Spring Training is the time for position battles. But here in this annual exercise, we’re going to pit the positions … in a battle against each other. [Cue dramatic music here.] Following MLB Network’s ranking of the Top 10 Players Right Now at each position, let’s take a look at

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets have not had a captain since David Wright played his final game eight years ago. They’re not going to have another one anytime soon. In a surprise comment Monday from Clover Park, Steve Cohen addressed the issue thusly: “As long as I’m owning

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Mike Trout in right field experiment appears over. Trout, a three-time American League MVP and 11-time All-Star, told general manager Perry Minasian and manager Kurt Suzuki that he prefers to return to center field this season after moving to right last year. Trout, 34, said he’s

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres are reuniting with veteran first baseman Ty France, sources told MLB.com on Monday, the latest addition to the team’s spring roster during a busy few days for general manager A.J. Preller. France will join the Padres on a Minor League deal with an invite to

The Angels and veteran utility man Adam Frazier have agreed to a Minor League deal that includes an invitation to spring camp, a source told MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger on Monday. The club has not confirmed the deal.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Although Carson Benge knew it would happen, he still couldn’t quite prepare himself for his first brush with Juan Soto. “When I saw Soto,” Benge said of the moment, “I was like, ‘Holy s---.’”

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros have had only one father-son combination play for them in the Major Leagues. That came in 2008 when Jose Cruz Jr. -- son of Astros legend Jose Cruz -- ended his career with 38 at-bats in a Houston uniform.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It sure sounds like Bryce Harper took things personally. He insisted on Sunday morning at BayCare Ballpark that he creates his own motivation every offseason. He always works to be great, he said. But this offseason looked and felt different following Phillies president of baseball operations Dave

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A scrum of reporters huddled around Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.'s locker, eagerly waiting for the right-hander’s first interview of Spring Training. Stuff like this is old hat to McCullers, the son of a big leaguer, a former first-round Draft pick and a veteran who

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Roman Anthony, who has already had a meteoric rise from MLB’s top prospect to emerging star for the Red Sox, will now get a chance to perform on the international stage. The 21-year-old outfielder was named as an injury replacement for Team USA on Monday in

Spring Training is here and optimism is plentiful across the league. Every team enters the year with some hope of being a competitive group, with many clubs looking for deep playoff runs. For last year's playoff teams, the goal is to dethrone the Dodgers and be the last team standing.

And just like that, we’re back! The college baseball regular season got underway Friday and there’s no bigger showcase to open the season than the eight-team field on hand in Arizona for the seventh iteration of the Desert Invitational. There are four first-time participants among this year’s field (Air Force,

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Both Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor downplayed the idea of issues within the Mets clubhouse on Sunday, dismissing a narrative arc that has lingered since the dying days of last season. “We’ve always pulled for each other,” Lindor said after returning to camp following left

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Ricky Tiedemann still looks like a pitcher built in a lab. It’s like someone taught Captain America how to throw a slider. Standing in the parking lot of the Blue Jays’ player development complex this week, with a scar on his left elbow now, Tiedemann is two

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres have signed A.J. Preller to a long-awaited contract extension, the team announced Monday, just as Spring Training gets underway. Preller, the Padres’ president of baseball operations and general manager, has led the team’s front office since 2014. He was entering his final season under contract.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Early Sunday morning, hours before the Padres held their first full-squad workout of Spring Training, Nick Castellanos retreated to a back field at the Peoria Sports Complex. He’d arrived only moments earlier, his signing yet to be officially announced. Castellanos was flanked by Nick Punto and Ryan

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A quick internet search for the question, "What is a bidet?" leads to the following description: “A bathroom fixture or toilet attachment designed for personal hygiene that uses a targeted, gentle stream of water to clean … ” Well, everyone gets the point. But that definition is

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- If not for his final chapter of 2025, Roki Sasaki might be in a rather uncertain place this spring. Last year was shaping up to be a disappointing Major League rookie campaign for Sasaki until he returned from a right shoulder impingement for a dominant stint as

PHOENIX – Brewers officials took a significant risk when they included rookie flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski on the postseason roster last year, considering the way he slumped to the finish of the regular season and had little experience in relief. Now they’re hoping for a significant reward. The 23-year-old right-hander is

JUPITER, Fla. – Marlins All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers addressed the offseason extension rumors ahead of the club’s first full-squad workout on Monday morning at the Marlins Jupiter Academy.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Five live at-bats into a pre-Spring Training workout at the Orioles' Ed Smith Stadium complex on Feb. 6, Jackson Holliday could tell something had gone wrong. "Took a swing and knew something wasn’t exactly right," Holliday said. "Decided to say something and got the X-rays and just

When the World Baseball Classic returns next month, we'll get to see players from all over the world put on a show for the sixth time. But a lot has changed between the first Classic in 2006 and the 2026 Classic two decades later. For one thing, we now have

TAMPA, Fla. – Jasson Domínguez understands there is uncertainty about his role, after Yankees general manager Brian Cashman suggested the switch-hitting outfielder might be best served to begin the season in the Minors. “The Martian” also recognizes how quickly circumstances can change.