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The Arizona Diamondbacks shocked baseball by signing Madison Bumgarner to a five-year, $85 million contract Sunday. How did they do

Brett Gardner to Re-sign with New York Yankees

The New York Yankees will reportedly re-sign their longest-tenured player, outfielder Brett Gardner. My latest for Last Word on Baseball:

The Arizona Diamondbacks have the greatest community outreach in professional sports. One reason is Thursday morning’s Winter Classic. My latest

Stephen Vogt has agreed to a one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team confirmed in a press release Tuesday

Which players made the All-Decade Team for the San Diego Padres? Read my latest two-parter from Last Word on Baseball

With the 2010s ending in less than two months, it’s a good time to look at the best players of

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez became the first World Series ejection since Bobby Cox in 1996. This Ejection Inspection special

These aren’t technically “pennant-winning,” since they weren’t the last play of the game, but they still gave their teams the

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve joined an elite club Saturday night, becoming the sixth man to hit a pennant-winning

My latest for Last Word on Baseball is a feature-length piece about playoff exorcisms. Sometimes, star-crossed franchises need to beat