Every era has its defining starting pitchers -- the aces who transcend their peers and become synonymous with a generation. Right now, we’re in the epilogue of the era defined by Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. A new crop of dominant arms has emerged, but we’re still waiting

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- When Shohei Ohtani is around, he is the main event. On Friday night in Nagoya, Samurai Japan -- Japan's national team -- had an exhibition game against NPB's Chunichi Dragons. This was before the start of the official World Baseball Classic camps, so Major League players weren't

If you’re reading this, you don’t need me to tell you about Aaron Judge or Paul Skenes. You already know plenty about not just Shohei Ohtani, but his dog Decoy, too. You know that Julio Rodríguez is dedicated to philanthropy in his hometown of Loma de Cabrera, and that Puerto

Could we see another special season from Spencer Strider in 2026? The past two years have perhaps made it easy to forget just how good the Braves right-hander can truly be. Just two starts into what looked to be a promising 2024, Strider injured his right UCL and underwent season-ending

Batboy Freddie Thon Jr. peered out of the dugout at Sixto Escobar Stadium. And for this particular at-bat, he peered a little harder. His dad, Fred Sr., was pitching for the San Juan Senadores. A franchise that would eventually end up being one of the most storied in Puerto Rican

When MLB Pipeline's No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin launched not one, but two home runs over the replica Green Monster and out of JetBlue Park on Tuesday, social media servers seemed at risk of overheating. Enthusiasm was already elevated for the 19-year-old Pirates shortstop, and performances like that will continue

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With Yoshinobu Yamamoto headed to the World Baseball Classic, the battle to fill out the back end of the Dodgers' rotation could begin to intensify. Yamamoto made his second and final Cactus League start in Friday afternoon's 12-4 loss to the Giants at Scottsdale Stadium, stretching out

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Of all the things Red Sox Nation didn’t wish to see on Friday, stud outfielders Roman Anthony and Ceddanne Rafaela on the ground for multiple minutes at the same time would have topped the list. Fortunately, a mishap in communication that led to a collision between

FORT MYERS, Fla. – There’s no denying Spencer Jones’ pure power, and he showed it again on Friday. Facing Twins right-hander Raul Brito in the fifth inning of the Yankees’ 17-5 win at Hammond Stadium, Jones obliterated a decent curveball on a 2-2 count, drilling it a Statcast-projected 427 feet

MESA, Ariz. -- Edward Cabrera’s debut was worth the wait. The right-hander retired all six batters he faced in his first Cactus League appearance during the Cubs' 8-6 win over the Guardians at Sloan Park, flashing the electric arsenal that enticed Chicago to acquire him from the Marlins this winter.

JUPITER, Fla. – Marlins All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers was scratched from Saturday’s Grapefruit League lineup to undergo imaging on his right hamstring.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – He may squat for a living, but catcher P.J. Higgins stands tall above all others at his position for knowing the strike zone and utilizing the automatic balls and strikes challenge system the best. While Major League Baseball is allowing hitters, pitchers and catchers to use ABS

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The last time Bobby Witt Jr. hit leadoff in a regular-season game was June 30, 2023, when Witt was 23 years old in his second season in the big leagues. He has batted second in every game since. Now he’s 25 years old, about to enter his

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Sung-Mun Song hasn’t quite become the versatile roster piece the Padres envisioned when they signed him in December. Not yet, at least. This spring, Song has worked exclusively at second and third base -- which was precisely where he spent all of last season while playing for

A year ago, we conducted an exercise to identify the Ultimate Bandwagon Team for 2025 – a team for those without a specific rooting interest to coalesce behind for the season. What does it take to be an Ultimate Bandwagon Team? As I put it then, you want a team

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Before Ronald Acuña Jr. left Braves camp to join Team Venezuela for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, it made sense to ask him if participating in this same event three years ago influenced the historic success he had during his 2023 National League MVP season. “I

JUPITER, Fla. -- Devin Williams will try to flush his first pitch as a Met and remember all the rest instead. Making his Mets debut in the team’s 14-3 win over the Cardinals on Friday, Williams served up a first-pitch homer to JJ Wetherholt on what manager Carlos Mendoza called

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- At the start of Spring Training, new Orioles manager Craig Albernaz didn’t mince words when talking about the potential of Shane Baz, the 26-year-old right-hander and former top prospect who was acquired in a trade with the Rays on Dec. 19. “Shane Baz's upside is a Cy

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Back in 2020, during the COVID-shortened 60-game season, Skip Schumaker -- then an associate manager with the Padres -- encountered a 21-year-old MacKenzie Gore. At the time, Gore was ranked by MLB Pipeline as the top pitching prospect in the sport. Like every other Minor Leaguer, he

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