Injuries happen every spring. It’s part of the game -- as players ramp up, they get hurt, and teams inevitably head into Opening Day with some key players on the shelf. But every injury also presents an opportunity.

The Yankees traded infielder Jorbit Vivas to the Nationals for right-hander Sean Paul Liñan on Sunday afternoon. Liñan was Washington's No. 27 prospect per MLB Pipeline but checks in at No. 23 on New York's list. Vivas, 25, did not have a clear path to make the Yankees’ Opening Day

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for March 21.

Carlos Lagrange has been a sight to behold this spring. His numbers speak for themselves -- he’s recorded a 0.66 ERA with 13 strikeouts and only six hits allowed over 13 2/3 innings. What’s more important, though, is how the 6-foot-7 righty has looked on the mound: utterly dominant with

It’s no surprise that Nolan McLean has Mets fans buzzing about his potential. But the hype train for New York’s pitching phenom has an unexpected passenger: Bryce Harper. The Phillies slugger admittedly isn’t one to gush about pitchers, much less pitchers who play for the rival Mets. But he found

A .532 OPS in your rookie season tends to lower expectations, even for one of baseball’s top prospects. But Jac Caglianone has reset them in a hurry this spring. Blasting three balls over 115 mph -- including one at 120.2 mph -- in less than a week will do that.

Since its inception, the World Baseball Classic has been baseball's premier international tournament, bringing top stars the world over together on one stage. The 2026 WBC has seen its share of classic games, with Team USA's one-run win over the Dominican Republic in the semifinals the latest thrilling contest. Venezuela's

The World Baseball Classic returns to Houston for a pair of quarterfinal matchups this weekend, and Daikin Park is ramping up its fan offerings for the single-elimination stage of the tournament. Fans arriving early can hit the Crawford Street plaza, where the Fan Zone opens at 5 p.m. CT on

Twins starter Joe Ryan, who was left off Team USA’s roster during pool play after dealing with back inflammation early in Spring Training, is a possibility to be added to the Team USA roster if it beats Canada in Friday's quarterfinal game (FOX, 8 p.m. ET). Ryan made his spring

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for March 13.

Identifying the top 10 moments thus far from the 2026 World Baseball Classic is no easy task. The number of memorable, mind-blowing moments from this Classic far exceeds 10, for sure. But we’ve taken our best shot at paring all of what we’ve seen into the list below. With the

With Opening Day approaching and rosters largely set, teams know what they're working with for 2026.

Baseball's premier international tournament is back. Twenty teams from all over the globe are set to vie for supremacy at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, starting Wednesday night ET. In the end, only one will stand tall. How will it all play out? We put it to a vote, asking

Seiya Suzuki could only watch from afar as Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic, as he had to withdraw from the tournament due to an oblique injury. If Tuesday was any indication, the slugger looks more than ready to make up for what he missed. Suzuki absolutely crushed a

It looked like strike three, but Wilyer Abreu never had a doubt it was ball four. Called out on strikes in the third inning of Sunday’s Spring Training matchup against the Orioles, Abreu immediately tapped his helmet to initiate an ABS challenge, removed his gear and was standing on first

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Masyn Winn on the mound. A combined no-hitter. And Paul Skenes … catching?! No, it's not some alternate reality. Long before they were Major Leaguers -- Crow-Armstrong as a center fielder for the Cubs, Winn as a shortstop for the Cardinals and Skenes as a pitcher for

Edwin Díaz is back on Puerto Rico’s roster for the World Baseball Classic, three years after a fluke knee injury at the tournament ended his 2023 season before it could begin.

Every era has its defining starting pitchers -- the aces who transcend their peers and become synonymous with a generation. Right now, we’re in the epilogue of the era defined by Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. A new crop of dominant arms has emerged, but we’re still waiting

Roman Anthony doesn’t seem like the type to shy away from the spotlight. The 21-year-old looked right at home when the Red Sox mic'd him up at spring camp, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look as he prepares for his first full season in the big leagues.

Juan Soto has his sights set on his first MVP Award. There's just one problem: Shohei Ohtani. The race for National League MVP honors runs through the Dodgers’ two-way superstar, who won the award unanimously in each of his first two years with Los Angeles and is set to be

Not everyone had a 2025 worth remembering. Plenty of big names will head into the 2026 season hoping to turn the page after disappointing campaigns. Based on FanGraphs' projections, here are 10 players who could be poised for especially large rebounds.

Samurai Japan is returning to the World Baseball Classic stage with many of the same players who powered its 2023 title run, including Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto. Fernando Tatis Jr. sees all that, but he isn’t blinking. “They’re nasty, but we’re gonna beat them,” Tatis

Thirteen players were tendered a qualifying offer (a one-year, $22.025 million deal for 2026) earlier this offseason. Four accepted prior to the Nov. 18 deadline: the Brewers’ Brandon Woodruff, the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga, the Tigers’ Gleyber Torres and the Yankees’ Trent Grisham.

• Players who have accepted qualifying offers Those

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In a move that almost made too much sense not to happen, the Twins acquired left-hander Anthony Banda from the Dodgers for international bonus pool money on Thursday. To make room for Banda on the 40-man roster, right-hander Jackson Kowar was designated for assignment. The Dodgers