TV COVERAGE: MLB will hold Day 1 of the draft at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. The draft will begin live on MLB Network and MLB.com at 7 p.m. ET. MLB Network will cover the first 75 picks of the draft. MLB DRAFT: Worst No. 1 picks | 2015 mock draft | Best players picked 1-50 | Live: Track the first round of the MLB draft Here is the order in which the teams will draft:Before the start of the draft, MLB Network will air a preview show, also simulcast on MLB....

Stay right here for results of the 2018 MLB Draft (Rounds 1-10) with pick number, team, player and position. Of course, if you would like our MLB experts to tell you how smart (or stupid) your team’s picks were, we’ll have more first-day analysis on Tuesday. MORE: Every team’s worst draft miss | Best No. 1 overall picks The 2018 MLB Draft started Monday, June 4, with Rounds 1 and 2 plus compensation rounds....

Here are eight widely available players (55 percent or fewer roster percentage), depending on the size of your league, worth stashing on your bench. All present upside going forward and can be used as streamers or stick until they give you a reason to drop them. Fantasy baseball waiver wire: 4 hitting sleepers to add 3B Josh Rojas, Diamondbacks (45-percent owned on Yahoo; 33-percent owned on ESPN) Rojas’ positional versatility makes him a worthwhile bench stash....

First was the way the anonymous MLB powers-that-be went after Justin Turner, throwing the Dodgers third baseman under the proverbial bus for ignoring MLB rules and joining his teammates on the field to celebrate his team’s World Series championship. “ … it is clear that Turner chose to disregard the agreed-upon joint protocols …” And … “… Turner’s decision to leave isolation and enter the field was wrong …”...

Now, a few days into August, it’s pretty obvious that MLB’s location determinations were, at best, naively optimistic. The COVID-19 problem has not gone away just because everyone really, really wanted it to, and increases in testing the past few months have shown that, in fact, the virus was and is actually more widespread than anyone realized. MORE: Mets’ Yoenis Cespeses opts out, packs up hotel room and leaves...

Until MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announces each pick, trying to predict exactly which player will be selected in each spot is a near-impossible task, as teams weigh factors from player quality, signability, bonus pools and organizational needs. But The Sporting News is going to give it a shot anyway at picking the first 30 players to be taken off the board in this year’s draft, and to which teams....

The NL West-leading Dodgers host the Rockies at 4 p.m. ET Sunday, and MLB Network will simulcast the SportsNet LA’s production of the game. (The game will be blacked out in the Dodgers’ and Rockies’ home territories.) Scully, 88, announced this month that he wouldn’t be calling Dodgers postseason games, meaning Sunday’s game — scheduled for the day after “Vin Scully Appreciation Day” at Chavez Ravine — will be his last in L....

The Padres ended the Pirates’ seven-game win streak in walk-off fashion. MORE: Strasburg exits with injury | Curry spotted at Giants game Padres catcher Derek Norris blasted a grand slam off Rob Scahill in the bottom of the ninth to give San Diego a 6-2 win. Pirates starter Francisco Liriano was stellar, pitching six scoreless innings allowing three hits while striking out 11, but the Padres scored two runs in the seventh to tie the game at two before Norris ended it....

Throughout that aforementioned six-game run, the Giants have been able to solve Tiger aces Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez, and David Price. Tonight they’ll face rookie Kyle Lobstein (0-0, 3.18), who will be making his third career start (the first two were Detroit wins). Lobstein comes in as a slight -107 favorite over Hudson. San Francisco and Detroit are both two games back in their respective divisions, but it’s the Giants who have been coming on strong lately while the Tigers have been stuck in neutral....

Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current baseball lines from Las Vegas. Toronto Blue Jays -115 (vs Chicago White Sox)Marco Estrada vs Jeff Samardzija The teams combined for 27 hits last night in a game won by the Jays 10-9. The pitching wasn’t great for either of the team’s starters or relievers. Pitching is definitely a question mark for both teams, something to think about when heading to the third game of the series....

Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current baseball lines from Las Vegas. AccuScore Best Bet Baltimore Orioles -104 (vs. Oakland Athletics) Chris Tillman (8-7, 4.66 ERA) vs Sonny Gray (12-4, 2.06) The Orioles are climbing up the standings as the season heads into its final stretch. They now hold the second wild card spot in the AL and are in a good position to keep at it against the Athletics....

And if everything breaks right, we’ll have chaos beyond Game 162. Four AL teams have a shot at those wild-card berths as they enter play Sunday. Sporting News takes you through the Sunday scenarios as the baseball drama cranks all the way up: AL wild card standings Where do they stand? The Red Sox and Yankees are tied for the top spot; the Blue Jays and Mariners are a game behind....

The Best. Team. Ever. ended what once looked like an all-time historic season with a 12-17 September and opened the door for National League rivals to feel they had a chance at a pennant most thought the Dodgers wrapped up in July. MORE: Three takeaways from Dodgers’ NLDS Game 3 win Celebrations of Cody Bellinger’s rookie season and potential MVP candidacy were forgotten as Pedro Baez couldn’t record an out....

The win wasn’t without controversy, which erupted during what will go down as one of the most bizarre innings in MLB history. The fateful seventh inning, a 53-minute affair, saw a call reversal after a bizarre error, the ejections of fans and Mark Buehrle, three errors, two lead changes and two instances of the benches clearing. MORE: Biggest moments from Game 5 | Most controversial calls in postseason | Top ALDS photos...

The grounds crew quickly attempted to cover the field so it would remain dry once the rain stopped. MORE: ALDS photos | Playoff picks | Ranking the postseason players One member of the crew nearly gotten rolled up by the tarp. Luckily, he escaped unscathed and out of contention for being associated with Vince Coleman, the former Cardinals outfielder who was famously injured during the 1985 playoffs when an automatic tarp rolled over his leg during warmups....

We’ll get some things right and we’ll get some things wrong. But, ultimately, we’re just throwing things against the wall and hoping they stick — just like everyone else. It’s a lovely April tradition. MORE: The Sporting News’ 2022 MLB Opening Day Power Rankings Here are predictions for the 2022 MLB season from TSN’s panel of baseball experts. Ryan Fagan (@RyanFagan) American League races East: Blue JaysCentral: White SoxWest: AstrosWild cards: Rays, Yankees, Mariners MVP: Shohei Ohtani, AngelsCy Young: Dylan Cease, White SoxRookie of the Year: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners...

Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta threw his first-career no-hitter Sunday against the Dodgers, becoming the first Cubs pitcher to do so since Carlos Zambrano in 2008. Then he had a pajama party. Chicago won the game 2-0 on the strength of Kris Bryant’s first-inning home run. But Arrieta stole the show with his cunning pitch selection, which led to a season-high 12 strikeouts and should move him into the driver’s seat to win the NL Cy Young award....

Moments before the first pitch, though, Jordy Mercer came out on deck to take some swings and Castellanos was scratched from the lineup, traded at the last possible moment to the Cubs. The Tigers got a pair of pitching prospects in return: 2017 first-round pick Alex Lange and 2018 second-rounder Paul Richan, the teams announced. Castellanos should provide a boost to the Cubs’ offense and presumably will find Wrigley Field more to his liking than Comerica Park, which he recently described as a “joke” for hitters....

The Marlins catcher is expected to be dealt on Thursday, according to Craig Mish of SiriusXM Radio. MORE: Five best fits for Realmuto Several teams are known to be in on Realmuto, including the Reds, Braves and Phillies, who have all been mentioned as possible Marlins trade partners. Jon Morosi of Fox Sports mentioned that the Phillies were “gaining momentum” on a deal for Realmuto. Joel Sherman of the New York Post added that the Phillies could add a big contract in the deal, but also didn’t rule out a major prospect return coming Miami’s way....

Those 11 losses ticked away, when Tampa Bay fell to 41-51 with a 6-0 loss to the Royals on July 7, it appeared that the season was lost. By July 11, the Rays, who had fought admirably to make even as much progress as they did, slipped back to double-digit games out of first place in the American League East, at 42-53. Since then, though, the Rays have lost only one game....