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.

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

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After spending the past four seasons donning Dodger blue, Freddie Freeman hopes it will be the last uniform he wears in his big league career. Freeman isn't ready to hang 'em up just yet. Far from it. The star first baseman likes the idea of playing another

Promotional giveaways are a treat when you go to the ballpark, like icing on the cake of taking in a Major League game. And increasingly clubs are becoming more and more clever in their homage to former players, managers, broadcasters and other important figures in franchise history. The Mets are

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.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies infield-outfield prospect Braylen Wimmer appreciated the conversation he had with doctors during a 3 1/2-hour surgery in November to remove a golf ball-sized tumor on the left side of his brain. “It was a lot of baseball, and we were talking about Christmas -- just about

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

PHOENIX -- Going into the final season of his contract in 2026, two-time defending NL Manager of the Year Pat Murphy didn’t want to be anywhere other than Milwaukee. The Brewers didn’t want anyone else at the helm. Now the sides have reached an agreement to keep everybody happy. Murphy,

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

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

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

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

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.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Don’t read too much into the Phillies’ lineup on Saturday. Or Sunday. Or really most days this spring.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With uncertainty surrounding left-hander Blake Snell's readiness for Opening Day, the Dodgers are assessing their options to fill his spot in the rotation. One of the top arms in the mix is fellow southpaw Justin Wrobleski. The Dodgers have yet to rule Snell out for Opening Day,

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. -- If Steven Kwan ends up patrolling center field for the Guardians on Opening Day in Seattle next month, don’t be entirely surprised. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Thursday that Kwan (who’s a four-time Gold Glove Award winner in left field) will also see some time in center

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon used one word when asked for a first impression of Munetaka Murakami. “Worker.”

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The early days of camp brought the bad news that Shane Bieber would be “delayed” ramping up for the new season, but that process is beginning to move. Bieber had been playing catch at 90 feet when camp opened, which you can call “step one” of any

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

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Sure, the Padres’ farm system has thinned significantly with recent trades. But they’ve torn down their farm before, only to build it back up, and they’re confident they’re on their way to doing it again. In the meantime, there are still a handful of intriguing prospects in

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.

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,