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The cream of the 2013 free-agent crop was obvious and expensive. Teams entered the offseason flush with cash and spent prodigiously. Outfielder Josh Hamilton was the best position player, while B.J. Upton and Michael Bourn followed not far behind...

Blog | May 10, 2013

While many eyes in Monday's Atlanta Braves win over the Cincinnati Reds were on rookie catcher Evan Gattis making his debut in left field, the guy to his left handling center field continued to struggle and anger fantasy owners. B.J. Upton struc...

Blog | May 07, 2013

Eric Karabell recaps Monday's games from a fantasy perspective, offering his take on B.J. Upton, the Red Sox closer situation and more.

Blog | Conversation | May 07, 2013

WHAT IT MEANS: The Mets finished their rain-shortened trip to Miami and Atlanta with a 9-4 loss to the Braves on Sunday afternoon at Turner Field. Trailing 8-3, the Mets loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth. Terry Collins then inserted pin...

Tristan H. Cockcroft provides tips on how to improve your standing in the hitting categories, as well as which players to target who can help you get to those goals.

USA TODAY Sports The Mets are due to face (l to r) Mike Minor, Julio Teheran and Tim Hudson this weekend. METS (11-15, fourth place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (17-10*, first place/NL East) Friday: RHP Shaun Marcum (0-2, 7.94) vs. LHP Mike Minor...

Jose Altuve just doesn't measure up to every other player in the majors. But the shortest man in the game sure does produce for the Astros.

On Tuesday night, B.J. Upton and little brother Justin Upton became just the second brother combo to hit back-to-back home runs, joining Hall of Famers Lloyd and Paul Waner, who did it on Sept. 15, 1938. Here are some notes about major league brother...

In case you were busy mixing up Davy Crockett with Daniel Boone, much to your own embarrassment and chagrin, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday: The Golden State Warriors, powered by Stephen Curry's 30 points, beat the Denver Nuggets, 1...

B.J. Upton and his brother Justin hit back-to-back homers for the first time, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Tuesday night to complete a doubleheader sweep that began with the coldest game at Coors Field.

Dan Szymborski looks at a handful of players whose projections have already changed significantly since the preseason.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

The Atlanta Braves sent a message this weekend: Don't forget about us. We all know the Washington Nationals were prohibitive favorites to win the NL East -- 38 of 43 ESPN.com experts picked them -- and only five picked the Braves. I think the Bra...

A year ago, the Cleveland Indians allowed the most runs in the American League, a pretty remarkable achievement considering the Minnesota Twins had a historically awful rotation. The Indians, however, combined bad pitchers and bad defense -- their -5...

FIRST PITCH: After an off-day that included trips to the Mall of America and a Minnesota Wild game while dodging snowflakes, the Mets get back to work Friday with an interleague series against the Twins -- weather-permitting. The forecast for toni...

Dale Zanine/USA TODAY SportsThe Upton brothers did something that none had ever done before.Astros open AL play in style The Astros picked up their first American League victory -- and their first March win in franchise history. Justin Maxwell helpe...

On a night when folks might have been wondering if Chris Davis was going to hit his fifth home run in his fifth game, somebody did do it. It just wasn't Chris Davis. Justin Upton's two-homer night was just his latest "happy to be here" feat now th...