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Spring training roundup: Astros beat Nats in 10-8 slugfest
Shay Whitcomb hit two RBI doubles and Jacob Melton smashed the eventual game-winning home run as the Houston Astros put together 10 consecutive runs and held off the host Washington Nationals 10-8 in a spring training game Friday in Palm Beach, Fla....
Report: Mariners RHP Matt Brash avoids serious elbow injury
Seattle Mariners reliever Matt Brash will be back on the field next week, good news after there were fears earlier this week that he could miss an extensive amount of time in the upcoming season, The Seattle Times reported Friday....
Tigers name lefty Tarik Skubal their Opening Day starter
Left-hander Tarik Skubal will be on the mound when the Detroit Tigers open the season on March 28 against the White Sox in Chicago....
Astros RHP Justin Verlander not ruled out for Opening Day
A more intense bullpen session on Sunday will help determine if Justin Verlander can still be an option for the Houston Astros on Opening Day....
The Colorado Rockies have crushed Kris Bryant's soul
For the most part, fans these days accept that a player signing a generational wealthy contract with a team is more than enough of an end to itself. Few players, out of the very few who make the majors at all, get to take the opportunity of free agency and set themselves up for the rest of their car...
Spring training roundup: Forrest Wall (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) powers Braves
Forrest Wall hit three-run home runs in back-to-back innings for the Atlanta Braves, who held on for a 12-9 win over the host Tampa Bay Rays in spring training action on Thursday in Port Charlotte, Fla....
Giants RHP Tristan Beck has aneurysm in upper arm
San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck is out indefinitely with an aneurysm in his upper pitching arm....
Yet another reason Philly fans can never have nice things
What is one thing synonymous with a day spent at a baseball park? A hot dog. The Phillies had seemingly cracked the code on making that perfect partnership happen while maximizing its value for fans with their “Dollar Dog” night, where every hot dog sold was – you guessed it – a dollar....
This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be
It’s easy to say that MLB gets too caught up in its past and tries too hard to be the game it once was. A major part of baseball’s charm is its connection to its past. While the other sports don’t look anything like they did even 20 or 30 years ago, baseball doesn’t ever move too far from what it’s ...
Longtime Rangers coach Hector Ortiz dies of cancer at 54
Longtime Texas Rangers coach and former major leaguer Hector Ortiz died Wednesday after a prolonged battle with cancer, the club announced. He was 54....
Shohei Ohtani doesn't wait until fall to get his ring
While the world braced itself for Shohei Ohtani to chase a ring once he signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the intensely private two-way phenom shared a bit more news on Thursday about how he spent his offseason....
Did Shohei Ohtani just take a page out of Hideki Matsui's marriage book?
Shohei Ohtani announced on Instagram Thursday that he had gotten married in the offseason. The announcement came seemingly out of nowhere and read like a press release, but was also so characteristically Ohtani to announce his wife to the world with a Notes app-style document. ...
Spring training roundup: Colton Cowser, Ramon Urias help Orioles pound Twins
Colton Cowser and Ramon Urias each homered and drove in three runs as the Baltimore Orioles rolled to a 12-3 victory over the host Minnesota Twins Wednesday afternoon at Fort Myers, Fla....
X-rays negative on Dodgers INF Max Muncy’s hand after HBP
X-rays came back negative on the left hand of Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy after he was hit by a pitch in the first inning of the team's Cactus League game Wednesday, USA Today reported....
Tim Wakefield’s widow dies from cancer 5 months later
Stacy Wakefield, the widow of longtime major league pitcher Tim Wakefield, died from cancer nearly five months to the day after he did, the family announced Wednesday....
Orioles sign INF Kolten Wong, RHP Julio Teheran
The Baltimore Orioles added some veteran help Wednesday by signing infielder Kolten Wong and right-hander Julio Teheran to minor league contracts....
Report: Mariners' Matt Brash has serious elbow injury
Seattle Mariners reliever Matt Brash is dealing with a serious elbow injury, the Seattle Times reported....
Spring training roundup: Shohei Ohtani homers in Dodgers debut
Shohei Ohtani belted an opposite-field home run in the fifth inning of his first spring training game with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who went on to a 9-6 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in Phoenix....
Cardinals sign INF Brandon Crawford to 1-year contract
The St. Louis Cardinals signed free-agent infielder Brandon Crawford to a one-year contract for the upcoming season, the team announced on Tuesday....
Tigers P Casey Mize throws in first game after 22 months
Detroit Tigers starter Casey Mize appeared in a major league game on Tuesday for the first time in 22 months following his recovery from Tommy John and back surgeries....