Will Leitch

Every baseball game counts the same, obviously, but for certain teams, teams who may be at particularly pivotal points in their franchise’s, let’s say, competitive window, the beginning of the season is of particular importance. The next month, April, can set the tone: Win big, and the rest of the

The long winter is over. You have made it. Opening Week is here. The Yankees and Giants take the spotlight Wednesday night (Netflix, 8 p.m. ET), and then there are 11 more season openers on Thursday, with the final three set for Friday. There is so much to be excited

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on Wednesday night. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic. Previously: The most likely award winners in each division (see

As if there weren’t enough reason already to look forward to all the season-opening MLB games, Friday brought the announcement of each team’s Opening Day starting pitcher. That’s the sort of thing that makes it all feel real: We know who’s going to be walking out there to the mound

It’s difficult to think of a season in which the Cardinals' rotation, just two weeks out of Opening Day, has ever felt so unsettled. But the difference now is that unsettled, all told, may not be the worst thing. The Cardinals, traditionally, for all the star hitters they’ve had over

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic. Previously: The best pending free agent in each division. Today:

A year ago, we conducted an exercise to identify the Ultimate Bandwagon Team for 2025 – a team for those without a specific rooting interest to coalesce behind for the season. What does it take to be an Ultimate Bandwagon Team? As I put it then, you want a team

This week, the first Cardinals Spring Training of the Chaim Bloom Era officially kicked off. When Bloom addressed the clubhouse this week, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the message was one of opportunity: “One of the things that we’re all excited to see happen is what

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic. Previously: The biggest offseason acquisition in each division Today: Ranking

Ya no están cargando los camiones con equipo: los están descargando. Se puede oler el césped recién cortado. Los jugadores se estiran. Los guantes hacen ruido. Los aficionados hacen fila para pedir autógrafos. Los lanzadores y receptores se reportan. Es la pretemporada de MLB. Ya está aquí. Con el béisbol