Favorites
Customise ESPN
Podcasts
ESPN Apps
ESPN Sites
Early MLB 2026 trade deadline preview: Player most likely to be traded for all 30 teams
From major league stars to prospects to if-all-goes-wrong candidates, here's who could be on the trade block come August.

TOP HEADLINES

MUST-SEE FROM SUNDAY
Cubs walk it off to send Mets to their 11th straight loss

Pirates fans have heartwarming moment after Mangum throws ball to the crowd


MLB SCOREBOARD

FANTASY BASEBALL
Free agent pickups: Need some pitching? Look to Twins and Astros
The top players you should consider claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week.

Fantasy baseball news: Marlins getting healthy, Braves bullpen may need rest
All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.


AROUND THE DIAMOND
19 going on 35: How Konnor Griffin's maturity is making an impression on Pirates
As the Bucs build for the future, the youngest player in MLB has his teammates singing his praises.


MLB DRAFT
Updated 2026 MLB draft rankings: Top 85 prospects and a 13-pick mock draft
The top of the 2026 MLB draft is coming into focus. Here's who your team could be targeting this summer.


MLB
Reliever depth chart: Who's closing, who's tired and who's next?
Our updated reliever depth chart displays the closer hierarchy for each team, as well as the fatigue factor in each MLB bullpen.


MLB
Fantasy Baseball Forecaster for Week 4: April 20-26
Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our preview featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings and schedule observations.


MLB
Fantasy baseball forecaster: Team hitting ratings
Stay ahead of the game and optimize your fantasy baseball hitters with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's hitting matchups as well as the potential for stolen bases.

Top Headlines
- 'Gonna get loud': Mets head home as skid hits 11
- Perez, Quatraro clear air about 'mental breather'
- Guardians' Hedges gets engaged on field after win
- Carroll (back) exits, but D-backs not concerned
- Astros put Loperfido on IL with quadriceps injury
- Boone: Cole needs several more rehab outings
- ✍️ Best and worst free agent signings in history
ESPN is now the home of MLB.TV
Customise ESPN
Trending Now
Cole Burston/Getty Images What MLB players think of automated ball-strike challenge rule
ABS has been the talk of the MLB season. Here's what those in the game say about the new rule -- and how it changes their jobs.
Brad Penner-Imagn Images 2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings
The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, pitchers, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.
Major League Baseball Tracking all of MLB's City Connect jerseys and debut dates
From the latest looks to the designs of years past, we break down all of MLB's City Connect uniforms.
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky 2026 MLB predictions: Our hottest hot takes two weeks in
From a shocking NL East champion to a 50-homer slugger you probably haven't heard of yet, our experts go bold with their early predictions.
Tatiana Fernandez Geara for ESPN Amid scandal, is MLB headed for an international draft?
As the search for the next Dominican baseball phenom intensifies, the tragic death of a teenager is the latest symptom of a failing system.




























