Cleveland Guardians

Juan Soto’s team is in last place. The small market teams in 2026 are the best story in baseball right now, and the New York Mets, who have spent something approaching half a billion dollars on payroll and luxury tax over the last two years, are doing more to make the case for them than...

MLB can flirt with prediction markets, but after FTX and a fresh pitch-fixing case, baseball should keep its distance. Fans are already drowning in gambling ads, and this is how sports get unwatchable. Baseball doesn’t need another “innovative partnership” that sounds smart in a boardroom and feels gross on your couch. Rob Manfred has openly...