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New York Yankees Face Uncertain Future After Gerrit Cole Injury
Gerrit Cole is having Tommy John surgery, and the New York Yankees future is uncertain without one of their mainstay pitchers....
Spring training roundup: Phillies crush 4 HRs in win over Braves
Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner each hit home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies won a 16-9 slugfest over the visiting Atlanta Braves in spring training action Thursday at Clearwater, Fla.,Bryson Stott and Max Kepler also hit home runs for the Phillies, while left-hander Cristopher Sanchez (1-0) picke...
Report: Cubs negotiating deal with RHP Lance Lynn
The Chicago Cubs and free agent right-hander Lance Lynn are in negotiations on a one-year contract, USA Today reported Thursday.,Lynn, 37, has spent much of his career with the Cubs' archrival, the St. Louis Cardinals (2011-17, 2024) but also has pitched for the Minnesota Twins (2018), New York Yank...
Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (hamstring) to open season on IL
Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will begin the season on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, manager Alex Cora confirmed Thursday.,Giolito, 30, had an MRI on Wednesday after departing Tuesday's spring training start against the Philadelphia Phillies after one inning.,Giol...
Rays nix plans to develop $1.3B ballpark in St. Petersburg
The Tampa Bay Rays announced Thursday they will not proceed with plans to develop a $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, Fla.,"After careful deliberation, we have concluded we cannot move forward with the new ballpark and development project at this moment," principal owner Stuart Sternberg said...
Cardinals sign RHP Phil Maton to one-year deal
Right-hander Phil Maton signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. ,Maton, 31, finished last season with the Mets following a deadline deal with the Tampa Bay Rays and did not allow a run in 25 of his 31 appearances with New York. ,Overall he was 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA with the Me...
Mets shut down Jeff McNeil (oblique), rule out Opening Day
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil has been shut down with a minor oblique strain and ruled out for Opening Day. ,Manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday there's a chance McNeil, who won the 2022 National League batting title, won't return for a month.,"Right oblique, it's low-grade," Mendoza sai...
Spring training roundup: Braves' Michael Harris II homers twice in same inning
Michael Harris II led off the fifth with a home run and added a three-run shot later in the frame to highlight a nine-run inning as the Atlanta Braves battered the host Baltimore Orioles 13-5 Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla.,Sandy Leon popped a three-run homer in the fifth while Nick Allen and Chandler S...
Spring training roundup: Phillies drub Red Sox in high-scoring affair
Buddy Kennedy homered and drove in three runs to help the Philadelphia Phillies outlast the host Boston Red Sox 18-8 on Tuesday afternoon in Fort Myers, Fla.,Josh Breaux also homered while Alec Bohm and Otto Kemp each drove in two runs for the Phillies, who racked up 13 hits.,Ceddanne Rafaela had tw...
Minus Cy Young sidekick, Yankees LHP Max Fried embraces pressure of pinstripes
Plans for a pair of aces are on hold with Gerrit Cole out for the 2025 season before it began, pushing Max Fried to the front of the New York Yankees' rotation.,Fried, 31, has known Cole since they met on a recruiting visit to UCLA and recently signed as a free agent to team up with the right-hander...
Red Sox again delay Rafael Devers' spring debut
Boston Red Sox All-Star Rafael Devers will not make his spring training debut Wednesday as planned, shifting his scheduled first game to this weekend after a few more days of live batting practice. ,Devers was expected to play March 5 before the Red Sox said he would play Tuesday or Wednesday servin...
MLB's Tokyo Games Are a Global Flex, Shohei Ohtani Makes It a Power Move
The MLB is invading Tokyo to start their regular season with the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs in Japan. Shohei Ohtani's superstardom makes it a major flex....
Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole to undergo Tommy John surgery
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is set to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday and will miss the 2025 season.,Cole, 34, was in Los Angeles on Monday to meet with Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who will perform the surgery. ,The typical recovery for Tommy John surgery is 12-18 months. In a...
Spring training roundup: Marlins rally to tie Nationals 9-9
Michael Snyder hit a solo home run deep to left with one out in the bottom of the ninth, allowing the Miami Marlins to come back from six runs down to tie the visiting Washington Nationals 9-9 in a spring training shootout Monday in Jupiter, Fla.,Stone Garrett hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the fourt...
Reports: Dave Roberts, Dodgers agree to 4-year extension
After guiding the Los Angeles Dodgers to their second World Series title in five seasons last fall, Dave Roberts agreed to a four-year extension that will make him the game's highest-paid manager, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,Per the New York Post, Roberts' new deal will pay him $32.4 ...
Blue Jays setup man Erik Swanson to see elbow surgeon
Toronto Blue Jays setup man Erik Swanson is scheduled to meet with elbow surgeon Dr. Keith Meister on Thursday following the onset of discomfort in his right elbow during a recent bullpen session.,Swanson, 31, spent the past two seasons as a key piece of the Blue Jays' bullpen and dealt with right f...
Mo Vaughn admits using human growth hormone
Former American League MVP Mo Vaughn admitted using human growth hormone later in his career.,The three-time All-Star told The Athletic he had HGH injected into his troublesome knee in order to continue playing.,"I was trying to do everything I could," Vaughn said. "I knew I had a bad, degenerative ...
Report: Rays owner under pressure to sell team
Commissioner Rob Manfred and multiple team owners have run out of patience with the Tampa Bay Rays for their inability to work out a new stadium arrangement in St. Petersburg, and are pressuring owner Stu Sternberg to sell the team, the Athletic reported Sunday.,The report listed the Edward DeBartol...
Spring training roundup: Tarik Skubal gains first win as Tigers top Pirates
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal earned his first victory of spring training on Sunday as the host Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in Lakeland, Fla.,Skubal (1-0) gave up two runs and four hits over the first 3 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking one. ...
Report: Dodgers RHP Michael Grove has season-ending surgery
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Michael Grove underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, according to a report by The Athletic on Sunday.,Grove suffered the injury during Game 2 of last season's National League Division Series and missed the rest of the postseason.,Two weeks ago, Dodgers manager Dav...