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MLB's Best Prospects by Position
MLB Only hard-core baseball junkies are familiar with these names now, but in a few years all baseball fans will recognize these stars. Here’s a brief look at stars of the future who have yet to make...
3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees

15 Amazing MLB Stats for the Week of May 20-26
MLB Each week, Athlon Sports highlights the most important, intriguing and bizarre stats in baseball. 11-4   Indians’ record in one-run games Last season much was made of the one-ru...
3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

10 Craziest Parents in Sports
MLB The craziest parents in sports have all had strange twists and turns along the way to fame or infamy. Many plotted every step of their child’s life. Others got in the way. Some were successful. S...
3 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, MLB, Golf, Olympics, Prince Fielder, Barry Sanders, Larry Fitzgerald, Todd Marinovich

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 27
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...
3 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Roto

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for May 24. • The Oregon Ducks appear on Athlon's preseason Top 25 countdown at No. 3. But more ...
3 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: College Football, MLB

18 Amazing MLB Stats for the Week of May 13-19
MLB Matt Cain is giving up bombs, Ryan Howard is wilting in the clutch, James Shields has little to show for his efforts and the consistent Joey Votto just keeps hitting. Here’s this week’s Amazing...
4 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Craig, Brian McCann, Jaime Garcia, James Shields, Joey Votto, Justin Masterson, Martin Prado, Matt Cain, Matt Harvey, Matt Holliday, Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Howard, Yu Darvish, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

2013 MLB Power Rankings: May 20
MLB Each week during the baseball season Athlon Sports looks at the best (Texas Rangers) and worst (Houston Astros) baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players o...
4 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Homer Bailey, Joey Votto, Justin Masterson, Miguel Cabrera, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 20
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...
4 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

25 Best Baseball Players 25 and Under
MLB Youth is being served in MLB. Don't believe me? Look at last year’s awards voting. Besides running away with the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year award, 21-year-old Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mi...
4 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Aroldis Chapman, Bryce Harper, Craig Kimbrel, Giancarlo Stanton, Justin Upton, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Harvey, Starlin Castro, Stephen Strasburg

12 Amazing MLB Stats for the Week of May 6-12
MLB Cincinnati can win only against bad teams, Dee Gordon is fast, the Texas bullpen is good and the Astros may have trouble when they play at Texas. Here are these and other amazing stats from the wee...
5 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Dee Gordon, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Josh Hamilton, Robbie Ross, Shelby Miller, Tanner Scheppers, Troy Tulowitzki, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

25 Young Athletes Most Likely to be Hall of Famers
MLB To suggest that any player in any sport after just a few seasons is a lock to make the Hall of Fame is ridiculous. But it is always fun to look at athletes who have had instant success and try to e...
5 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, Golf, News, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angles, New York Mets, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Nationals, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trailblazers, Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

2013 MLB Power Rankings: May 14
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best (Texas Rangers) and worst (Houston Astros) baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Wee...
5 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 13
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...
5 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

Top 25 National Broadcasting Jobs in Sports
MLB If you could have any national sports broadcasting job in sports, what would it be? Do you want to be at the games and travel all over the country? Do you want to be a studio host with a more stabl...
5 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, Golf, News

Blown Home Run Call Exposes Flaw in MLB Replay System
MLB Last night, Adam Rosales of Oakland launched an apparent game-tying home run in the ninth inning at Cleveland only to have it ruled a double by the umpiring crew. After reviewing the call via repla...
5 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Adam Rosales, Cleveland Indians, Oakland A's