Baseball Page 53 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
AL West capsules: Can Mariners reach next level in 2026?
Athletics,2025 record 76-86 (4th place, AL West),He gone: OF JJ Bleday, RHP Oswaldo Bido, C Willie MacIver, LHP Sean Newcomb, INF Max Schuemann, RHP Mitch Spence,New faces: RHP Scott Barlow, RHP Aaron Civale, UTL Andy Ibanez, RHP Mark Leiter Jr., 2B/LF Jeff McNeil,Biggest question entering Opening D...
AL East capsules: Can Blue Jays hold off Yanks, Red Sox once again?
Toronto Blue Jays,2025 record 94-68 (1st place, AL East),He gone: SS Bo Bichette, RHP Chris Bassitt, RHP Seranthony Dominguez, 1B Ty France, INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa,New faces: RHP Dylan Cease, 3B Kazuma Okamoto, RHP Tyler Rogers, RHP Cody Ponce, RHP Chase Lee,Biggest question entering Opening Day: Ho...
Giants' college-to-majors manager faces Yankees in debut
Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees will be the invited guests Wednesday night when the San Francisco Giants open the Tony Vitello managerial era in a nationally televised interleague 2026 curtain-raiser.,The only game on the Opening Day baseball schedule will feature an All-Star pitching matchup o...
Padres tab RHP Nick Pivetta to start opener vs. Tigers
Nick Pivetta will make the first Opening Day start of his career on Thursday afternoon when the San Diego Padres host the Detroit Tigers.,Padres manager Craig Stammen made the announcement on Monday as the team was on the verge of ending spring training.,It won't be an easy assignment as the 33-year...
Reports: Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong agree to extension
Pete Crow-Armstrong reportedly is receiving a present ahead of his 24th birthday on Wednesday.,The center fielder and the Chicago Cubs are completing a long-term contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Monday night. The financial terms and length of the deal weren't reported.,Crow-Armstr...
NL West capsules: What's stopping Dodgers from another World Series?
Los Angeles Dodgers,2025 record: 93-69 (1st place, NL West, World Series champions),He gone: RHP Michael Kopech, RHP Kirby Yates, RHP Tony Gonsolin, C Austin Barnes, OF Michael Conforto, LHP Anthony Banda, OF Justin Dean, C Ben Rortvedt, OF Esteury Ruiz,New faces: OF Kyle Tucker, RHP Edwin Diaz, OF ...
NL Central capsules: Can Brewers claim 4th straight division title?
Milwaukee Brewers,2025 record: 97-65 (1st in NL Central),He gone: RHP Freddy Peralta, 3B Caleb Durbin, OF Isaac Collins, LHP Jose Quintana, RHP Nick Mears,New faces: C Gary Sanchez, RHP Brandon Sproat, SS/OF Jett Williams, INF David Hamilton,Biggest question entering Opening Day: Is their unwillingn...
Spring training roundup: Rays' Steven Matz finishes strong spring vs. Phillies
Southpaw Steven Matz put a punctuation mark on his excellent spring training by tossing five scoreless innings Monday as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0, in Clearwater, Fla.,Matz, 34, who is transitioning back to the starting rotation after spending the last two seasons in ...
NL East capsules: Do aging Phillies still run the division?
Philadelphia Phillies,2025 record: 96-66 (1st place, NL East),He gone: LHP Ranger Suarez, OF Nick Castellanos, LHP Matt Strahm, OF Harrison Bader, OF Max Kepler,New faces: OF Adolis Garcia, RHP Brad Keller, OF Justin Crawford, RHP Andrew Painter, INF/OF Dylan Moore,Biggest question entering Opening ...
Padres tab RHP Nick Pivetta to starter opener vs. Tigers
Nick Pivetta will make the first Opening Day start of his career on Thursday afternoon when the San Diego Padres host the Detroit Tigers.,Padres manager Craig Stammen made the announcement on Monday as the team was on the verge of ending spring training.,It won't be an easy assignment as the 33-year...
Shohei Ohtani WBC jersey sells for record $1.5M
An unsigned Shohei Ohtani game-used 2026 World Baseball Classic jersey sold for just north of $1.5 million Sunday night via MLB Auctions, shattering the previous high public sale of an Ohtani jersey, autographed with "24 NL MVP," which was $249,999 in 2025 on Fanatics.,While Sunday's sale did not co...
Rays 2B Gavin Lux (shoulder) to begin season on IL
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Gavin Lux will begin the season on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement, the team confirmed Monday.,Lux, 28, joined the Rays in a three-team trade in January that sent outfielder Josh Lowe to the Los Angeles Angels. Injuries limited Lux to seven app...
Braves RHP Spencer Strider (oblique) to start season on IL
Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider will begin the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, the team announced Monday.,Strider, 27, was scratched from Monday's scheduled spring training start against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Fla. The former All-Star was 2-0 with a 3.24 ...
Blue Jays extend manager John Schneider, GM Ross Atkins
The Toronto Blue Jays rewarded their leadership for last year's World Series appearance by extending the contracts of manger John Schneider and general manager Ross Atkins on Monday.,Both were entering the final years of their contracts. Schneider is now on board through 2028 and Atkins through 2031...
Mets inform RHP Craig Kimbrel that he didn't make Opening Day roster
The New York Mets informed right-handed reliever Craig Kimbrel that he didn't make the team's Opening Day roster, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday.,The nine-time All-Star was trying to secure a bullpen spot. He posted a 4.50 ERA in six spring-training appearances, giving up five hits, fi...
Spring training roundup: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jays crush Rays with 19-hit attack
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed his first spring home run in a six-run first inning and George Springer drilled a three-run shot in a seven-run fourth as the host Toronto Blue Jays demolished the Tampa Bay Rays 14-1 on Sunday in Dunedin, Fla.,Alejandro Kirk (3-for-3, three RBIs) and Jesus Sanchez (2-f...
Marlins All-Star OF Kyle Stowers (hamstring) out 3-4 weeks
The Miami Marlins will be without All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers for the first 3-4 weeks of the regular season due to a hamstring injury.,The team announced on Sunday that Stowers will be placed on the injured list. He appeared in just six games during spring training as the Marlins limited his wo...
Marlins All-Star OF Kyle Stowers (hamstring) headed to IL
The Miami Marlins will be without All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers for the first 3-4 weeks of the regular season due to a hamstring injury.,The team announced on Sunday that Stowers will be placed on the injured list with a hamstring injury. He appeared in just six games during spring training as th...
Mets OF Mike Tauchman's injury opens spot for top prospect Carson Benge
New York Mets outfielder Mike Tauchman, who was plagued by knee issues last season with the Chicago White Sox, suffered another knee injury that will put him on the shelf.,Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday that Tauchman, 35, tore the meniscus in his left knee Saturday in a spring tra...
Randy Arozarena apologizes to Cal Raleigh for WBC spat
Randy Arozarena said he apologized to Cal Raleigh following his comments toward his Seattle Mariners teammate earlier this month at the World Baseball Classic.,"I understand that with Opening Day a few days away, I don't want it to be a distraction," Arozarena said in a statement released Saturday b...