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.

TAMPA, Fla. -- There is another significant injury concern in Yankees camp, as ace right-hander Gerrit Cole is undergoing diagnostic tests on his pitching elbow, according to MLB Network’s Jon Paul Morosi. The report came one day after Cole surrendered six runs over 2 2/3 innings in a Grapefruit League

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There were two left-handers throwing side by side in the bullpen on a rainy Friday afternoon at Camelback Ranch -- one tuning up for his first year with the Dodgers, and the other preparing for his 18th. New Dodger Blake Snell was getting his work in alongside

It’s time to crown a new king. After a three-year run for the Orioles atop our preseason farm system rankings, they’ve stepped off the throne, making way for the Tigers. The O’s had slipped from the top spot in our 2024 midseason rankings as they’d graduated a number of prospects

LAS VEGAS -- While the Athletics plan to fully embrace the city of West Sacramento, which will temporarily house them for the next three seasons, their uniforms will also serve as a look ahead to their future home.

There are lots of things you could've been doing during the summer of 2005. Maybe you were lazing the days away at the beach. Maybe you were blasting the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Phunk with My Heart" at a party off your iPod mini. Maybe you were scrolling through video

MESA, Ariz. -- Two springs ago, Dansby Swanson arrived as the Cubs’ marquee offseason addition on a lengthy contract, making him the face of a franchise trying to climb back into contention. The star shortstop experienced a rough Cactus League in the batter’s box for a tough first impression. “And

Heavy is the head that wears the crown -- or in this case, the pink “Daddy” hat. But the defending national champion Tennessee Volunteers have shown no signs of slowing down to start the season as they threw a combined no-hitter on Friday en route to a 12-0 victory over

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Orioles’ starting rotation and bullpen will each be without a key member at the start of the 2025 season. On Friday evening, manager Brandon Hyde announced that right-handers Grayson Rodriguez (right triceps/back of elbow) and Andrew Kittredge (left knee) will both be placed on the injured

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A lifetime spent around Major League clubhouses with his father meant many cool experiences for Kyle Karros. Now that Karros, a third baseman who MLB Pipeline ranks as the Rockies’ No. 21 prospect, is in his first Major League Spring Training, he’s learning the importance of being

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Though the Phillies shied away from making a massive blockbuster deal at last year's Trade Deadline, they did make a flurry of moves that resulted in an influx of newcomers. Relievers Carlos Estévez and Tanner Banks joined the big league bullpen, Austin Hays was added to the

The wait is finally over. Spring Training games are well underway and Spring Breakout is almost here. While the spring offers first glimpses at offseason additions on MLB rosters and what potential lineups will look like once the regular season arrives, it also gives fans the chance to watch the

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Without Jackie Robinson, the game of baseball and the spirit it embodies would not look or feel nearly the same as it does today. Of course, the game existed before him, but it was forever changed after him, due not only to his impact on the field,

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby, dealing with shoulder inflammation, has been shut down from throwing and will likely be placed on the IL, general manager Justin Hollander announced on Friday. An MRI showed no structural damage. Hollander spoke to the media Friday afternoon about the club’s decision

JUPITER, Fla. -- Three days after getting a scare that Jordan Walker might have sustained a serious knee injury, the Cardinals were greeted with some positive progress regarding the 6-foot-6 outfielder. Walker, who jammed his left knee on Tuesday when he stepped on a sprinkler head while tracking a fly

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers is scheduled to play his first Spring Training game early next week, according to manager Alex Cora. Devers will either play Tuesday against the Phillies or Wednesday against the Twins, likely as the designated hitter. Both games will be played at

PHOENIX -- With 20 days to go before Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, Brewers manager Pat Murphy still hadn’t named a starting shortstop as of Friday. Publicly, at least, he sounded no closer to doing so. Instead, Murphy borrowed from one of a handful of phrases he has written down

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros received some good news on first baseman Christian Walker, as an MRI on his sore left oblique showed no strain, manager Joe Espada said Friday. Walker was scheduled to fly back to Florida on Friday with the hope that he would be eased

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A pair of Braves vying for an outfield spot in the Opening Day lineup both made an impact in Friday afternoon’s 7-1 loss to the Twins at Lee Health Sports Complex.

MESA, Ariz. -- Tyler Naquin's decision to make a late-career transition from outfielder to pitcher can be traced, in earnest, to a Texas gym parking lot. After he played just five games in the Majors in 2023 with the White Sox, free agency loomed for Naquin the following January. He

Two of MLB’s biggest stars delivered memorable MVP seasons in 2024. In the American League, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge rivaled his AL-record 62-home-run 2022 campaign, hitting 58 homers with an 1.159 OPS to capture his second MVP Award. In the National League, Shohei Ohtani created the 50-50 club in his

TAMPA, Fla. -- The leadoff spot is new to Austin Wells, who never did it in Little League, when he’d usually see his name in the heart of the lineup. Nor did it happen during his years at Bishop Gorman (Nev.) High School, and it certainly had not occurred in

MESA, Ariz. -- The Athletics are embarking on a new era of baseball over the next few seasons, and they are enlisting Lawrence Butler as one of the franchise’s faces of that journey by locking up the right fielder to a seven-year contract extension. Butler and the A’s have agreed

WEST PALM BEACH -- Paul Blackburn has been checking various boxes over the past few weeks, but after his latest outing, the 31-year-old finally feels like it’s just another Spring Training. Friday night, in a 5-4 loss to the Nationals, that meant a tough, 2 1/3-inning performance, where Blackburn gave