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In ESPN The Magazine, Sam Miller writes that even though the L.A. Angels and Dodgers have the money for big-name veterans, young talent wins in today's game.

With help from the blog network writers, here are reasons each team can win the World Series. St. Louis Cardinals 1. A potent, balanced lineup. The Cardinals had the best on-base percentage in baseball, including four starters -- Matt Holliday, J...

Mike Sheets unveils his lineup for Week 22 of Baseball Challenge.

There's something beautiful when a baseball team goes on a long winning streak. The nature of the sport is that it's immensely difficult to win 10 games in a row like the Cincinnati Reds. One great game by an opposing starter; three bad pitches by a ...

Detroit's Justin Verlander will startfor the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game against San Francisco's Matt Cain.

The commissioner's office has declined an appeal by the Detroit Tigers, who believed a scorer's call that cost ace Justin Verlander two earned runs Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds should have been ruled an error not a hit.

Joey Votto has not played in the past two World Series. He has never hit 28 home runs in one round of the Home Run Derby. He's not a former No. 1 overall pick who overcame the demons of a drug addiction. And he did not hit four home runs in ...

Tigers-Reds Preview

The Cleveland Indians are building for their future up the middle.

The rest of baseball is starting to catch up with the big spenders.

Joey Votto got the big payday by staying in a small market, agreeing to a 12-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday that is the longest guaranteed contract in major league history.

First baseman Joey Votto and the Reds agreed on the framework to a 10-year, $225 extension Monday, a source told ESPN.com.

We talked a lot about the red-hot Detroit Tigers, readers kept sending in trade suggestions for Joey Votto going to the Blue Jays, we talked about Gold Gloves and we discussed the Yankees' potental playoff bench. Is there room for Jorge Posada? All t...

AJ Mass looks at the best options for the third week of Segment 2 of Baseball Challenge.

Based on that final balloting update, it appears the American League starting lineup for the All-Star game will be loaded with Yankees and Red Sox.

Looking around baseball it's not too difficult to figure out the faces of each franchise. It's not necessarily the best player, as is the case with the, um, New York Yankees and shortstop Derek Jeter. In some cases it's not an everyday player at all,...