Major League Baseball unveiled a postseason format in 2022 that expanded both the pool of teams and the Wild Card round. Here are answers to questions you might have about the format. How many teams make the MLB playoffs? The bracket-style postseason involves 12 teams (six from each league) --

As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that made baseball America’s game.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The war on modern pitching is being waged in the batter’s box, in the video rooms, in the hearts and minds of flummoxed hitters and, more and more, in a single-story commercial strip building in suburban Toronto. Thanks to the work done in the offices of Trajekt

Every time we think we have baseball even remotely figured out, it taps its head to issue a challenge to our assumptions. As usual, we’ve had A Bunch of Surprises (ABS) in this 2026 MLB season, so let’s review (are you picking up on this lame gag yet?) a dozen

As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that made baseball America’s game.

As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that made baseball America’s game.

This story was originally published before MLB staged its first Field of Dreams game on Aug. 12, 2021. We are republishing it in the leadup to the third edition of the game, set for Aug. 13 in Dyersville, Iowa. The game will be broadcast on Netflix, which on Saturday returned

As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that make baseball America’s game.

Baseball has always been the respite for lefties who get a raw deal in real life. Scissors, power tools and spiral notebooks might conspire against them, but not the design of our beautiful game. Here, left-handed hitters have a headstart to first base, a visual advantage against the majority of

Maybe the biggest surprise of this Trade Deadline? It was surprising! Despite occurring later in the calendar year than ever before -- and with 80% of both leagues within 5 1/2 games of a postseason spot -- executives didn't let chaotic standings stop them from pulling off a smorgasbord of

As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that make baseball America’s game.

Major League Baseball operates under an economic structure without a hard salary cap and salary floor, leading to the highest payroll disparities between large- and small-market franchises of any U.S. major sport. While leagues like the NFL, NBA, and NHL utilize salary cap and floor systems to curb payroll disparities,

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for July 29: 1) Dan Driessen (1951) The native of Hilton Head, S.C., was an underrated cog in the Big

The July non-waiver Trade Deadline was instituted in 1986. For the six decades prior, the Deadline was June 15. So the history of the July (or occasionally early August) Deadline, as we know it, is relatively short. But that doesn't mean it lacks dramatic deals. Some Deadline deals are overrated.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Hall of Fame Awards Presentation recognizes writers, broadcasters and pioneers, and while all four men who were recognized during Saturday’s ceremony were warmly saluted, no one received a bigger ovation than former National League president Bill White. White was selected as just the seventh recipient of

When Paul Hoynes got the news late one night during last December’s Winter Meetings that he would be honored with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s 2026 Career Excellence Award, his hands started to shake. He picked up his phone to call his wife, Jackie, but he couldn’t even dial

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League has embarked upon a second season that is also a new beginning. After barnstorming its way across the country in its inaugural year, the AUSL is now structured as a more traditional, city-based league in 2026 and going forward. The league has six teams --

Though it was not reflected in the All-Star Game result, the American League is a mess. If you’re into powerhouses positioning themselves for the postseason -- elite teams chasing triple-digit win totals and large run differentials -- the 2026 AL might not be the league for you. (Don’t worry, we

This story originally ran before Justin Lebron was drafted with the No. 18 pick by the Reds.

PHILADELPHIA -- It was a celebration of America. And a celebration for the American League. The 2026 All-Star Game defied the regular-season standings that have been marked by unassertive AL teams. The 4-0 AL win in the 96th staging of the Midsummer Classic was more in keeping with a decades-long

PHILADELPHIA -- America’s birthplace and America’s pastime are about to put on a Semiquincentennial showcase. The 2026 MLB All-Star Game tonight on FOX will double as a 250th birthday bash for the United States, featuring the stars who earned their stripes; a heavy dose of red, white and blue; and,

This story originally ran before Landon Thome was drafted with the No. 34 pick by the White Sox.

This story originally ran before Roch Cholowsky was drafted with the No. 1 pick by the White Sox.

This story originally ran before Gio Rojas was drafted with the No. 16 pick by the Rangers.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Flewelling family farm in Central Alberta, Canada, was a place to train, feed and wash cattle. It was no place to be seen by big league baseball scouts. Still, Nathan Flewelling found a way. He applied the work ethic instilled in him on the farm to the