TAMPA, Fla. -- Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s packing list for Spring Training and the upcoming World Baseball Classic looks a little different than most. The Yankees infielder never travels without his portable studio, allowing the artist known as Prince Jazz to lay down a track whenever inspiration strikes. He’s been busy

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The cavalry came from the clubhouse to watch their guy, their ace and their axis. If it wasn’t the entirety of the Pirates’ Spring Training roster assembled around a back field Thursday at Pirate City to watch Paul Skenes throw a simulated session, it was pretty close.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Arguably no topic in Detroit sports has better encapsulated the city’s challenge of preserving history while embracing modernization than the Tigers uniform. For more than 30 years, generations of fans, players and team officials have wondered how to balance the history of an American League charter franchise

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The American League East is loaded this year. The Blue Jays had a huge offseason after falling just short in Game 7 of the World Series. The Yankees are running it back, for better or worse, with a team that won 94

Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

PEORIA, Ariz. -- After a flurry of moves to round out their roster, there’s excitement ringing throughout Padres camp. You can hear it. Or … maybe that sound is the Padres-themed gong that has worked its way into throwing drills this spring.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- When Steve Cohen said earlier this week that the Mets will never name a captain for as long as he owns the team, the immediate implication shadowed Francisco Lindor.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles manager Craig Albernaz provided an update on injured infielder Jordan Westburg on Thursday morning, stating that the 27-year-old -- who has been slowed by a tweaked right oblique early in Spring Training -- is currently "'physically unable to participate" in workouts. "Right now, he's physically unable

Dustin May is a 28-year-old grandfather. OK, not really. But it can feel that way for the right-hander amid the Cardinals' youthful starting rotation, which contains no one older than 28. "It's definitely a big role change for me, coming over here -- being one of the young guys to

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- How’s this for a mid-February surprise? Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said left fielder Steven Kwan will also see time in center this spring, as the club determines whether the 28-year-old could be an option there this season. Kwan is a four-time Gold Glove Award winner in left

MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs have had a very businesslike camp to this point in the spring as they build toward what the ballclub expects will be a season with another October run at the end. On Friday, Chicago will turn the page from just workouts to the first game

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Skip Schumaker doesn’t like player comps. He won’t give you one for Wyatt Langford. But what he will say is that Langford has MVP potential in him. It might not happen this year or next. But it’s in there.

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- For months, all the Blue Jays had to work with were videos of Kazuma Okamoto. Now, after a week of seeing him take batting practice and ground balls, they’ll finally get their first look at him in game action. Okamoto is expected to be in the lineup

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Kevin McGonigle has done a great job blending into Tigers camp as a top prospect turned non-roster invite to Spring Training. But he couldn’t help but stand out Thursday afternoon as his home run soared down the right-field line. McGonigle got all of a Beau Brieske fastball

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- After the Astros suffered their third consecutive shutout loss while they were in Detroit last August, veteran Carlos Correa spoke in a team meeting and challenged his teammates to play better. That came only three weeks after Correa had been traded back to the Astros

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Assembling a lineup is like piecing together a puzzle, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is still mulling over how to best align his four stars atop the order.

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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

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- When the Mets signed outfielder Mike Tauchman to a Minor League contract earlier this week, clubhouse attendants cleared out Carson Benge’s locker and moved Benge to a temporary stall alongside other prospects. Previously, Benge had lockered next to Juan Soto. Now that space belongs to

BRADENTON, Fla. -- It didn’t take long for baseball’s No. 1 prospect to send one over the fence in live BP this spring. Konnor Griffin was going to go deep; it was only a matter of time. And while Nick Dombkowski probably preferred it to come off someone else, Griffin's

The Major League Baseball Players Association’s executive board voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Bruce Meyer as the interim executive director, one day after Tony Clark resigned after more than a decade as union head. The executive board is composed of 72 Major and Minor League players elected by their teammates

TAMPA, Fla. – Aaron Judge didn’t hesitate. Rung up on a third strike during a live batting practice at-bat on Wednesday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees captain tapped his helmet to initiate an ABS challenge, a new weapon he might’ve welcomed countless times in recent seasons. Seconds later,

MESA, Ariz. -- Bob Melvin’s love for the Athletics runs deep. It began as a kid when he frequented the Coliseum to cheer on his hero, Sal Bando, with the Swingin’ A’s of the 1970s and only grew over a 10-year run from 2011-21 that saw him leave a legacy