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Bogaerts won two World Series, was named an All-Star five times and won the Silver Slugger Award four times with the Red Sox.
Jen McCaffrey65
Missing Bats: Strikeouts broke baseball. Now a league grapples with how to fix itself
The Athletic MLB Staff212
Tim Wakefield mentored the Padres’ Matt Waldron, who is bringing the knuckleball back to Fenway
Dennis Lin16
MLB trade target tiers: Ranking 92 hitters, starters and relievers who could be available
Aaron Gleeman and Eno Sarris99
Salty swings in San Diego, plus Ken's latest trade deadline intel
Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal28
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Here are the starters, relievers and position players who are most likely to be traded, based on a survey of front office executives.
Jim Bowden310
Decades before MLB teams became obsessed with strikeouts, a small group of baseball heretics believed that they had figured out the secret.
Cody Stavenhagen79
The scene came nearly 24 hours after Profar gestured demonstratively not far from the Nats' dugout following his walk-off hit Monday night.
Dennis Lin135
Already missing a few key players, the Padres will be without Fernando Tatis Jr. for at least several weeks.
Dennis Lin35
With five weeks until the trade deadline, here's what we've learned and the storylines we're watching in the days ahead.
Levi Weaver137
Three starting pitching targets just hit the injured list. And would Padres GM A.J. Preller deal even more prospects at the deadline?
The Athletic MLB Staff62
Who is the player that best encapsulates, explains, or defines his team's season as a whole? This week, we take a look at the league's MDPs.
The Athletic MLB Staff203
Go deep inside the Cleveland pitching factory, where strikeout arms were manufactured with assembly-line efficiency.
Zack Meisel120
The Padres placed right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a stress reaction in his right leg.
Dennis Lin13
Merrill is showing an advanced approach amid his power surge, the outfield is performing well above expectation and injury updates.
Dennis Lin23
Baseball in 2024 looks vastly different than it did two decades ago, and one clear root cause is behind it all. First in a five-part series.
Andy McCullough383
The right trade could make a huge difference for the teams locked in a tight wild-card race. Let's look at deals that could make sense.
Jim Bowden244
Friday qualified as a success, but the Padres' top setup man was unavailable. “Fresh arms,” Mike Shildt said, “are appreciated right now.”
Dennis Lin18
In the latest 'Sliders,' we also get knuckleball tips from Padres pitcher Matt Waldron and look back at Willie Mays' final game.
Tyler Kepner406
General manager A.J. Preller may have to learn from red-hot Jackson Merrill and know when to — and when not to — take a big swing.
Dennis Lin62
We are less than a month out from the MLB draft and more information is available on who teams are most interested in taking in Round 1.
Keith Law172
Tatis didn't start because of quad tightness, but he ended up with a close look at the walk-off loss in Philadelphia.
Every team has a player who’s not getting nearly enough credit. For this week’s edition, we celebrate an unsung hero for each team.
The Athletic MLB Staff218
San Diego got good news on Yu Darvish, then got beaten down by Philadelphia's heavy bats.
Dennis Lin31
Adam Mazur's three starts with San Diego have shown a need for the Padres' No. 4 prospect to get more work at Triple A.
Dennis Lin14
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