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Inside Derek Jeter’s plan to build a winner in Miami
A champion in New York, Jeter didn't come to the Marlins to lose. Here's an inside look at how he plans to build a winner while learning on the job in South Beach.
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Tuesday's Top Plays
Acuna goes deep in fifth straight game
Fans use teamwork to snag foul ball
Xander Bogaerts hits a bouncing ball foul where a pair of fans use the wheelbarrow technique to get a souvenir.
Ramirez crushes 36th homer to right
Jose Ramirez mashes a solo home run to right field in the sixth inning, his 36th of the year.
Goodrum has no regard for teammate on catch
Niko Goodrum travels a long way and finds his way past Jose Iglesias to make a catch while diving.
Porcello does work on the mound and at the plate
Rick Porcello strikes out 10 over seven innings and hits a double in the third inning, sliding into second base headfirst.
MLB
Ten secrets to the success of playoff contenders
There's more to winning baseball games than meets the eye, so we took a deeper look for hidden reasons why the best teams are so good.
Braun belts two homers in Brewers' win
Cubs can't escape script of crushing losses after epic wins
Instead of kicking into high gear to end the NL Central race early, the Cubs are riding a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows.
Zobrist gets tossed after critiquing ump
Ben Zobrist gets ejected for the first time in his career after telling home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi that players would prefer "electronic" umpires.
Cain puts Brewers on board right away with leadoff HR
Lorenzo Cain gives Milwaukee a quick 1-0 advantage with a leadoff home run against Chicago.
Dodgers
MLB
Real or not? Kershaw in for his toughest stretch run yet
With the NL West a dogfight and Kenley Jansen out, the Dodgers ace faces a big challenge in his quest for a World Series title.
NBA
That's so '90s: The 12 still-active players from the last millennium
Party of Five? More like Party of 12. Here are the players across the four major sports who first appeared in the '90s and are still active, and how long they might have left.
Power Rankings
Power Rankings: New rivals boost AL's dominance
The Red Sox might be delivering a season for the ages, but they aren't the only hot team heading towards the stretch.
A's land in surprising spot in Perez's rankings
Little League World Series
Before they were famous: Pros who played in the LLWS
They may be household names now, but some athletes were first in the spotlight as kids on the baseball fields of the Little League World Series.
MLB
The 100s tracker: Boston's 114 pace? Good. The O's? Not so good
As we track teams that could hit triple-digit wins or losses, the Red Sox have managed to pick up their torrid pace while helping the Orioles sink to new lows.
Cubs
MLB
Bote spoils Scherzer's gem with walk-off slam
With two out in the bottom of the ninth and facing a two-strike count, Cubs pinch hitter David Bote delivered a walk-off grand slam to stun the Nationals on Sunday night.
MLB
MLB's next big thing: Red Sox vs. 116 and more races to watch
Can Boston set the MLB wins record? Who will emerge as the NL's top team? MVP? And who ya got -- hits or whiffs? Baseball minds want to know.
Nationals
MLB
A pitcher for MVP? It's rare, but this could be Max Scherzer's year
The Nats ace has a legitimate shot at joining Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander as the only hurlers in the past quarter century to win the award.
Martinez trying to right Nationals' ship in time to make the playoffs
The Nationals have one of the most injury-prone teams in baseball, but the pressure on their first-year manager to get them to October is real.
Hunt for October
2018 MLB playoff schedule
From the wild card to the World Series, check out the game and series schedules for the upcoming postseason.
MLB
Delmon Young Trade Tree: How to flip a bust for 15 years of talent
The Rays took Young with the No. 1 pick in 2003. And while he had his moments, trading him was a master stroke that's still paying off.
MLB
The top 10 MLB Players Weekend nicknames
From the first all-emoji name to the Stringbean Slinger, these are some of the best uniform nicknames coming soon to a major league ballpark near you.
Yankees
MLB
Law: A Yankees prospect struggles and witnessing an #UmpShow
A touted New York pitcher disappointed on the mound and an umpire's overreaction made waves recently.
The Shift
How the shift has ruined Albert Pujols
As defensive shifting became a normal part of the game, is it possible we've witnessed it beat down one of baseball's greatest players?
MLB myth-buster: The shift isn't curbing runs; it's creating them
Banning the shift is a hot topic in baseball. Here's why the conventional wisdom on it is wrong.
Top Headlines
- Paxton hit by liner, replaced by Hernandez vs. A's
- Braves' Acuna blasts 2 homers; 8 HRs in past 8
- Zobrist ejected after lobbying for robot umps
- Indians' Bauer on DL with stress fracture in leg
- Mariners reinstate Cano after PED suspension
- Sabathia says DL decision for knee was easy call
- Stock watch: Potential champs, contenders
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How Mike and Mookie work
- Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Mike Trout and Mookie Betts have opposite approaches -- and both are perfect
The superstars are having historic seasons. But how they've solved the strikeout era diverges in one remarkable way.
30 incredible gems
- ESPN Illustration
The best pitching performance ever for all 30 teams
From Nolan Ryan to King Felix to, well, more Nolan Ryan, we look at the best gem ever thrown by each franchise and try to predict who could top it.
The day we all met The Freeze
- Illustration by Danny Hellman
That day you heard about The Freeze for the first time
By now, you've probably seen The Freeze race fans at Braves home games. But every superhero has an origin story that must be told, and this is how The Freeze became a viral phenomenon.
Tracking Ohtani's progress
- ESPN Stats and Information
The Shohei Ohtani Experience: Keep track of the Angels phenom's two-way quest
Los Angeles' pitching/hitting sensation is turning heads with every step. Follow along for the major moments from Ohtani's big league journey.
