This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Sure, on-field standings ...

Before the 2023 season, the Houston Astros signed 1B Jose Abreu to a three-year, $58.5 million deal for his ages 36-38 ...

Hope everyone had a great Jackie Robinson Day! In today’s Windup: The Cubs hit pause on their third-base experiment, and ...

The World Baseball Classic isn’t ‘til next March, but Team USA has a captain: Aaron Judge. Plus: Nolan Arenado speaks on his ...

Mike Trout’s Mookie Betts moment, really bad news for the Cubs and Ken takes the temperature of some managerial hot seats.

That's why The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, who recently had Twins manager Rocco Baldelli among nine skippers whose job status ...

The Blue Jays and Vlad Guerrero Jr. finally made it official. Plus: Oh right, the Giants are also good, an excerpt from a ...

Plus: Big news on the league’s TV/streaming rights, a play I’ve never seen before and Ken tries to plot a course for the Blue ...

This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Waitaminute, are the Angels ...

This year, the Tigers are just living up to expectations. Plus: The end of a short and bizarre era in Houston, Ken on the ...

From my column on the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extension: ...

The longtime Oriole has been a huge part of the team's resurgence. But he's also a free agent-to-be with potential in-house ...