DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays have developed a powerful new recruiting group: players’ daughters.

Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton missed the first two-plus months of last season due to tennis elbow (epicondylitis) in both arms, an issue he’s been dealing with since 2024. It’s still an issue for the slugger now in 2026. Stanton told NJ.com on Wednesday that he has “good days and

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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Mad Max is back. Max Scherzer and the Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a reunion for the 2026 season, a source told MLB.com. The club didn't confirm the deal. The structure of the agreement, reported by Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi as a base salary of $3

Welcome to the future. No robots required. For the first time, ABS (the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile) has come to regular-season and postseason Major League play, after several years of testing in Spring Training, the All-Star Game, and the Minor Leagues. While you’ll see it for the

PHOENIX -- Harrison Bader is already making a mark for the Giants. Just ask Monica Godfrey, the proprietor of Cactus Bowls, a food truck that sells acai bowls at American Family Fields of Phoenix.

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

In 2024, Chris Sale received plenty of hardware in the form of a National League Cy Young Award and a Gold Glove Award. In 2026, Sale added more to his collection with … a custom sword?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It was just one spring start, the first of several to come. But these games that are meaningless in the big picture could be of some consequence to Roki Sasaki.

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Japanese left-hander Yuki Matsui has been officially ruled out for next month’s World Baseball Classic, as he recovers from a left groin strain that he sustained during a live batting practice session at Padres camp. Matsui has resumed playing catch, but he’s yet to throw off a

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Baseball has long been a game of inches. Now, it seems, baseball might become a game of tenths of inches. At least it was that way on Wednesday, when the Braves beat the Pirates, 3-1, at CoolToday Park. For reference, one-tenth of an inch is roughly

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For all his intensity on the field, there’s a gentler side to Josh Naylor that he says is rooted in “respect and kindness.” And no moment encapsulated those values more than when the Mariners first baseman stepped to the plate for the first time for Tuesday afternoon’s

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Pete Alonso is happy to convert as many Mets fans to Orioles supporters as possible this year -- and that includes your baseball-loving son, John Oliver. Oliver, a comedian and host of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on HBO, may be from Birmingham, England, but he

TAMPA, Fla. – The chemistry changed immediately when CC Sabathia first walked into the Yankees’ clubhouse in 2009. Delivering on his reputation as a dominant ace, he also proved to be an exceptional teammate, beginning a ride that concluded with the franchise’s 27th World Series championship. Now Sabathia will have

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Munetaka Murakami is all about baseball. All the time. In a recent interview with MLB.com, the power-packed first baseman from Japan was asked if he’s been able to do anything fun outside of his Spring Training work in Arizona. Murakami, through interpreter Kenzo Yagi, pointed to the

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Michael King is healthy and ready to atone for lost time.

MESA, Ariz. – When the Cubs signed Tyler Austin over the offseason, the team viewed him as a solid backup option behind first baseman Michael Busch and a hitter who could serve as a bench piece against lefty pitching. Chicago is now examining its contingency plans for those sections on

The Yankees added more reinforcements to their outfield on Wednesday. The Yankees have agreed to a Minor League contract with veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk as a non-roster invitee to Spring Training, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The team has not confirmed the deal.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The locker between Tarik Skubal and Justin Verlander’s, the one that houses the espresso machine Casey Mize purchased with Skubal at the start of Spring Training, now has a name: Casey’s Cafe. No, really. There’s a sign denoting it.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Carson Benge has a novel view on swinging and missing. “I hate striking out,” Benge said after collecting three hits in the Mets’ 6-0 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday, all on two-strike pitches. “That’s one thing about me. So being able to fight for

MESA, Ariz. -- One more win in October for the Cubs and Cade Horton would have joined the roster for the National League Championship Series. That victory did not arrive and the pitcher’s first postseason experience with the North Siders was limited to watching, learning and hoping. Horton hoped he

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had the stitches removed from his surgically repaired left hand on Tuesday, keeping him on track for an Opening Day return. Lindor, who underwent Feb. 11 surgery to repair a stress reaction in his left hamate bone, can restart “impact” activities