Baseball

8/27/2025 |  Aaron Judge vs. Cal Raleigh: The Weirdest MVP Race Ever (DEADSPIN) With about a month to go in the 2025 season, the American League MVP deserves to go to … either Aaron Judge or Cal Raleigh.
All Rise vs. Big Dumper — who ya got?
It’s hard to pick one over the other. It’s really that close through the first five months. Kind of hysterically close.

8/27/2025 |  Dodger Stadium named most instagrammable ballpark in MLB (Stadia Magazine) A new study from FlashPicks has revealed that the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers is officially the most Instagrammable MLB stadium in America. The research compared every Major League venue by calculating “photos per seat,” based on the number of Instagram posts tagged at each ballpark.

8/26/2025 |  Giants to host Yankees in 2026 MLB opener on March 25, earliest domestic season start (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — The San Francisco Giants will host the New York Yankees to start Major League Baseball’s season on March 25, the earliest opening day other than international games.v

8/25/2025 |  Another realignment idea: What if new baseball divisions were based on market size? (Associated Press (AP)) Commissioner Rob Manfred caused a bit of a stir recently when he said during an ESPN telecast that expansion and realignment could be on the table soon.
That led to a number of suggestions and ideas about what baseball’s league and divisional structure might look like in the future, with geography and traditional rivalries driving much of that discussion.

8/25/2025 |  The Little League World Series Bracket Is So Dumb (DEADSPIN) I’ll say it: I’m an absolute sucker for the Little League World Series.
Year after year, travel ball is doing its very best to kill one of the most enjoyable television events of the year. Kids from 10 to 12 years old from across the country meet in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for just under two weeks to crown the best youth baseball team from one town on the planet.