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The Miami Marlins begin the 2019 season with a brand new look to the branding and team — again. On rebuild mode, Miami hosts the Colorado Rockies on the earliest Opening Day ever. Dominican José Ureña is expected to start on the mound and lead the hungry, young core into …

Just before opening day, the New York Mets have signed ace pitcher Jacob deGrom to a five-year, $137.5 million contract extension. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the deal gives deGrom $27.5 million per year. The 30-year-old reigning Cy Young winner was supposed to make $17 million this season. He also …

Gator great and former Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow is back for another season of minor league baseball. Slowly but surely, Tebow is moving up the ranks. Tebow Invited to Mets Spring Training We’ve invited 13 additional players to Major League #SpringTraining. #Mets pic.twitter.com/p2jAYXTY7N — New York Mets (@Mets) January …

San Francisco Giants manager, Bruce Bochy, announced on Monday, February 18 that his upcoming year would be his last. After 13 seasons as manager for the Giants, Bochy believes the time has come for something new. “I’ve managed with my gut. I came up here in 2007 on my gut. …

Baseball is slow. Baseball is boring. Baseball games are too long. The MLB is working to eliminate these statements. The MLB is doing so by implementing new rules to hopefully speed up the game. What’s New? Rob Manfred announced Sunday evening that there will be a pitch clock in spring …

The will-he-or-won’t-he saga surrounding Kyler Murray is now over. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner will pursue a career in the National Football League. Last year, the Oakland Athletics drafted Murray with the number nine overall pick. However, the quarterback remained at Oklahoma to test the waters of college football. He …

Kyler Murray has made his decision: after months of speculation, the Oklahoma student-athlete has made a choice between baseball and football. NFL or MLB? Murray announced on Twitter Monday that he will be fully committing his time to pursue a career as an NFL quarterback. The 2018 Heisman Trophy winner …

For the first time since early November, the MLB is back. With pitchers and catchers reporting this week, spring training officially marks the return of baseball. Storylines Abound Boston Looks to Repeat The Boston Red Sox enter the 2019 season as the defending World Series champions and will be aiming …

The players are in talks with league officials over several proposed rule changes that cover pace of play, rosters, lineups and even the draft. Here’s a list of the potential modifications to the league: Pitchers required to face a minimum of three batters Universal designated hitter One singular trade deadline …

It is the dead of winter, but baseball is about to bring some warmth revealing its next class of Hall of Famers as fans eagerly await for spring training.  While the votes of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America were submitted at the end of 2018, the inductees will be …