MLB trends: What's behind Paul Skenes' slump (for him), the Guardians' bullpen problems, the league's offense

By any measure, Pirates ace and reigning NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes is having a fantastic season. Going into Tuesday, he ...

MLB sees no link between factory defect and liveliest baseball since year of the homer in ‘19

MLB acknowledged that errors in making the baseball led to yellow discoloration — at the same time balls are suddenly flying ...
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What’s gone wrong for the Mets? Can MLB catch World Cup fever? We answer your questions.

The Mets are bad, so bad they've been one of the season's biggest stories. (Dylan Buell / Getty Images) Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Athletic’s weekly mailbag. I have been away for ...