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

@RobTnova24
16 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

2026 final was most-watched Classic telecast ever

@jared_greenspan
5:51 PM EDT

Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic title game was the most-watched WBC telecast of all time, FOX Sports PR announced on Thursday. An audience of 10.784 million viewers tuned in to watch Venezuela capture its first WBC title with a thrilling 3-2 triumph over Team USA. Viewership peaked from 10:30-10:45 p.m. ET,

101 mph (from an 18-year-old!) blows away MLB's No. 5 prospect -- and his helmet

14 minutes ago

JUPITER, Fla. – There was a breeze at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Thursday, but it was generated by the speed of 18-year-old Miguel Sime Jr.’s 100.8 mph fastball that blew the helmet off No. 5 overall prospect JJ Wetherholt. In the Nationals' 9-8 loss to the Cardinals in their

Phillies' massive new sundae comes with a fried PB&J

6:28 PM EDT

There's not much better than ice cream in a mini helmet at the ballpark. But if you go to a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park this season, you can level up that simple pleasure into something supreme. Behold, the "Schwarbomb Sundae." Named after the power-hitting Kyle Schwarber, this delicacy

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.

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.

Yanks make 'difficult decision' to send Lagrange to Minor League camp

Top pitching prospect leaves big league club convinced he can make an impact later this year
5:11 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. -- No one turned more heads in Yankees camp than Carlos Lagrange, a flame-throwing right-hander whose triple-digit fastball and knee-buckling secondary pitches drew attention from even the club’s most experienced veterans. Lagrange’s performance sparked internal debate, too, as officials wrestled with having the club’s top pitching prospect break

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

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

Fried's final spring tuneup wasn't perfect, and that was perfect for him

an hour ago

TAMPA, Fla. -- There was no ceremonial reveal when Max Fried learned he would be making his first Opening Day start as a member of the Yankees -- just a pitcher and his manager in a windowless office, huddled over a calendar. “It was just going through my schedule, like,

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

Birdsong opts for Tommy John surgery, will miss 2026 campaign

6:13 PM EDT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Hayden Birdsong will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery to repair a right forearm strain and ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his throwing elbow, the Giants announced Thursday. The procedure, which will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas next week, typically has a recovery period of

Looking nasty at Spring Breakout the latest step for rising prospect Milbrandt

5:22 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- No Thomas White? No Robby Snelling? No problem. Marlins No. 10 prospect Karson Milbrandt struck out six Astros prospects over three hitless innings in Thursday afternoon’s Spring Breakout game at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.

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

Down by 5 runs, Astros prospects rally for walk-off Spring Breakout win

5:51 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The day started ugly enough for the Astros prospects participating in the annual Spring Breakout game Thursday afternoon against the Marlins. They made four errors in the first three innings -- including two by shortstop Xavier Neyens -- hit into a bases-loaded double play in

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

8 nasty pitches that illustrate Lagrange's dominance this spring

5:05 PM EDT

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

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

6:24 PM EDT

SARASOTA, 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.

Gilbert to make second consecutive Opening Day start for Mariners

6 minutes ago

PEORIA, Ariz. -- At long last, Mariners manager Dan Wilson was finally ready to reveal the club’s Opening Day starter on Thursday afternoon. And to little surprise, given how Seattle had slotted its rotation throughout Cactus League play -- and that its selection is a homegrown ace who’s blossomed into

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.