Fact-checking Craig Counsell’s burger comments. Plus: MLB realignment projectionsBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in…
Guardians at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends for August 19By PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 It’s Tuesday, August 19 and the Guardians (64-60) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (60-66). Tanner Bibee is…
First National Baseball HOF program sells for record $315KBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 Dan HajduckyAug 18, 2025, 05:01 PM ETCloseDan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative…
Today’s top games to watch, best bets, odds: Bengals at Commanders, Astros at Tigers, and moreBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 The top two teams in the National League Central begin a crucial—and rare—five-game series when the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago…
Projecting what MLB realignment might look like with expansion on the horizonBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 From a broadcast booth in Williamsport, Pa., MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stoked the flames of expansion talk Sunday night by…
Mookie Betts meets with Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman after Dodgers’ loss to RockiesBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 The half-empty Dodger clubhouse was so quiet you could hear a winning streak snap Monday. But amid the silence there…
Day after career high, O’s Jordan Westburg leaves with sore ankleBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 Aug 18, 2025, 08:05 PM ETBOSTON — One day after a career performance with four hits and five RBI, Orioles…
Padres’ Xander Bogaerts has HR taken away, ruled out due to controversial fan interference call vs. GiantsBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 Getty Images You can’t beat fun at the ol’ ballpark. And anytime you attend a game, there’s a chance you’ll…
A’s promote Leo De Vries, key prospect in Mason Miller deal, to Double ABy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 Less than a month after he was the centerpiece in the Athletics return from the San Diego Padres in the…
Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte apologizes for taking time off after All-Star Game, which reportedly led to team riftBy PlayActionNewsAugust 19, 20250 Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte apologized to his teammates on Monday after he missed a series against the St. Louis…
