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Opening Day starters include 22 former All-StarsTwenty-two former All-Stars are among the 30 pitchers taking the mound on domestic Opening Day this season.,Major League Baseball confirmed the mound matchups on Tuesday for the 14 games being played on March 27 and one on March 28.,Reigning National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes of the Pitt...

Joey Gallo, released by White Sox, says he's converting to pitcherThe Chicago White Sox granted outfielder-first baseman Joey Gallo his unconditional release on Sunday, and he announced on social media that he intends to continue his career as a pitcher.,Gallo signed a minor league deal with an invitation to Chicago's spring training on Feb. 15.,The 31-year old hi...

Shohei Ohtani throws from mound for first time in yearShohei Ohtani's achievements with the bat in his hands this season have been so magnificent that it's easy to forget that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar also is a top-tier pitcher.,Recovering from a second major elbow surgery, Ohtani won't pitch this season, but he took a big leap toward 2025 on ...

MLB pitchers are the new NFL RBs in terms of career length

Major League Baseball is on the precipice of a pitching crisis. ...

This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be

It’s easy to say that MLB gets too caught up in its past and tries too hard to be the game it once was. A major part of baseball’s charm is its connection to its past. While the other sports don’t look anything like they did even 20 or 30 years ago, baseball doesn’t ever move too far from what it’s ...

This is part of Clayton Kershaw's legacy, too

Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher of the 21st century. This much isn’t really in dispute. A career 2.48 ERA and 2.82 FIP over 16 years is unimpeachable. There’s three Cy Youngs to go with it, and an MVP in 2014 when he had a 1.77 ERA and a 0.857 WHIP, which is beyond stupid. He probably should hav...

Julio Rodriguez refuses to make any outs

Baseball fans can lose track of the Mariners, all tucked away down there, pretty easily. They’re on late at night, and they don’t come with any of the glamor of some of the other West Coast teams. Though they entered this season as one of the more promising units after last year’s exploits, a pretty...

The Tampa Bay Rays are running out of dudes, and ESPN somehow becomes more of a farce

The Rays might be the best developmental organization in baseball, staying on top of an AL East where they’re constantly outspent by factors of three by their competitors by consistently bringing dudes through their system and onto the MLB roster. Or they toast other organizations in trades and turn...