MLB Player Poll 2024: Worst organizations, the most overrated peer, best vibes guy and more  —  In last year's edition of The Athletic's annual MLB Player Poll, almost 60 percent of the players we spoke to predicted Shohei Ohtani would be playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024.

Juan Soto's free agency contract, predicted by MLB insiders  —  For three straight years, baseball has had a clear No. 1 free agent whose projected contract dominates conversations around the sport for months.  —  First, it was Aaron Judge in the midst of a 62-home run campaign.

Getting death threats from aggrieved gamblers, MLB players starting to fear for their safety  —  Editor's note: The following story contains graphic threats of violence.  —  PHOENIX — They receive death threats.  —  They are followed home by strangers.  —  They are abused and derided.

Thirty things I'm hearing and watching for on MLB trade deadline with 50 days to go  —  Believe it or not, the MLB trade deadline is 50 days away.  What can we expect, beyond the unexpected, this year?  —  I've been talking, texting and emailing with front-office executives …

J.T. Realmuto To Undergo Knee Surgery  —  3:30pm: President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski says the club expects Realmuto to miss “about a month,” as relayed by Matt Gelb of The Athletic on X.  —  1:15pm: The Phillies announced that catcher J.T. Realmuto has been placed on the 10-day injured list …

Ahead of ‘very personal’ series, Alex Verdugo looks back at Red Sox tenure  —  NEW YORK — On Friday night, Alex Verdugo will step in the batter's box at Fenway Park as a visitor for the first time since July 2019.  Seven months after the rare trade between rivals that sent him to the Bronx …

Jake McCarthy's 2-run homer helps carry the Diamondbacks to a 9-3 win against the Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — Jake McCarthy's two-run homer capped a six-run second inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 on Sunday to salvage a split of their four-game series.

Logan O'Hoppe's 2-run homer in the 9th inning lifts Angels to 9-7 victory over Astros  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Logan O'Hoppe hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth to complete a four-hit game, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros …