One player on all 30 MLB teams we should appreciate more when baseball resumes
From stars we're often too hard on to veterans we don't talk about enough, baseball's extended hiatus is a good reminder to give these guys some more love this season.
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Teixeira details why players are frustrated with MLB (1:43)
Marly Rivera ESPN Writer
Many of the players that I have spoken to believe that the 2020 MLB season will not start until at least the month of May.
BBTN: Buster and Karl Ravech discuss a historic day as MLB suspends the start of the season
MLB suspends the start of the season. Buster and Karl Ravech talk about a historic day in baseball (3:02). Later, Hembo drops by to lighten the mood as the guys talk biggest home runs, golf-foursomes and what they're most looking forward to when the season starts (19:08).
Cards' Goldschmidt sidelined by sore right elbow
St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will be out for several more games because of a sore right elbow.
ESPN's MLB Rank, 100-1: Baseball's top players for 2020
You know who's No. 1, but which two pitchers got into the top five? And who is the most surprising addition to the top 10?
2020 MLB Rank reaction: Who's too high or too low?
The votes are in, and ESPN has picked its top 100 players. Members of our panel look at this year's most surprising rankings.
Cardinals renew ace Flaherty's contract for 2020
Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty has had his contract renewed by the team.
Groin doesn't ail Cards' Kim in 2 shutout innings
Kwang-Hyun Kim showed no signs of the groin tightness that kept him from making his previously scheduled start, pitching two shutout innings for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Mets on Thursday.
Diamond swap: Cards' Shildt marrying on off day
St. Louis manager Mike Shildt will marry Michelle Segrave on Friday, the team's spring training off day, before returning to his post with the Cardinals the following day.
Cards' Miller mystified after losing feel for pitches
Cardinals reliever Andrew Miller said his arm and shoulder feel fine, but he's being shut down indefinitely as he tries to regain a feel for his pitches. The issue dates to last season, Miller said, when he went 5-6 with a 4.45 ERA.
Go behind the scenes with ESPN's MLB All-Access games
Follow along for in-game interviews, miked-up players and other inside-the-ballpark features from four spring training games.
Cardinals' Flaherty is extremely grateful for his adoptive mother (1:08)
Lawmakers push for Flood's enshrinement in HOF
Members of Congress are asking baseball's Hall of Fame to elect Curt Flood. Flood sacrificed his career to advocate for free agency.
Is Carlos Martinez's durability a concern? (0:48)
Flaherty named Cardinals' Opening Day starter
Jack Flaherty, who finished fourth in the voting for the NL Cy Young Award last season, will get the start for the Cardinals on Opening Day, manager Mike Shildt said Saturday.
The most interesting non-roster player for all 30 MLB teams
From names you'd forgotten all about to others you still need to learn, here's one player to track in every spring training camp.
BBTN: Buster talks to Kurkjian and Hembo about censuring the Astros' World Series
Tim Kurkjian demands to talk baseball, so he and Buster hit on Miles Mikolas missing the start of the season, the continuing drama with Nolan Arenado and the Rockies, and the Reds and the Diamondbacks at the NL's most improved teams. Later, Hembo drops by to discuss Buster's proposal to censure the Astros' World Series.
Cards' Mikolas (elbow) to miss start of season
Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas has a flexor tendon issue in his right elbow and likely won't be ready for the start of the season.
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Grapefruit League Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 14 | 5 | .737 | - | W3 |
| Miami | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Toronto | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.5 | W6 |
| New York | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3 | W1 |
| Baltimore | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4 | L3 |
| St. Louis | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4 | W1 |
| Boston | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5 | W5 |
| Detroit | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5 | L1 |
| New York | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5 | L4 |
| Atlanta | 8 | 11 | .421 | 6 | W2 |
| Houston | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Washington | 6 | 11 | .353 | 7 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10.5 | L4 |
Team Leaders
- Batting
- Pitching
BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Batting
- Pitching
Runs9517th
Batting Average.24219th
On Base Percentage.33710th
Slugging Percentage.41215th
Earned Run Average3.555th
Quality Starts0Tied-1st
WHIP1.2810th
BAA.2308th