The Baseball Collective

Spent the last few weeks reaching out to men to discuss the role fantasy sports plays in their friendships. Got flooded with responses. Talked about draft rituals and group chat roasts, but also, to a shocking degree, about loss, grief, and death. theringer.com/2026/03/27/mlb…

Blue Jays are ready to chase out ghosts of World Series loss. Here’s @KeeganMatheson with a look at the defending AL champs as they prepare to open 2026: mlb.com/news/blue-jays…

OMGGGGG!!!! He did it!!! Baseball is the BEST 😭😭😭

Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, for the first time publicly, put a dollar figure on the demise of the RSN model for the Brewers' bottom line: $20 million per year.

The ultimate guide to every 2026 Opening Day matchup @AdobeOrg&affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mlb.com/news/when-is-o…

Yanks live up to Opening Night fanfare with shutout win over Giants @AdobeOrg&affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mlb.com/news/max-fried…

Music to our ears 🥰 #OpeningNight

DODGERS HOME OPENER TICKET PRICES MY GOODNESS

Pete Crow Armstrong, who bet on himself when he rejected the Cubs’ extension offer of a year ago, watches his patience pay off as he and the Cubs close on a $100-million plus contract extension. He’ll be second-highest paid Cub behind only Alex Bregman.

The Nationals are acquiring INF Jorbit Vivas from the Yankees for RHP Sean Paul Liñan, per source. Liñan is Washington’s No. 27 prospect according to @MLBPipeline. @andrewcgolden was on it.

Some of us remember the scoreboard at Sportsman's Park, and a lot of the younger fans have been told about it - but never seen it in action. Here she is, in all her bird-flapping, bird-swinging glory! #STLCards

Cristopher Sánchez previous extension had club control through 2030 for $48 million — an extreme bargain. This new deal tacks on just shy of $60 million for his ages 34 and 35 seasons. Total guarantee, as @MattGelb reported, is $107 million. Phillies take care of their ace.

Ranking the Top 10 pitching staffs in baseball @AdobeOrg&affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mlb.com/news/ranking-b…

From Fox: World Baseball Classic championship game viewers (in USA): 10.8 million Comparisons among U.S. viewers: 2025 World Series average: 15.5 million 2025 NBA Finals average: 10.2 million

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred teases possible schedule change for the next World Baseball Classic cbssports.com/mlb/news/world…

HOLLYWOOD ENDING: Team USA's dramatic semifinal victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday night smashed viewership records, as more than 7.3 million viewers tuned in. The thrilling game on FOX Sports became the most-watched WBC telecast ever on any network, despite going head-to-head against the Academy Awards. The awards show drew 17.9 million viewers, but was down 9% from last year and drew the fewest number of viewers in four years.

This was the reaction from Venezuela’s Alfredo Sadel Square as the country’s baseball team upset the U.S. to win the World Baseball Classic championship 🇻🇪

TEAM VENEZUELA WINS ITS FIRST #WORLDBASEBALLCLASSIC!

LOOK WHAT IT MEANS TO TEAM VENEZUELA! 🥹🇻🇪

VENEZUELA WITH THE STRIKEOUT TO CLINCH THEIR FIRST WBC TITLE!