SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles player with the most home runs so far this Spring Training isn’t even a member of big league camp. He has three homers (tied with five others for the MLB spring lead entering Sunday), and most impressively, they’ve come in his only three Grapefruit League

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Mike Trout wants to let you know he’s aiming to reach 30 feet per second, which is considered an elite sprint speed by Statcast.

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

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets are hopeful that Francisco Lindor will take the next step this week in his return from surgery on his left hand, but regardless of when the shortstop is able to start hitting again, manager Carlos Mendoza is confident that he will be ready

What, exactly, should one make of the upcoming NL East race? FanGraphs projects the Braves, Phillies and Mets to be within three wins of one another. Baseball Prospectus sees the Braves and Mets as being equal, with the Phillies slightly behind. None project to win more than 91 games. It's

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter’s first Grapefruit League start in three years left fans ready for more. He retired all six batters he faced in two scoreless innings in Sunday’s game against the Yankees at BayCare Ballpark. Painter struck out Jasson Domínguez swinging on a 2-2 slider to

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have had to endure a slew of bad injury news over the past 12 months, can take heart in this update: Outfielder Corbin Carroll appears on track to be ready for Opening Day. Carroll suffered a broken right hamate bone on

After three years of waiting, the World Baseball Classic is almost here. I mean, it starts this very week. Assuming that you may have a job, family, and -- gasp -- other commitments beyond watching baseball for nearly 24 hours a day (given that games in Japan have start times

JUPITER, Fla. – Oliver Marmol has job security. A few hours before they faced the Pirates on Sunday, the Cardinals announced that their manager signed a contract extension that will take him through the 2027 and ’28 seasons with a club option in ’29. Marmol, 39, has been St. Louis'

MESA, Ariz. -- Alex Bregman is on the board. The third baseman, who inked a five-year, $175 million contract with the Cubs in January, went yard for the first time in Spring Training, blasting a 2-2 fastball 369 feet to center field on Sunday, marking his first home run with

When MLB Pipeline's No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin launched not one, but two home runs over the replica Green Monster and out of JetBlue Park on Tuesday, social media servers seemed at risk of overheating. Enthusiasm was already elevated for the 19-year-old Pirates shortstop, and performances like that will continue

Four years ago, Willson and William Contreras thought they had reached the professional pinnacle of brotherhood, representing the National League as teammates at the All-Star Game. It turns out that was just a prelude to what will take place starting this week, when they join forces for Team Venezuela in

JUPITER, Fla. -- Marlins top prospect Thomas White sustained a Grade 1 right oblique strain and will be out three to four weeks, preventing him from appearing in another Spring Training game. According to manager Clayton McCullough, White initially felt the discomfort during Thursday’s Grapefruit League debut against the Blue

Yankees left-hander Ryan Yarbrough is the newest member of Team USA for the World Baseball Classic, USA Baseball announced Sunday. The veteran swingman takes Joe Ryan’s spot on the active roster for pool play after the Twins ace was diagnosed with lower back inflammation last week.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There’s a car wash on just about every corner in greater Phoenix, and that’s a good thing, because Brewers manager Pat Murphy keeps talking about sending his pitchers there. Get ready to hear all season about the “H&H Car Wash,” which is Murphy’s reference to the Brewers’

BRADENTON, Fla. -- It takes long enough to drive from LECOM Park to West Palm Beach that many players draw upon their veteran status to avoid the trip. A 3 1/2-hour slog on a bus across the state during the already-demanding Spring Training grind is something even the Pirates as

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- There has been a lot of buzz about the young pitchers in Yankees camp, with Carlos Lagrange and Elmer Rodríguez garnering headlines. Ben Hess should be “right there with them,” in manager Aaron Boone’s view.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo is ready to help Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. He first discussed his willingness to pitch in the WBC with El Extrabase. On Sunday morning at Carpenter Complex, Luzardo reiterated that he told Team Venezuela that he would pitch if the club

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Lefty Yusei Kikuchi already left Angels camp to join Team Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 20, while several other Angels departed Sunday to join their teams for the World Baseball Classic, including third baseman Yoán Moncada (Cuba), catcher/outfielder Gustavo Campero (Colombia) and outfielder Matthew Lugo (Puerto Rico).

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Clay Holmes and Nolan McLean are at different points in their lives and careers, yet as they prepared to join Team USA, the pitchers gave identical answers when asked which of their World Baseball Classic teammates they are most excited to be around in the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Royals are in agreement on a one-year Major League deal with outfielder Starling Marte, sources told MLB.com on Saturday, adding depth and a right-handed option to their outfield for 2026.

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Somewhere in that right arm of Dylan Cease, there’s a Cy Young Award. We know this already because we’ve seen it already. In 2022, only Justin Verlander’s remarkable season kept Cease from the American League Cy Young. If someone makes 32 starts in a season with one

TAMPA, Fla. – In Brian Cashman’s view, the Yankees' pitchers have stood out early in camp. “Young pups” like Carlos Lagrange and Elmer Rodríguez look as advertised, flashing poise and crackling velocity. It has also been “comforting,” Cashman said, to see Gerrit Cole already touching 97 mph against teammates in