Spring Training might not count, but it is when we get the year's first wave of Statcast data, and that deserves a closer look. Let's try to find some numbers worth paying attention to early on this spring, from the hitters who are ripping the ball to the pitchers who

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The next chapter in the career of Paul Skenes put pen to paper on Saturday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year took the bump for the first time in 2025 after his scheduled debut earlier this spring was rained out.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton will begin the season on the injured list after receiving platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in his elbows this past week, the club announced on Saturday. Stanton has been unable to swing a bat since mid-January due to pain in both elbows. He

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Friday will be a notable day for the Rangers’ spring, as Jacob deGrom is slated to make his Cactus League debut against the Rockies at Salt River Fields.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- When Mets pitching prospect Blade Tidwell walked off the mound after his second and final inning Saturday afternoon, he had no idea. He knew he had just struck out three Rays hitters in order, and he was pleased with the way he pitched overall, striking out

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Part of Freddie Freeman's reality this year is that he will have to manage his surgically repaired right ankle for much of the first half of the season. So even as he wants to go full bore, as usual, he has to remain mindful of his health.

Look, if you have a favorite MLB team -- and I suspect most of you do -- then, as we approach the new season, your rooting interest is settled. You’re already watching Spring Training games, you know the Triple-A depth chart, you’re all in. But if you don’t have a

TAMPA, Fla. -- With his first Grapefruit League at-bats of the year under his belt, Aaron Judge said he believes a heavier spring workload could ward off another slow start to his regular season. Judge went 1-for-2 with a two-run single in the Yankees’ 9-3 Grapefruit League victory over the

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Closing time is going to look a little different in Toronto.

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Four nations will enter the Tucson World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, each dreaming of being among the 20 teams who will participate in the main tournament in 2026. Only two will see those hopes realized: The top team will advance following a three-game round robin, with a winner-moves-on final between the

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- It had been 578 days since Shane McClanahan scaled the mound to face a hitter wearing another uniform, almost 19 months to the day since his last start at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 2, 2023.

PHOENIX -- Rhys Hoskins knows exactly what it’s like to be back in the batter’s box following a significant surgery, so he could relate to what Christian Yelich told him as the Brewers prepared to host the Rangers on Saturday at American Family Fields of Phoenix.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- As 6-foot-3, 205-pound left-handed-hitting No. 24 took batting practice for Team Brazil at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday to prepare for the country’s first 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifier game on Sunday vs. Colombia, the Brazilian club’s manager, Daniel Yiuchi Matsumoto, was talking about the 18-year-old

Few things in baseball are more exciting than watching everything click for a talented young player. It can take time and require patience. But when it all comes together, it’s thrilling. After all, this is the future becoming the present before your eyes. With that in mind, we asked five

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Each morning in the Clover Park kitchen, Brandon Nimmo unpacks the matcha tea set that his wife, Chelsea, gifted him this offseason. First, he sifts tea powder through a matcha furui, which looks like a small colander. Next, he adds a bit of hot water

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Another exciting spring debut is on tap for the Dodgers, as Roki Sasaki is set to make his first appearance in the Cactus League next Tuesday night against the Reds, manager Dave Roberts said. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. MT/5:05 p.m. PT at Camelback Ranch,

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Now batting, No. 35, third baseman Jack Leiter. In Al Leiter’s perfect world, that would have been his son’s future. “I wanted him to be Robin Ventura playing third base and batting left-handed,” Al said. “The most stressed parent is the one watching their kid on the

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Catcher Will Smith did not make his first Cactus League appearance until Friday night as he nursed a lingering ankle issue -- and as it turns out, he's been dealing with it for quite some time. Smith said on Saturday that he sustained a bone bruise in

As we peruse the newly published data that can colloquially be considered “Version 2.0” of MLB’s official Negro Leagues records, let’s heed the words and wisdom of Larry Lester. For more than 30 years now, Lester, a member of MLB’s Negro League Statistical Review Committee, has been researching Black baseball

TEMPE, Ariz. -- After a breakout rookie season that saw him post a 0.83 ERA over his final 28 outings of the year and hit as high as 105.5 mph on the radar gun with his fastball, it looked like Ben Joyce might get a chance to be the club’s

Not all batted balls are created equal. While some Major League hitters can pull off slowly hit, perfectly placed doubles, others rip scorching line drives only to see them find gloves. Most of the hardest-hit balls since Statcast tracking began in 2015 ended up as base hits, but there are

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows, whose two-way play was a key component of Detroit’s late-season charge to the postseason last year, is dealing with a nerve issue in his upper right arm and remains sidelined with no set timetable for a return, manager A.J. Hinch announced Saturday