The Kansas City Royals are attempting to make the playoffs for the first time since 1985. We look at the longest current playoff droughts as of September 2014.

The Kansas City Royals are attempting to make the playoffs for the first time since 1985. We look at the longest current playoff droughts as of September 2014.
Here are the cases for Corey Kluber and Felix Hernandez in a very tight race for the 2014 AL Cy Young Award.
Derek Jeter’s walk-off hit in his final game at Yankee Stadium is just the latest unforgettable moment in his legendary career. Here are ten of our favorites.
Guilder Rodriguez played more than 1,000 games in the minor leagues before getting called up to the Texas Rangers. His story proves dreams do come true.
With Jeter’s departure, it’s time to retire the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, too.
How has the Yankees’ farewell to Derek Jeter been overhyped and overblown? Let ESPN’s Keith Olbermann count the ways.
Derek Jeter just inched ahead of his teammate Alex Rodriguez in the all time runs scored record books. How high can he go?
When Joakim Noah wasn’t happy with his first pitch before a White Sox game, he got a do-over. These 10 celebrities only wish they were so fortunate.
After scary injuries to Giancarlo Stanton and Chase Headley, is it time for Major League Baseball to better protect batters?
Here are three MLB preseason favorites that completely tanked and have been eliminated from playoff contention in 2014.
Here’s where Davis’s 25-game drug ban leaves the club as the postseason looms.
Texas’s plans to compete in the AL West seem farfetched after the sudden resignation of Ron Washington.
Here are three contenders that have sunk in the standings despite additions to their rosters before the trade deadline.
Amidst the endless Derek Jeter tributes, have the Yankees become a team that’s okay with missing the playoffs?
Here are the 6 MLB teams that are the worst at challenging umpire calls in 2014.
Here are 5 MLB players who are delivering value well beyond their 2014 paychecks.
Here are 5 signs this MLB season’s power outage is of historic proportions.
The WAR stat may sound wrong sometimes. Here are five MLB players WAR is getting right in 2014.
Here are the top ten MLB players on offense in 2014 according to the statistics.
These ten MLB pitchers have gotten the highest percentage of batters to swing and miss in 2014. The best will surprise many fans.
The Orioles have the best chance of winning their division among AL teams. Here’s how the East was won.
Major League Baseball has a new commissioner in Rob Manfred. Will he depart from the Bud Selig game plan?
Here are the seven most valuable — most indispensable and irreplaceable — MLB players of 2014 as told by the numbers.
Major League Baseball batting averages are at their lowest in 2014 (.252) since 1972, while strikeouts are at their highest rate (7.70 per game) in baseball’s 144 years of recorded history. According to the players, flame-throwing relief pitchers deserve much of the blame. Instead of trying to knock out a team’s starter to get to …
Here are eight MLB pitchers who have fired fastballs of 100 mph or faster in 2014.
Here are five storylines that are making the MLB pennant race a must-see event in 2014.
Here are a few of the questions the Tigers face in their run to go deep in the 2014 MLB postseason.
With Bud Selig set to retire in January, the MLB has narrowed its commissioner search to just three names, and the owners are set to vote next week.
Minor League Baseball doesn’t often reach the headlines, but it can reveal some interesting things about the sport’s popularity across the country.
After so many MLB trade deadline deals, here’s what the Red Sox have left for 2015 and beyond.
The story goes that a place like New York can be rough on their athletes, but it’s not just an NYC thing.
Here are five trade-worthy MLB players who somehow did not move before the deadline.
Here are five Cuban players who are raising the bar for today’s MLB superstars.
As the trade deadline looms, here are four teams that would benefit from being active at the deadline.
Now that the All-Star festivities have ended, let’s take a look at which teams are favored to win the 2014 World Series.
Because of Time Warner, 70 percent of Southern Californians can’t watch Dodgers games on local TV. This is a problem, since the team is based in Los Angeles.
Everyone loves diving catches, but statistics sometimes point to even better defensive performances. Here are MLB’s 7 best in 2014.
As constructed, the Yankees won’t make the playoffs. Here are five moves that could tip the scales.
While you could say that Derek Jeter probably wasn’t earning his starting gig on merit, there have been plenty of All Star starters that played worse.
Tom Seaver, who got the highest vote percentage ever, says Jeter should be the one that enters the Hall unanimously. Here’s why that will be tricky.
Does a manager deserve to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame when more than 40 percent of his wins came from teams with players banned from the Hall for PEDs?
Bud Selig has maintained that “the death of baseball” has been largely exaggerated, but is he right, or just trying to save his game?
Here are seven Major League Baseball stars who are ready to carry their teams to the postseason.
It’s tough to pin the blame on a single person, but here are 6 MLB players who may cost their team the playoffs in 2014.
Here are six Major League Baseball stars worthy of MVP honors as the 2014 season hits crunch time.
Derek Jeter’s final appearance as an MLB All Star was a good game for him, but did the rest of the league go easy on Jeter?
Here are five Major League Baseball franchise stars who should be traded to help their teams in the future.
Here’s a look at five potential hot players this week for your fantasy baseball team.
The latest class-action lawsuit against a sports organization is starting to unveil some facts, and minor league baseball players look to be well beyond broke.
Here are 5 teams in contention that need to plug big holes for a playoff push.
Last week, the Royals took over first place in the AL Central. This week? The Tigers regained their hold. It’s anyone’s race.