TOKYO -- The defending champs and the most talented baseball player on the planet make for a dangerous combination. On Friday night, Samurai Japan began its World Baseball Classic title defense, taking on a Chinese Taipei team that upset it in the 2024 Premier12 tournament.

Three-peat? The Dodgers are still hungry for more as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and newcomer Kyle Tucker are ready to defend their championship. And the best way to follow the Dodgers all season long is on SNLA+.

TOKYO – When Shohei Ohtani plays in Japan, he makes sure to put on a show. He regularly takes batting practice on the field -- something he rarely does in the Majors -- making sure to reward his home country’s fans who fill the ballpark.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Spring Training already gives baseball fans a chance to catch a glimpse of the not-so-distant future, but for the hard-core prospect enthusiasts out there, there's an even better opportunity to see baseball's upcoming stars in action. For the third time, each Major League club's top prospects will

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- It was his versatility that drew the Dodgers to Santiago Espinal more than his bat, but they'll gladly welcome any pop he can provide. Espinal clubbed a pair of homers and drove in six runs on a balmy Thursday afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark, where the ball was

For the first time in a decade, Milwaukee is the cream of the crop. The Brewers have ascended to the top spot in the MLB Pipeline farm system rankings. The last time the organization sat atop such a list was the 2016 midseason version, when it claimed eight Top 100

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Shohei Ohtani … and then who? That's one question the Dodgers will need to answer with about three weeks of Spring Training exhibitions remaining. They know the aforementioned three arms will be in their season-opening rotation, and that Blake Snell and Gavin Stone

The first two years of Spring Breakout have provided several memorable matchups. Baseball's best hitting prospect (Jackson Holliday) faced baseball's best pitching prospect (Paul Skenes) in 2024, resulting in a 102-mph fastball and a strikeout on a 92-mph slider. Four of the game's dozen top-rated prospects faced off in a

The Dodgers have captured 12 of the last 13 National League West titles -- settling for 106 victories and just a Wild Card berth in 2021 -- and three of the last six World Series. They're prohibitive favorites to earn a third consecutive World Series title in 2026, which would

Clayton Kershaw may have retired from MLB, but he's still pitching against Major League teams. The decorated left-hander, who won three Cy Young Awards, an MVP Award, 11 All-Star selections and three World Series rings over 18 Major League seasons, called it a career following the Dodgers' 2025 World Series

Our annual tradition is back. Each spring, we look forward to the upcoming season by breaking down the 30 teams into eight or nine somewhat-subjectively defined tiers, grouping together those in similar situations. We've done it for several years now, and it's a fun way to get ready for the

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Dodgers saw two versions of Roki Sasaki take the mound on Tuesday afternoon. One faced five hitters without recording an out. The other set down six hitters in order. The former resembled the Sasaki who struggled in the rotation last season, while the latter seemed much

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- If the battle for the final spots in the Dodgers' rotation comes down to who can consistently find the strike zone, River Ryan just made a significant statement.

PHOENIX -- Clayton Kershaw enjoyed a dream ending to a dream career. The three-time Cy Young winner went out on top after helping the Dodgers defend their World Series crown last year, but he was willing to come out of retirement to check one more item off his bucket list:

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Nearly nine years ago, the Dodgers took a flier on a 26-year-old infielder who had been released by an A's team that had finished in last place the year before.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Right-hander Gavin Stone had his sights set on breaking camp with the Dodgers after losing last season due to shoulder surgery, but a spring setback has made it unlikely he's an option for Opening Day. Stone experienced discomfort in his surgically repaired right shoulder last week after

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- The memories came pouring out of Dusty Baker, as clear as they were when he lived them in vivid Dodger Blue decades earlier. After all, he spent some of the best years of his life right here -- under the sun and surrounded by stars. It’s

Baseball fans can’t help but go crazy for Shohei Ohtani. Especially in his home country. When the two-way Dodgers superstar and the rest of Team Japan arrived at Shin-Osaka Station on Sunday in Osaka, just days before the start of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, fans watching the team disembark

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Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With one of his worst offensive seasons behind him, Mookie Betts set out to do something he's never had to do in his dozen years in the big leagues: work on "rewiring" his swing.

By now, you’ve heard the news. The Spring Breakout series is headed to a tournament format in 2027 and 2028. In its first two years, Spring Breakout has brought us memorable moments featuring baseball’s top prospects, like Paul Skenes’ strikeout of Jackson Holliday in 2024 or Roman Anthony’s long homer