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LIVE: Spring Breakout is underway; here's how to track all 16 games

@RobTnova24
38 minutes ago

Spring Breakout returns for its third installment after receiving a great deal of fanfare over the past two years. The weekend gets going with six must-see matchups today and continues through Sunday evening. As in previous years, all 30 Major League clubs will field teams of their best prospects at

Here are all 30 Spring Breakout rosters

@JesseABorek and @paischector and @MavalloneMiLB
11:45 AM EDT

The third annual edition of Spring Breakout, which takes place Thursday through Sunday, features hundreds of the top prospects from around the game. The rosters are stacked, highlighted by 54 players on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list and more than 500 of the 900 players on organizational Top 30

Drafting the 2026 World Series favorites, from 1 to 30

March 18, 2026

With the glorious World Baseball Classic in the rearview mirror and the 2026 Major League Baseball season just days away from getting started, it’s time for MLB.com’s Will Leitch and Mike Petriello to get together for their annual World Series draft. From 1-30, Mike and Will choose teams based only

8 nasty pitches that illustrate Lagrange's dominance this spring

7 minutes ago

Carlos Lagrange has been a sight to behold this spring. His numbers speak for themselves -- he’s recorded a 0.66 ERA with 13 strikeouts and only six hits allowed over 13 2/3 innings. What’s more important, though, is how the 6-foot-7 righty has looked on the mound: utterly dominant with

Injuries: Yesavage, Cole, Suzuki, Wheeler, J-Ram, J. Peña

11:25 AM EDT

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.

Venezuela celebrates Classic title with epic parade

@jared_greenspan
2:36 PM EDT

In the aftermath of the national team winning its first-ever World Baseball Classic title, a raucous celebration is still ongoing in Venezuela. A video posted by journalist Robert Lobo on X on Wednesday night shows Venezuelans flooding the historic Avenida Bolívar in Caracas, the nation’s capital, with a caravan of

Netflix wants you to be a part of Opening Night ... here's how

@jared_greenspan
10:45 AM EDT

If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of Opening Day festivities, Netflix has the perfect opportunity for you.

Bonds joins Netflix's broadcast crew for Opening Night

@jared_greenspan
2:15 PM EDT

Netflix’s broadcast of MLB Opening Night just added a whole lot of star power. Barry Bonds will join Netflix’s broadcast team as an analyst on the pregame and postgame desk for Wednesday’s showdown between the Yankees and Giants. First pitch of the 2026 season is set for 8:05 p.m. ET

After close call with Team USA, Harper ready to finish the job with Phillies

2:47 PM EDT

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Bryce Harper is as hungry as ever. He spent the past couple of weeks playing for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. He had a blast, he said. He capped the tournament by crushing a dramatic game-tying two-run home run with two outs in the eighth

Yesavage to open season on IL with shoulder impingement

12:10 PM EDT

DUNEDIN -- The hits just keep on coming to the Blue Jays’ rotation. Trey Yesavage, the breakout star of 2025 and an early favorite for the ‘26 AL Rookie of the Year Award, will begin the season on the IL. Yesavage is dealing with a right shoulder impingement, manager John

'Mr. Opening Day' O'Neill aiming to extend record HR streak to 7

12:41 PM EDT

SARASOTA, Fla. -- One week from today will be Opening Day at Camden Yards. The Orioles will open the 2026 season with a matchup against the Twins, and Tyler O'Neill will enjoy what is typically one of his best days of the year. O’Neill loves the pageantry and festivities as

Is there a great Trout season still inside the 3-time MVP? Here's how it could happen

@bmags94
March 18, 2026

The tale of Mike Trout's career can pretty clearly be broken up into two parts. There’s the first part of his career, when Trout established himself as the best player in baseball by compiling one of the most impressive peaks of all time. From 2012-19, Trout posted a .308/.422/.587 slash

Did you expect someone else? Skenes to get Opening Day nod

2:42 PM EDT

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Paul Skenes returned from the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday. A day later, Pirates manager Don Kelly informed the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner what pretty much everyone has expected: Yes, Skenes will start on Opening Day.

Now-retired Kershaw already set for return to Dodger Stadium -- behind the mic

@@maxralph_
2:29 PM EDT

The recently retired Clayton Kershaw already has a date set for his not-so-long-awaited return to Dodger Stadium. Kershaw will work alongside legendary broadcaster Bob Costas for an on-site pregame show next Thursday (March 26) as part of NBC’s Opening Day doubleheader, with the Dodgers hosting the Diamondbacks at 8 p.m.

Want your shot at history? Famous prop from Team Italy's Classic run up for auction

@@maxralph_
11:05 AM EDT

Unlike “Michael’s Secret Stuff” from “Space Jam,” the elixir propelling Team Italy to the 2026 World Baseball Classic semifinal was pretty well-known — even before Vinnie Pasquantino mashed the first three-home-run game in tournament history. After each of Pasquantino’s trots around the diamond, he marched into the dugout to pour

He's pitched the equivalent of a full game this spring. The result? A 17-K no-hitter

Right-hander has retired 26 of 27 batters faced (1 HBP) this spring
@ssc627
March 18, 2026

Officially, it's been well over a year since someone threw a no-hitter at the Major League level. Unofficially -- and if you'll allow for a bit of creative math -- Didier Fuentes (the Braves' No. 3 prospect) completed one on Wednesday, and you're going to want to see this.

Prospects we're excited to watch in Spring Breakout -- one from each team

March 18, 2026

Fifty-four members from MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 are scheduled to play in the third edition of Spring Breakout, including shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates, No. 1), Jesús Made (Brewers, No. 3), Leo De Vries (Athletics, No. 4), JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals, No. 5), Colt Emerson (Mariners, No. 9) and outfielder Max Clark

An unlikely source calls McLean 'the best arm I saw last year'

March 18, 2026

It’s no surprise that Nolan McLean has Mets fans buzzing about his potential. But the hype train for New York’s pitching phenom has an unexpected passenger: Bryce Harper. The Phillies slugger admittedly isn’t one to gush about pitchers, much less pitchers who play for the rival Mets. But he found

Behind star-studded rotation, Dodgers boast bevy of intriguing young arms

1:32 PM EDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Even while winning the last two World Series, the Dodgers have had difficulty keeping pitchers healthy. Not including openers, they employed 11 different starters in 2024 and 14 last season. But bad news for the rest of baseball. Not only can Los Angeles run out four All-Stars

Lauer one of many arms feeling ripple effect from latest Blue Jays injury

1:01 PM EDT

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays’ rotation keeps taking on water and the club keeps plugging holes, but there’s a limit to everything. Thursday brought the news that Trey Yesavage would open the season on the IL with a right shoulder impingement, joining José Berríos (right elbow stress fracture) and

Ohtani (4 K's) matches Arizona heat in impressive spring pitching debut

Reigning MVP lined up to start in Freeway Series vs. Angels
@sonjamchen
March 18, 2026

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Underneath a sizzling Arizona sun, Shohei Ohtani rivaled the dry desert conditions with some heat of his own on the mound.

Walls' oblique injury opens door for top prospect Williams, but 'no guarantees'

2:03 PM EDT

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- On Tuesday, the Rays optioned top-ranked prospect Carson Williams to Minor League camp with the expectation that he would begin the season in Triple-A Durham. Not so fast. The Rays may need him soon

Howie Rose set to retire from Mets radio booth after '26 season

3:21 PM EDT

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Howie Rose, the charismatic play-by-play man who has called Mets games in various capacities since 1995, announced Thursday that he will retire after this season.