Yet to hear players tell it, there is still a sizable gap between the public’s perception of the profession and the lived experience of the players. As part of The Athletic’ s annual MLB Player Poll, our writers offered the participants a chance to correct the record: What is the biggest misconception about the lifestyle of a baseball player?

Four Major League Baseball players were reinstated by the league on Thursday after serving year-long bans for gambling on baseball.

Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves today announced a trifecta of free events happening during 2025 All-Star Week in Atlanta, GA. Additional details are below and available on AllStarGame.com where fans can register for a chance to watch live and in person.

What we don’t see is how gamblers interact with the players they bet on. In this year’s edition of The Athletic ’s anonymous MLB player poll, our writers asked players about the experience — and to judge from the overwhelming responses we received from major leaguers, it’s even uglier and scarier than you think.

MLB’s decision to walk away from ESPN’s $1.5B deal is now seen as a major mistake, with Rob Manfred expressing regret.

Major League Baseball will celebrate the league’s 12 active Japanese players through custom manholes that will feature one player in each design, to be installed at locations associated with that player’s roots in baseball,

A former Major League Baseball pitcher was named the new head coach at one of the top high schools in East Texas. Robert Ellis, who played parts of four seasons in the majors for four teams - including the Texas Rangers - was named as the new baseball coach at Longview (Texas) High School.

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! Major League Baseball gets back to work this Monday with an excellent nine-game main slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. Each of the nine games is the first game of a new series to start the week,