HOUSTON -- Team USA is one win away from sweeping through Pool B of the World Baseball Classic and punching its ticket to the quarterfinals. After a huge win against rival Mexico on Monday night at Daikin Park, the U.S. is undefeated with one game to go. But that game

PEORIA, Ariz. -- If there was any drama brewing between Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena at the World Baseball Classic, last year's AL MVP runner-up took steps to defuse it on Tuesday afternoon. "I hate that this is a thing,” Raleigh said via FaceTime with three Mariners beat reporters. “I

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- One place is cold for much of the year. One place is hot all the time. Both places have bred some of the best baseball players on the planet.

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic. Previously: The best pending free agent in each division. Today:

MIAMI -- Although neither the Netherlands nor Israel can still advance to the next round of the World Baseball Classic, try telling either team that its 2026 finale Tuesday night doesn’t mean anything. “We're going to prepare ourselves for the next game,” Netherlands manager Andruw Jones said after Sunday’s loss

A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Kevin Durant knows a thing or two about bringing home a title for Team USA. Monday night, the NBA superstar liked what he saw on the diamond as the Americans continued their title push at the World Baseball Classic. Durant rocked an autographed Aaron Judge

Five teams have advanced out of pool play at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, leaving three spots in the next round up for grabs. Samurai Japan clinched the top spot in Pool C with a narrow victory over Australia on Sunday. Meanwhile, Korea secured the second seed in that pool

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Quietly on Tuesday, more than two weeks in advance of Opening Day, Francisco Lindor took a significant step back toward full health. Lindor played four defensive innings in a Minor League game against the Cardinals while the Mets topped St. Louis, 6-1, at Clover Park,

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Tarik Skubal will make his next start on Saturday for the Tigers. That was the plan all along when the Tigers and the back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner laid out his Spring Training schedule to fit in an appearance for Team USA in the

HOUSTON -- The "U-S-A!" chants were booming. The Mexico fans were deafening. And in the end, the U.S. was the better team in the most hyped game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In an electric atmosphere at Daikin Park on Monday night, Team USA defeated Mexico, 5-3, in a

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- How do you basically say someone will be your starting third baseman without outright saying it? “Caleb [Durbin], he's playing third base today, again,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora prior to Tuesday’s game. “We'll probably decide that next week, but I feel very comfortable with

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Spencer Jones acknowledged the news was something “you never want to hear,” but it hadn’t been unexpected. The Yankees’ outfield appears settled, with the big-swinging prospect set to begin another season in the Minors. More at-bats with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre are on deck. But Jones is aiming to

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Everybody was there. Jesús Luzardo walked into his press conference on Tuesday morning at BayCare Ballpark, expecting to answer a few questions about his life-changing five-year, $135 million contract extension with the Phillies. Many of the most important people in his life were in the room.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- As the calendar creeps closer towards the middle of March -- and with Opening Day a little more than two weeks away -- Astros closer Josh Hader has yet to face hitters this spring, which puts his availability for the start of the season in

TOKYO -- One pitch changed Ondřej Satoria’s life -- and he thought it was a mistake. Facing Shohei Ohtani in the Tokyo Dome three years ago, Satoria -- an electrical controller at ČEZ Group in Ostrava, a city on the border of Poland – threw his changeup, which he calls

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The checkered injury history of Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene added another unwanted chapter when the club revealed Tuesday he would undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his right elbow. Greene, 26, will have the procedure performed on Wednesday in Los Angeles

TOKYO -- Few people on this planet can hit the ball as hard or as far as Munetaka Murakami. The Samurai Japan slugger, who inked a two-year, $34 million deal with the White Sox earlier this offseason, proved that in Tuesday’s 9-0 victory over Czechia when he launched a massive

NEW YORK -- Often when Major League Baseball hosts college students at its headquarters, the room is filled with bright-eyed young people pursuing a career in sports. Last Friday’s event, however, had a broader goal. As part of the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars program’s annual Mentoring and Leadership Conference, MLB

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Corbin Carroll is scheduled to appear in his first Cactus League game of the spring on Wednesday afternoon against the A's at Salt River Fields. Carroll, who has been sidelined all spring with a broken hamate bone, will serve as the team's designated hitter, and, while the

HOUSTON -- Bobby Witt Jr. Dawg. The Team USA shortstop had a Gold Glove performance on defense in the World Baseball Classic on Monday, with a pair of show-stopping plays in the 5-3 win over rival Mexico. "They just kind of happen," Witt told FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal on the

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Luis Gil was among the American League’s best pitchers in 2024, when the right-hander won 15 games with a 3.50 ERA and 171 strikeouts, becoming the first Yankees pitcher to win an AL Rookie of the Year Award since Dave Righetti in 1981. That’s where he’s setting

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays’ bullpen is complicated. We’ll find out if that’s a good or a bad thing when the real games begin, but for now, it’s complicated. A year ago, the Blue Jays added aggressively, first with Jeff Hoffman as the new closer and later with Louis