WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The words weren’t coming easily for Josiah Gray on Monday. Given his 23-month layoff following Tommy John surgery, who could blame him? Gray made his first start of the spring Monday, taking a Major League mound for the first time since April 4, 2024. He

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Dylan Crews was scratched from Sunday’s game with soreness in his left thumb, but the Nationals received good news on the outfielder’s status on Monday. X-rays on Crews’ thumb were negative, and the outfielder could be back in the lineup on Wednesday or Thursday.

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

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 said he believes Lindor could be ready

St. John’s University will honor the life of Shannon Forde during Tuesday's men’s basketball game against Georgetown at Madison Square Garden, remembering the SJU graduate and long-time Mets media relations staple in advance of the 10-year anniversary of her passing. Long-time Mets pitcher and St. John’s alumnus John Franco and

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- With 16 seasons in the Majors and a résumé that includes nine All-Star selections and 440 saves, Craig Kimbrel has nothing left to prove. Yet there was the 37-year-old Saturday, taking the mound at Clover Park for his first appearance of the spring as he

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Baseball players are creatures of habit, often sticking to the same routines on and off the field for years. For Brett Baty this spring, those habits and routines that have helped him reach the highest level of the game are being thrown out the window.

JUPITER, Fla. -- It took four games for JJ Wetherholt to get his first hit of the spring, but when it finally came, it went a long, long way. Wetherholt launched a home run against Mets closer Devin Williams to lead off the fourth inning of Friday afternoon's Grapefruit League

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Back in 2020, Ross Atkins and the rest of the Toronto front office had a vision of what the Blue Jays could be. It took until 2025 for the club to make it a reality, but fresh off the Blue Jays’ first World Series appearance since 1993,

JUPITER, Fla. – Look around the Cardinals' clubhouse and you’ll see a lot of talented players with the ability to do great things on a baseball field. On Monday evening, those players will find out what other talents lay beneath their gift for throwing or hitting. Forty Cardinals players will

JUPITER, Fla. -- If any team in baseball knows the importance of a super-utility player, it’s the Cardinals. In recent years, Tommy Edman, Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson have given Oliver Marmol a number of options on a daily basis, their versatility allowing the manager to get creative with his

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Richard Fitts has two goals this spring, and the success of the first may very well determine his ability to achieve the second. The 26-year-old is among the pitchers competing for a place in the Cardinals’ rotation, and while earning one of those five spots

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Talk about a loaded ballot. The Cardinals announced Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Brian Jordan and George Hendrick as the modern players nominated for possible induction into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, presented by Edward Jones. “It’s a really good list,” Cardinals manager Oliver

JUPITER, Fla. – Blaze Jordan has spent the past five years playing in Minor League ballparks, working hard to return to a big league stadium. Yes, return. No, Jordan has yet to advance beyond Triple-A since he made his professional debut in 2021 but in July 2019, a then-16-year-old Jordan

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Growing up as the son of a big league All-Star, Preston Mattingly had dreams of following in his famous father’s footsteps. A first-round pick of the Dodgers in 2006, Mattingly began his pro career at the age of 18 -- the same age his father, Don, made

JUPITER, Fla. -- As Michael McGreevy prepared to face his first batter of the spring, he noticed something different about the baseball in his hand. It was all scuffed up.

Back in August, we took an early look at this year’s free-agent class, identifying 10 players who will likely draw plenty of attention this winter. Following the postseason, we expanded the list to 30, and we are tracking their destinations as they select teams for 2026.

Tony Clark resigned as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Tuesday, less than 10 months before the current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire. Clark has reportedly been under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York since last year for alleged financial improprieties.

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

Two starting pitchers from our offseason Top 30 free-agent list -- Zac Gallen and Lucas Giolito -- remain unsigned as camps open this week, leaving a bit of business to take care of between now and Opening Day. But with the bulk of free agency in the rearview mirror, many

In light of the surprising news of Framber Valdez agreeing to a three-year deal with the Tigers, we asked MLB Insider Mark Feinsand to break down what the impact this has on the few remaining free agents, as well as the rest of the American League. 1) The Tigers weren’t

Sometime in the early part of the next decade, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander will find themselves in Cooperstown. And while it would be completely understandable for the pair of 40-somethings to hang up their spikes and begin their five-year clock to the Hall of Fame ballot, neither seems ready

The calendar flips to February on Sunday, meaning that the Spring Training countdown will enter single-digit days. Yet several free agents remain unsigned, none bigger than Framber Valdez, who was among the top four arms on the market when the offseason began. Dylan Cease (Blue Jays), Ranger Suárez (Red Sox)

The past two weeks saw a flurry of moves around baseball: The Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker, the Yankees re-signed Cody Bellinger, the Mets dealt for Freddy Peralta and signed Bo Bichette, the Red Sox signed Ranger Suárez, the Rangers traded for MacKenzie Gore, and the Giants added Harrison Bader. While

The pop of the mitt. The crack of the bat. Players talking about being in the best shape of their lives. Even as many of us work to dig out from beneath the latest snowfall that disrupted the weekend, the sounds of spring will be here before we know it.