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Watch LIVE: MLB Draft Day 2, with round-by-round analysis

@SamDykstraMiLB
an hour ago

NOTE: Day 2 of the MLB Draft will resume at 4:10 p.m. ET following a one-hour break between Rounds 10-11. Catch up on the notable picks from Rounds 4-10 below.

Who will win the Derby? Let’s rank the contenders

1:55 PM EDT

One thing is certain about Monday night’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby: Someone’s going to win who has never won before. When two-time winner Pete Alonso -- who honestly seems made for the Home Run Derby -- declined to participate this year despite actually being named to the team, it assured

What to know about All-Star Game: Lineups, pitchers, more (Tues., 8 ET, FOX)

2:33 PM EDT

Back in 2021, the Braves won the World Series in the 44th week of the year that their forever No. 44, Henry Aaron, passed away. And now they’re hosting the Midsummer Classic on 7/15 -- another number, sans slash, that will always be associated with Atlanta. So an inner-circle legend

USA adds thump to Classic roster as Raleigh joins squad

@ByJasonFoster
25 minutes ago

Big Dumper is ready to take on the world. Mariners All-Star catcher and MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh announced on Monday that he will join Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Everything to know about the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby (8 p.m. ET on ESPN)

11:30 AM EDT

MLB's biggest fireworks show of the summer takes place a little more than a week after July 4. The 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby is tonight. Eight of the best sluggers in baseball will be swinging for the fences inside Truist Park in Atlanta.

The 8 (or 9) swings you'll see in the 2025 Home Run Derby

2:05 PM EDT

We know who the eight participants in the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be. But what do we know about their swings? Given the latest updates to technology, we now know more about those swings than ever before. (We also know that contrary to popular opinion, the Derby doesn’t

Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis

12:36 AM EDT

ATLANTA -- Day 1 of the 2025 Draft is in the books, as clubs made the first 105 selections on Sunday night, covering Rounds 1, 2 and 3, Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, plus two compensation picks. It was an unforgettable night for every player selected, but a few

Stunners at the top, shortstops galore and more takeaways from Draft Day 1

12:51 AM EDT

ATLANTA -- The first three rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft were held Sunday night at the Coca Cola Roxy next to Truist Park, and attendees and viewers can be forgiven if many of the names of an especially high-school-heavy Draft prospect pool were foreign to them. But keep in

Judge's ultimate goal for 2025? 'Rewrite the script'

12:58 PM EDT

The Yankees were taking batting practice in Cincinnati last month on another sweltering, soupy Midwestern afternoon, and Aaron Boone was watching from the visiting dugout. The topic of his father came up, a question posed: Who was the better big league manager? Boone chewed on it for a split second

Potential 2026 first overall Draft pick Grady Emerson to play in HRDX: Round Rock

2:40 PM EDT

Grady Emerson is not known as a home run hitter -- which is only because scouts rave about his all-around game. One of the youngest players on Team USA's 18U National Team roster last fall, the young infielder earned All-Tournament honors in the WBSC World Cup Americas qualifier, was Perfect

He could have started the All-Star Game, but Wheeler has bigger plans

12:50 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO -- It would have been a fantastic ad for Zack Wheeler’s NL Cy Young candidacy. Picture Tuesday night at Truist Park in Atlanta. Wheeler is starting for the National League in the 95th All-Star Game. He is being celebrated as the league’s best pitcher. Even better, he is

Nationals make 17-year-old Eli Willits No. 1 overall pick

@ByJasonFoster
July 13, 2025

ATLANTA – The Nationals had the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft for the first time in 15 years, and with the coveted selection, they chose the youngest prospect in the class. The Nats picked shortstop Eli Willits from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School (Okla.). At 17 years

2025 Draft pick Agbayani looks to follow in father's big league footsteps

@JesseABorek
12:45 PM EDT

This story originally ran previously, before Bruin Agbayani was drafted with the No. 179 pick by the Twins. PHOENIX -- If you watched Mets baseball at the turn of the 21st century, you likely remember Benny Agbayani. And while it might be hard to believe that the Subway Series Fall

Angels make surprise pick, take RHP Tyler Bremner 2nd overall

July 13, 2025

ANAHEIM -- Right-hander Tyler Bremner pitched with plenty of emotion this season during his junior year at UC Santa Barbara, as his mother Jennifer’s health worsened after a five-year battle with breast cancer before she ultimately passed away on June 11.

Rockies take Ethan Holliday, son of franchise great, at No. 4 overall

12:06 AM EDT

DENVER – Ethan Holliday was almost 8 months old when his father, Matt Holliday, and his big brother, Jackson – then 4 years old but aware – were on the infield at Coors Field celebrating the Rockies’ qualification for the 2007 World Series. The family ties between the Hollidays and

Mariners' pick of LSU lefty Kade Anderson at No. 3 their 'best-case scenario'

12:52 AM EDT

ATLANTA -- When the Mariners were the sport’s biggest winners in last offseason’s MLB Draft lottery, they knew they’d have the chance at selecting one of the very best prospects in the 2025 class with the No. 3 overall pick. But they came away with an even bigger coup than

Corona (Calif.) becomes 1st high school with 3 players picked in top 50 of same Draft

@bmags94
12:06 AM EDT

Corona High School -- located in Riverside County in Southern California -- made MLB Draft history on Sunday. In the 2025 MLB Draft, Corona’s RHP Seth Hernandez was selected sixth overall by the Pirates, while infielder Billy Carlson was the No. 10 pick by the White Sox. In the process,

Cards select fiery strikeout artist Liam Doyle with No. 5 pick

@JohnDenton555
July 13, 2025

ST. LOUIS – In desperate need of more swing-and-miss stuff among their starting pitching staff, the Cardinals jumped at the opportunity to select college baseball’s top strikeout artist in 2025. Hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle, the SEC Pitcher of the Year who led all qualified NCAA Division I pitchers in

With four 1st-rounders, including No. 1, Draft another success for MLB Develops

July 13, 2025

ATLANTA -- Another year, another successful draft for MLB Develops. Four alumni from the program -- all shortstops -- were selected in the first round of Sunday’s MLB Draft, including shortstop Eli Willits, who went first overall to the Nationals.

Jacob, Jack Wilson join exclusive father-son All-Star club

@MartinJGallegos
1:05 PM EDT

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The exclusive club of All-Star father-son duos is gaining a new pairing this season. With Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson being voted into the 2025 All-Star Game as the starting shortstop for the American League, he will join his father, Jack Wilson, as only the 20th father-son duo

Bubic's evolution lands him in Atlanta for All-Star Game

@anne__rogers
1:13 PM EDT

ATLANTA -- At the end of the 2022 season, Kris Bubic was searching for answers. Bubic’s ERA ballooned to 5.58 that season on a 97-loss team. As the Royals went through organizational changes, Bubic knew he had to change, too, if he wanted to “have sustained success rather than just