There are many ways to watch and stream MLB games live on TV or online this year, including a brand new live look-in highlights show by DAZN called “ChangeUp,” hosted by Adnan Virk. Find out more below about the streaming service’s entry into baseball and all the ways to watch in 2019. Watch ChangeUp, a new MLB live whip-around show on DAZN How to live stream MLB games Despite the thousands of games available for fans to watch during an MLB season, it can be fairly difficult to watch a live broadcast of a game if a viewer is not in that team’s television market....

“Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views. I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. Georgia passed new voting laws last week that include voter ID for absentee ballots, fewer drop boxes and it makes it a crime to bring food and water to voters who wait in lines to cast their ballots....

Angels first baseman Albert Pujols stole his 100th carebase in the fifth inning against the Rangers on Sunday, which placed him in elite company. He became the fourth major league player ever to steal more than 100 bases, have 500-plus home runs and hold a batting average above .300. The only other players to do so were Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Pujols currently has 549 home runs and has a career batting average of ....

After losing two straight low scoring one-run games, the Nationals send its Mets killer Jordan Zimmermann (8-6, 3.36 ERA) to the mound, but the Mets counter with rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard (5-5, 2.70) who is 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA over his past six starts. The Mets are -128 favorites to complete the sweep with a total set at 6.5-flat. MORE: Biggest names that could be traded in August | Giancarlo Stanton’s rehab not going well...

The 2018 Major League Baseball regular season will begin on March 29 — the earliest Opening Day in league history. In addition to the early start, all 30 MLB teams will be in action on Opening Day this year. The full slate of games begins on ESPN at 12:40 p.m., when the Miami Marlins host the Chicago Cubs. Here is all you need to know about Opening Day for each MLB team....

The Astros, Angels and Twins could conceivably wind up in a three-way tie for the American League’s second wild card, necessitating a two-game mini play-in tournament early next week. POSTSEASON TEAM PREVIEWS: Dodgers | Blue Jays | Cubs | Royals Let’s walk through how that could happen, bearing in mind that the Astros have three games remaining against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix, the Angels have three more at Texas, and the Twins host three against the Royals....

The Yankees catcher has been the subject of much criticism this season: from his manager, from Yankee fans and even from opposing players. The criticism sure isn’t for what he does with the bat, considering Sanchez’s 33 home runs and 90 RBIs were most among major league catchers this season. Rather, it’s Sanchez’s defense that has made him a lightning rod of hatred. Some feel he’s lazy behind the plate, while others think he’s just not capable of being a great defensive catcher....

How do I know that? After I settled on the idea for today’s column — ranking the playoff teams by how much pressure they’re under to win the 2017 World Series — I asked a couple of people in the SN baseball circle and a couple other friends for their opinions. Everyone gave me a different answer. Some were vastly different. The team I put No. 1 was No. 5 on another person’s list....

The Red Sox first baseman told fans they “better book a ticket. Game 5 will be back here,” even though they suffered back-to-back losses at home. That’s a tall order from Ramirez, who was 0 for 4 in Game 2. MORE: 12 players that own unfortunate postseason records The odds also aren’t in the team’s favor — only 12 percent of teams that started 0-2 in a best-of-five playoff have surged back to win the series....

Martinez’s gripe was silly, for two reasons: He and catcher Yadier Molina proceeded to low-five with gusto between the mound and home plate after the third out, and he almost blew a four-run lead before finishing off a 7-6 St. Louis victory in NLDS Game 1. Martinez was even getting ready to chirp the Braves’ dugout before Molina wisely grabbed his jersey, turned him toward the outfield and dissuaded him from escalating....

He looks at things like point-guard play, NBA-level talent and rim protection, the things that seems to matter more in March than in December. A big piece of the equation is the difficulty of a team’s draw. Basically, I’m stealing his idea; it’s definitely an “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” thing. For this, I’ve weighed the things that matter most in October, things like depth of power in a lineup, shutdown starters, defenses that don’t give away extra outs and relievers who miss bats....

The MLB regular season concludes Sunday, Sept. 29, with any potential tiebreaker games to be played the next day and televised on ESPN. The World Series is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 22, with Fox handling the coverage. All 2019 MLB postseason game times will be released at a later date. When and how to watch the 2019 MLB postseason When does the 2019 MLB postseason start? The 2019 MLB postseason begins Tuesday, Oct....

In 2019 baseball, it’s very hard to tell where front office meddling ends and a manager’s job begins. A lot of what managers do now is predicated on, well, managing — maybe not the lineup, but personalities, media and expectations. So it’s very hard to grade managers on a scale in baseball now, but there’s always something there that tells you the difference between a good manager and an meh one....

Given that Reed had six blown saves, a 4.25 ERA, and a 4.03 FIP that did not belie his frontline numbers, thanks to 11 home runs surrendered, the deal still makes sense. Reed had piled up 40 saves for the White Sox in 2013, but relief pitchers who actually are reliable on a year-to-year basis are exceptionally hard to find, and taking a calculated risk that Reed was not one of them was just fine for the White Sox....

The league released a memo on Tuesday that highlighted the drastic midseason changes it will make to police pitchers who apply foreign substances to the ball. First and foremost, the league is set to enforce two rules that have largely been ignored in recent seasons. The first is Rule 3.01, which states that “no player shall intentionally discolor or damage the ball by rubbing it with soil, rosin, paraffin, licorice, sand-paper, emery-paper or other foreign substance....

Even with the jolt rookie Michael Chavis has provided the Red Sox (38-34), they’ll likely add reinforcements over the next month and a half in an attempt to take control of at least a wild-card spot. Plenty of other contenders will join the chase for midseason boosts, while bottom-dwellers will set their sights on franchise-altering prospects in return. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN...

LA has an opening at the position after dealing Kendrick to the Dodgers for left-hander Andrew Heaney. MORE: Day 3 roundup | Kemp headed to Padres Rutledge, 25, played more shortstop than second base in Colorado as Troy Tulowitzki’s injury replacement, so he could fit as a middle-infield backup if LA adds an established second baseman or Rutledge is beaten out in spring training. Right now the other second base candidates on the Angels’ roster are Grant Green and Shawn O’Malley....

For some teams, their path to July 31 is clear. The playoff favorites (hi, Yankees, Astros and Red Sox!) will look to add to their major-league roster in an effort to improve their October prospects. The also-rans (hi, Orioles, Royals and Marlins!) know what they’re doing, too: trading away their assets to improve their future prospects, if the price is right. MORE: Mets will consider deadling Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard...

While the closing bell might have sounded on the Mets’ playoff hopes in 2018, the market is open for trading, and the Mets have a lot of intriguing pieces as we head toward the July 31 trade deadline. But for now it’s time for a different bell: a school bell, and class is in session. FAGAN: The greatest pitching performance you’ve never heard of Using a highly complex formula — which is about as confusing as the plot of “Interstellar,” so don’t bother asking how we came up with it — that includes production, contract, position, depth of position in the farm system, durability, trade market and personality, we can spit out a player’s tradeability grade....