Frosty weather may be gripping much of the nation, but Spring Training is right around the corner. Players start officially reporting to camps next week and the exhibition schedule kicks off with seven games on Feb. 20. To further whet your appetite, we're going to highlight an interesting prospect from

Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior is excited to see what he’s calling a “full version” of Shohei Ohtani in 2026. “Last year, it was obviously a very unique year,” Prior said during Friday’s edition of Dodgers Territory. “He was coming off Tommy John, and then he had the shoulder injury

Twenty years ago, the first World Baseball Classic in history began, forever reshaping the global game. Plenty of superstars and future Hall of Famers took the field that year, with Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltrán (the latter two being elected to the Hall of Fame

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Here are the players in every Major League organization that have been included on the rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Major League Baseball announced on Thursday the launch of Daily Walkoff, an officially licensed daily trivia game built for baseball fans everywhere. Daily Walkoff challenges fans to test their knowledge of MLB teams and players through fast, team-specific trivia puzzles. Players select an MLB team and sort player tiles into

The A's added some infield depth on Friday by claiming Andy Ibáñez off waivers from the Dodgers. To make room for Ibáñez on the 40-man roster, the A's designated Max Schuemann for assignment.

TAMPA, Fla. -- At-bats grew scarce for Jasson Domínguez after the All-Star break last year, prompting an internal Yankees debate: Would his development be better served by a return to the Minor Leagues? General manager Brian Cashman has acknowledged that he considered optioning Domínguez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre during the second

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers parted ways with one fan favorite to make room for another, designating lefty reliever Anthony Banda for assignment and claiming catcher Ben Rortvedt off waivers from the Reds on Friday. Banda, 32, bounced around the Majors earlier in his career, making appearances for seven big

Bill Greason’s life is one of a kind. He grew up across the street from Martin Luther King Jr. in 1930s Atlanta. Greason served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and witnessed the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945. He made it as

The Rays’ overhauled outfield mix added another new player on Friday afternoon. Tampa Bay acquired Victor Mesa Jr. in a trade with Miami that sent infielder Angel Brachi to the Marlins. The Rays also designated infielder Brett Wisely for assignment to make room for Mesa on their 40-man roster.

MIAMI -- Sandy Alcantara will be among the Marlins pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training on Wednesday in Jupiter, Fla. While the Marlins did deal right-hander Edward Cabrera and left-hander Ryan Weathers over the offseason, they did not move Alcantara. Instead, after a year’s worth of rumors, he is

Ahead of the report date for pitchers and catchers at Spring Training next week, the Athletics added another veteran to their bullpen mix by signing right-hander Scott Barlow to a one-year deal, a source told MLB.com on Friday. The club has not confirmed the deal. Barlow, 33, posted a 4.21

TORONTO -- In May 1981, Buck Martinez felt like his days in baseball were at the end of the line. Just designated for assignment by the Brewers and faced with filling an afternoon in May for the first time in his adult life, he went for a run. When he

The 2026 World Baseball Classic is less than a month away. On Thursday night, we found out the 30-man rosters for each of the 20 federations that will take part in the epic tournament. With so many names, there’s plenty of context to dig into, setting the stage for what

The full rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic were revealed Thursday on MLB Network, so let's take a deeper dive into the top young talent who will be representing their roots on the world stage in a few weeks. There will be 30 prospects from organizational Top 30 Prospects

Stephen Strasburg won it. So did Kris Bryant and Adley Rutschman. More recently, guys like Dylan Crews and Charlie Condon took home the Golden Spikes Award before becoming top-of-the-first-round Draft picks. Last year’s winner, Wehiwa Aloy, went No. 31 overall in the Draft to the Orioles and is now a

TAMPA, Fla. -- When the Yankees extended a qualifying offer to Trent Grisham in November, general manager Brian Cashman viewed it as a true coin flip, describing it as a “50-50” call. He wouldn’t have been surprised if the outfielder opted to accept or decline. With pitchers and catchers set

Following the Americans’ first win in the World Baseball Classic in 2017, there was increased interest among big league stars to represent the States on this stage in '23. And after a close defeat at the hands of Japan in the '23 final, the enthusiasm to participate ramped up all

With Masataka Yoshida of the Red Sox selected as the final roster spot, Samurai Japan’s squad is now complete. The team features a record nine Major League players, along with 10 members from the previous championship-winning roster. Under manager Hirokazu Ibata, the lineup is built with an emphasis on balance,

NEW YORK -- Every year, National Girls and Women In Sports Day recognizes trailblazing women in the sports world. But a crucial part of this annual celebration is to show young girls and women that they can become the next wave of trailblazers, and to help them along in that

New Giants manager Tony Vitello’s path to pro ball was unlike anyone else’s. When he was tapped to replace Bob Melvin in October, Vitello became the first college coach to jump directly to managing in the big leagues without any coaching experience at the professional level.

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A version of this story appeared on MiLB.com in 2021. We present it here, with updates, as MiLB and MLB celebrate Black History Month. It's easy to forget that less than 20 years separated Jackie Robinson's integration of affiliated baseball in 1946 and Dick Allen's Triple-A debut in 1963. Between