Baseball

2/25/2026 |  Snyder's Soapbox: Don't let out-of-touch owners tell you that winning doesn't matter (CBS Sports) Any time an owner of one of Major League Baseball's 30 teams speaks publicly, I'm probably going to get some pretty easy Soapbox material. I might get a good pitch. I might get a meatball. Sometimes, though, they just bring out the tee and let me take a serious hack. 

2/25/2026 |  Mexico's Best World Baseball Classic Lineup: Big Bats Can Make A Deep Run (ESPN) Is this the Mexico team that goes all the way? 
In 2023, they were one inning away from advancing to the championship of the World Baseball Classic, leading 5-4 in the ninth inning of one of the most thrilling games of the tournament, when Munetaka Murakami’s walk-off double in the semifinals sent Japan through. 

2/24/2026 |  2026 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Sleepers, breakouts, busts by model that nailed Cal Raleigh's huge season (CBS Sports) MLB Spring Training 2026 is rolling with most days seeing more than a dozen games, which means 2026 Fantasy baseball drafts are going on the clock now. The early 2026 Fantasy baseball ADP shows two-way player Shohei Ohtani as the clear-cut top pick in most drafts, with Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt, Juan Soto, Jose Ramirez and Elly De La Cruz also going in the first round of many drafts. Those are relatively obvious picks for the top of drafts, but finding value in the mid-to-late rounds is the key to building a deep, championship-level roster. 

2/24/2026 |  Why Tarik Skubal won't be pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic final (CBS Sports) Team USA's World Baseball Classic roster looks like the best they've ever put together, but it just took a hit.
Two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will pitch just once for USA and it'll happen in pool play (March 7 vs. Great Britain). If the USA advances to the championship round, as expected, Skubal won't pitch.

2/24/2026 |  What Bruce Meyer’s Promotion Means for the 2027 MLB Lockout (DEADSPIN) The recent change in leadership in the Major League Baseball Players Association matters to most fans for only one reason.
The effect it could have on the pending lockout by MLB owners.
Union members promoting labor lawyer Bruce Meyer to MLBPA Executive Director after the stunning resignation of former ballplayer Tony Clark won't change the players' overall strategy. Their goal remains to get the best deal possible, which means not accepting a salary cap under any circumstances.