Dominic Smith started off with a bang in his debut with the Atlanta Braves. In the bottom of the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, Smith hit a walk-off grand slam to give the ...

A thrilling World Baseball Classic is in the books. But there's plenty more excitement on the diamond still to come. Fantasy baseball managers will look to exhibit the same kind of joy Team Venezuela ...

In the original form of baseball, all nine players bat and play defense, including the pitcher. The designated hitter system lets a team add a tenth player to the starting lineup—a specialist batter ...

As Japan's Central League prepares to adopt the designated hitter rule in 2027, new research shows that teams with skilled players win games with or without batting specialists In the original form of ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger signed on to helm the next Resident Evil movie, it was described as "a revamp that will take the ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. - Rangers manager Skip Schumaker would like to be able to rotate his DH occasionally to get players a "half day off." Just don't expect Corey Seager to be part of that rotation. While ...

Baseball season is in full swing. As Major League Baseball wraps up Spring Training with the regular season looming, the World Baseball Classic is also on deck. The last WBC in 2023 featured Team USA ...

The Atlanta Braves are in danger of losing their designated hitter for the entire 2026 season. Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game ban after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the ...

Spring training camps are underway, which means it is time to look at the state of baseball. As part of our 2026 MLB season preview, ESPN's Buster Olney surveyed those around the industry to help him ...