Across the league, this season's Opening Day rosters are taking shape. But for every club, there's still at least one big league job left to be won. Here's a look at how those positional battles are unfolding less than three weeks from Opening Day. Jump to: AL East | AL

During Spring Training, MLB.com beat writers surveyed their clubhouses, asking players for their opinions on a range of topics. Well over 100 players participated, in exchange for anonymity. In the leadup to Opening Day, MLB.com is publishing a series of stories based on the results of that survey. Today's topic:

MESA, Ariz. -- After heading down the dugout steps on Sunday afternoon, Kyle Tucker was greeted by silence. His teammates sat on the bench or leaned on the railing, eyes fixed on the field as the star outfielder worked on removing his batting gloves. It was the classic silent treatment

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets’ lineup was dealt a blow this weekend, as Francisco Alvarez suffered a fractured hamate bone in his left hand, an injury that will require surgery. Alvarez is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, though given that the injury is to his receiving hand, the

TAMPA, Fla. – It was around this time last spring that Gerrit Cole stood on a curb at Los Angeles International Airport, nervously scrolling on his phone as he waited for a green light in more ways than one. The Yankees’ ace was concerned about his pitching elbow, and his

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Throughout his first spring with the Dodgers, Blake Snell has been on the receiving end of plenty of admiration from his new teammates and coaching staff. He got some especially high praise from one of his fellow southpaws. "As a left-handed pitcher, you always look around the

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jac Caglianone is trying to be a sponge this spring, soaking up every bit of information he can in his first big league camp and learning from his coaches and future teammates in Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez. But perhaps the biggest takeaway is

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- One thing is certain: Red Sox manager Alex Cora is a straight shooter. After the team signed outfielder Trayce Thompson to a Minor League contract on Feb. 17, Cora spoke with him in the media room at JetBlue Park. Cora simply told Thompson what the latter

Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Nestor Cortes is preparing on two fronts. At the field, he’s preparing to pitch for the Brewers with free agency looming at the end of the season. At home, he’s preparing to be a dad.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- For most pitchers, their numbers in Spring Training outings are largely unimportant in the grand scheme of preparing for the season. For Clay Holmes, however, one number stood out on Sunday: 67. “Probably the most pitches I've thrown in a while,” Holmes said.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Those who know Adley Rutschman well -- particularly the handful of Orioles players living in the same house as the 27-year-old catcher during Spring Training -- understand his tough second half of the 2024 season wasn’t anywhere near the norm, nor should it be expected to happen

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Braves left fielder Jurickson Profar is expected to be ready for Opening Day after a CT scan showed just a bone bruise in his left wrist. Profar jammed the wrist while attempting to make a sliding catch during the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against the

MIAMI -- More than 100 local kids gathered to play baseball together on Saturday afternoon, many of whom were born after Hall of Famer Derek Jeter laced up his cleats for the final time. But that didn’t matter. When the kids were crossing home plate, they knew whose hand they

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford is wasting no time getting back to it after returning from a left oblique injury he sustained on Feb. 21. Langford has been slowly ramping up baseball activities since then, and started swinging a bat earlier this week. He had a 97.6 mph

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Life is good for Matt Chapman. The third baseman is off and running this spring, putting up colossal numbers following a 2024 season in which he led the Giants in home runs (27) and RBIs (78) while ranking second with 15 stolen bases.

JUPITER, Fla. -- There's little doubt that St. Louis lost a prominent piece of its offense when Paul Goldschmidt – who has swung one of MLB's most potent bats over the past decade – signed with the Yankees during the offseason. Goldschmidt's glove and what he did for the clubhouse

During Spring Training, MLB.com beat writers surveyed their clubhouses, asking players for their opinions on a range of topics. Well over 100 players participated, in exchange for anonymity. In the leadup to Opening Day, MLB.com is publishing a series of stories based on the results of that survey. Today’s topic:

Spring Training is the season of new pitches. Tons of pitchers all around big league camps are experimenting with their repertoires and adding to their arsenals. Some new pitches stick, some don't. But let's try to find the ones that are worth paying attention to as the 2025 regular season

TAMPA, Fla. -- George Lombard Jr.’s spring could have come with plenty of caveats. He’s the youngest player in Yankees camp, the only one with a 2005 birthdate. He hasn’t played above High-A Hudson Valley. As a non-roster invite, it would be more about the experience than the production. Even

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers right-hander Michael Grove underwent right shoulder labrum surgery and is expected to miss the entire 2025 season, manager Dave Roberts said on Sunday. The team had already expected Grove not to be ready in time for Opening Day. Grove was participating in baseball activities earlier in

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Andrés Muñoz knew the question was coming immediately after firing a scoreless fifth inning on Sunday afternoon, and the Mariners’ All-Star closer quickly -- and jokingly -- had a response ready. “They didn’t even swing at it!” Muñoz said.

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