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Mike Axisa

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Shohei Ohtani's roster spot an unfair advantage, claims Craig Counsell ahead of weekend Dodgers-Cubs series

As a two-way player, Ohtani is listed as a position player, which allows the Dodgers to roster 13 other pitchers

Mets' losing streak hits 10 with New York off to its worst start in 43 years

The Mets, with a payroll of $370 million, are now 7-14, and manager Carlos Mendoza's seat has never been hotter

The Dodgers have been the best team in baseball, even without getting much from marquee offseason additions

Edwin Díaz hasn't recorded a save in more than a week, and Kyle Tucker's numbers aren't great, but the Dodgers are 15-4

Guardians' Parker Messick takes no-hitter into ninth, falls short of Cleveland's first no-no since 1981

A single from Baltimore's Leody Taveras ensured Cleveland's no-hitter drought would continue

Mike Trout homers again to cap off historic series vs. Yankees: Why his resurgence looks sustainable

The 34-year-old Trout is putting up numbers on par with his very best seasons

MLB trends: Garrett Crochet's missing velocity, Munetaka Murakami's weak spot and a weird reliever fluke

Here's how the league is looking three weeks into the regular season

Why Tatsuya Imai thinks his trouble adjusting to 'American lifestyle' could be the reason for his arm injury

The Astros pitcher is in his first season in MLB after seven years with the Seibu Lions in Japan

Astros' woes continue as Tatsuya Imai, Jeremy Peña land on IL amid seven-game losing streak

Houston has been hit hard by injuries in the early going of the 2026 season

Are Yankees or Mets more concerning right now? New York teams boast dueling five-game losing streaks

In less than a week, both teams went from flying high to scuffling

George Springer's fractured toe adds to Blue Jays' brutal early season wave of injuries

The reigning American League champions can't catch a break

Does Shohei Ohtani have an unfair advantage during his warm-up pitches? Blue Jays seem to think so -- again

The Blue Jays raised a similar complaint during Game 7 of the World Series

Jorge Soler, Reynaldo López suspended after punches thrown in Braves-Angels brawl

Soler took exception to an up-and-in pitch from López several innings after getting hit in the hand

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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