MLB Guide
How the MLB Draft Works: Draft Lottery, Rounds and Bonus Pools
Who is eligible for the MLB Draft, how the draft lottery sets the top picks, how many rounds there are, and how slot values and bonus pools work.
MLB Guide
MLB Guide
Baseball Glossary: Essential Terms Every Fan Should Know
From ace and can of corn to walk-off and the Mendoza Line: a plain-English glossary of the baseball terms you will hear on every broadcast.
MLB Guide
How to Keep Score at a Baseball Game With a Paper Scorecard
A step-by-step guide to scoring a baseball game on paper: position numbers, hit and out symbols, tracking runners, errors, double plays and totals.
MLB Guide
MLB Postseason Format Explained: Wild Cards, Byes and Series Lengths
How MLB's 12-team postseason works: seeding, wild cards, first-round byes, series lengths, home-field rules and how standings ties are broken.
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How the MLB Season Works: From Spring Training to the World Series
The full MLB calendar explained: spring training, the 162-game balanced schedule, All-Star break, trade deadline, postseason and offseason.