The Roki Sasaki splitter is here, and it might be even nastier than we thought. Sasaki was all-around electric in his Dodgers Spring Training debut Tuesday night, but his splitter was the star of the show. We already knew the Dodgers were cornering the market on splitters -- between Sasaki,

With the window for major additions all but closed, teams have a good idea of how their rosters are going to look entering the season. The trade market could bring reinforcements later in the year, but for now, clubs looking to shore up weaknesses will have to find solutions from

The Dodgers and Cubs will open the 2025 season with the two-game Tokyo Series on March 18-19. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic, division by division. Previously: The most

TAMPA, Fla. -- There was still dew on the George M. Steinbrenner Field grass, a sleepy Tuesday morning, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. delivered the wake-up call. It was the Yankees’ annual photo day, when pinstriped snapshots were to be captured for baseball cards and scoreboard displays, and the infielder came

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In his third start of Spring Training for his new team, Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet came out firing, as evidenced by multiple radar readings of 101 mph on the JetBlue Park scoreboard. Boston’s home Spring Training park is not equipped with Statcast, but the club

MLB Pipeline released its Top 100 Prospects list in late January, but that didn't mark the end of rankings season. With Spring Training well underway, our team-by-team Top 30s have been unveiled. Our rollout began with the AL and NL East on Monday and the Central Divisions on Tuesday. We're

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Everyone can relate to the thrill of earning a bit of money as a kid. Maybe you shoveled snow off the sidewalk, raked leaves in the yard, did various household chores or something similar that taught you the value of work from a young age. Travis Bazzana

Frank Saucier had one hit in 14 at-bats in a brief Major League career, but it’s a plate appearance he didn’t get that ties him to one of the zanier moments in baseball history. On Aug. 19, 1951, Saucier was listed as the right fielder and leadoff hitter in the

TUCSON, Ariz. -- On a team filled with experienced ballplayers and Major Leaguers both past and present, it's not a veteran that Colombia manager Jose Mosquera penciled in at the top of his lineup. While sweeping its way through the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers this week to advance to the

TEMPE, Ariz. -- While not quite as pressing as the questions of who will play second base and center field on a regular basis, how the Dodgers fill the vacancies in their bullpen will be an interesting thread to follow in the final week of camp. While Evan Phillips and

After Nicaragua and Chinese Taipei booked their trips to the 2026 World Baseball Classic last week, only two spots remained. The first of those was decided when Colombia went 3-0 in the Tucson qualifiers and booked its ticket to next year's tournament, but Brazil and Germany will play a winner-take-all

MESA, Ariz. -- Moises Ballesteros has enjoyed the in-game conversations he has experienced with Cubs Minor League hitting coach Rachel Folden. They will go over what the pitcher that day is featuring and discuss what she saw in his swing or approach. That is how Ballesteros likes to operate.

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- OMG, Jose Iglesias has landed in San Diego. Iglesias’ hit recording “OMG” became the theme song and rallying cry for the Mets during their second-half march to the NLCS in 2024, and it also seemed to inspire a career resurgence that led to a .337 batting average

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Gunnar Henderson's availability for Opening Day may be in question. The Orioles’ star shortstop has been diagnosed with a mild right intercostal strain, an injury he sustained last Thursday while making a jumping catch in Grapefruit League action vs. the Blue Jays. Manager Brandon Hyde said

JUPITER, Fla. -- Finally, James Wood could approach a Spring Training game without considering any restrictions. After being hampered by left quad tendinitis at the start of camp, Wood was cleared to play both sides of the field for the first time on Wednesday afternoon.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The sinker from Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo came in on Kerry Carpenter at 94 miles per hour. Carpenter fought it and laced a line drive into left field for an opposite-field, one-out single, igniting a six-run second inning in Wednesday’s 17-7 victory. It won’t go into history

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- All eyes were on the radar gun once Roki Sasaki fired his first Cactus League pitch on Tuesday night. The reading: 99.2 mph. That first offering set the tone for a spring debut that did not disappoint. "That's the best we've seen him," manager Dave Roberts said.

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SARASOTA, Fla. -- For the most part, Jordan Westburg’s Airbnb rental property this spring is perfect. He loves the house in sunny Sarasota. He enjoys his roommates, a collection of Orioles teammates including Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Colton Cowser, Ryan Mountcastle and Zach Eflin. However, Westburg had one complaint: the

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The top shortstop prospect in all of baseball showed he could hit top-level pitching Wednesday afternoon in Fort Myers. Carson Williams, the Rays’ No. 1 prospect and No. 9 overall according to MLB Pipeline, stepped into the box against Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet to lead

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Torii Hunter is the latest former Angels star to announce his interest in becoming a Major League manager. Three days after Albert Pujols said he’d like to be a big league skipper, Hunter arrived at Angels camp as an instructor on Wednesday and said it’s something he’d

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds trimmed their roster for the first time this spring on Wednesday, reassigning seven players to Minor League camp. The list included MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects Chase Burns (No. 26), Cam Collier (No. 90) and Edwin Arroyo (No. 91). The club is now down to

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The beauty of the Blue Jays’ rotation lies in its predictability. It’s led by four veterans who, if all goes well, will be rock solid and reliable in every way. Upside is too often left out of that conversation -- perhaps reserved for the “young buck” of