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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A few quick hits from Tropicana Field, where Jon Lester will be making his first start since throwing a one-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night in Fenway Park: * Lester is 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA (7 ER/34...

The defending Cy Young award winners faced off Thursday night, each struggling with ERAs on the wrong side of 5 and scaring fantasy owners quite a bit for a variety of reasons. But while neither Toronto Blue Jays right-hander R.A. Dickey nor Tampa Ba...

Blog | May 10, 2013

Back in March, we would have predicted this showdown of reigning Cy Young winners R.A. Dickey and David Price -- just the third time that that has happened -- would be a monumental duel between two of the game's best pitchers, maybe with first place ...

Luke Scott drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-4 victory over the Toronto

Mike Sheets offers up the best options for Week 4 of the season for Baseball Challenge.

Tristan H. Cockcroft highlights a handful of star pitchers off to slow starts and explains whether their fantasy owners should worry about them.

Struggling starting pitchers will certainly be on display this weekend as teams -- both real and fantasy -- wonder if their aces will deliver. Of course, it's not even Tax Day yet, so in general it's wise to be patient. By the way, don't forget to pa...

Brad Barr/USA TODAY Sports Matt Harvey opposes a seemingly diminished Roy Halladay tonight at Citizens Bank Park. FIRST PITCH: After winning two straight series at home to open the season, the Mets (4-2) hit the road for a three-city trip. The f...

Major League Baseball's average ticket price rose 2.7 percent to $27.73 this year for non-premium seats, the steepest rise since a 5 percent hike in 2009, according to the Team Marketing Report.

Eric Karabell discusses his 2013 expectations for intriguing second-year players such as Yoenis Cespedes, Todd Frazier and Jarrod Parker, and whether they'll be worth their draft-day price tag.

Blog | Conversation | February 06, 2013

Tom Szczerbowski/USA TODAY Sports Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos is paying a hefty price for R.A. Dickey. ESPN Buster Olney notes the Mets were 53-39 during the past three seasons when R.A. Dickey started and 177-217 when anyone else pitched. He also...

The Toronto Blue Jays were the first team to jump into winter with an early hammer, but some general managers and agents say that their sense of the market is that others are waiting. Waiting for the prices to drop, or waiting for more opportunities ...

Blog | November 23, 2012

Buster Olney looks at 10 concerns for 10 contenders.

Blog | Conversation | November 23, 2012

Paul Swydan explains why the Rays need to trade one of their elite pitchers.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2012

The Miami Marlins' last manager was an excitable former shortstop, and now they're considering another one: Larry Bowa.

Anthony Gose singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Monday night.