP. In the other corner, standing 5-10 and weighing 175 pounds when fully ...
Just five games into the 2025 season, the Braves are already playing from behind
The suspension of left fielder Jurickson Profar for 80 games is a problem. The inflammation in Reynaldo López’s right ...
The top 12 storylines for the 2025 MLB season: A potential Dodger dynasty, Juan Soto’s worth and more
Here are my top 12 storylines for 2025, concluding with my 39th Annual Dumb World Series Prediction™. Yes, I’ve been doing ...
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Claims Superior Athleticism Over Three-Time MVP
In a poll by The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, shortstop Mookie Betts was voted the best overall athlete by his Dodgers teammates ...
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AA Podcast: Ken Rosenthal on MLB Opening Day, Rob Manfred, Shohei Ohtani, and more
The season opener on Fox was down 42%, and not a single game reached last year's season-long average.
Dodgers' Mookie Betts Says He's a Better Athlete Than Shohei Ohtani, 'Not Even Close'
Even though Shohei Ohtani is inarguably the best player on the Los Angeles Dodgers, the question of who is the best athlete ...