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Braves announce in-house TV network BravesVision
The Atlanta Braves will become the latest MLB team with their own television network as BravesVision is set to make its debut this season.,The direct-to-distributor model will be available through cable, satellite and streaming services in the Braves' market, with more than 140 games expected to be ...
Braves sign Chris Sale to extension through 2028
Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a contract extension that includes an option for 2028. ,At the end of the 2025 season, the Braves exercised an $18 million team option to keep the left-hander in the fold for 2026. His contract was set to expire at the end of this season.,The Braves announ...
Why Tarik Skubal Shouldn’t Participate in the World Baseball Classic
Tarik Skubal will make just one start in the World Baseball Classic, raising questions about Team USA commitment and baseball’s biggest international event....
Spring training roundup: Tarik Skubal starts strong, Tigers lose to Twins
Two-time defending American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal delivered two shutout innings in his spring training debut, but his Detroit Tigers were blanked in a 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins Monday in Lakeland, Fla.,Skubal, who will earn $32 million this season after winning his arbitration ca...
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal plans to pitch just once for US in WBC
Two-time defending Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will be making his World Baseball Classic debut next month for the U.S. with some caveats.,Skubal told reporters after his spring-training debut Monday that he plans on making just one start in WBC group play, which begins March 5, before returni...
Report: Cubs reach deal with OF Michael Conforto
The Chicago Cubs agreed to a deal with free agent outfielder Michael Conforto, MLB Network reported Monday.,Financial terms were not available for the veteran who turns 33 on March 1.,A first-round draft pick (2014) and an All-Star (2017) with the New York Mets, Conforto spent last season with the L...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (probably) won't pitch for Japan in WBC
Shohei Ohtani exited spring training camp with a virtual handle-with-care tag as the Dodgers' two-way star commits his talents to helping Japan win a fourth World Baseball Classic. Well, most of his talents anyway.,Ohtani's next step in his return to being a two-way player full-time this season does...
Spring training roundup: Pete Alonso homers again as O's tie Tigers
Offseason acquisition Pete Alonso homered for the second time in as many games to fuel the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-4 tie against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in Lakeland, Fla.,Signed to a five-year, $155 million contract in December, Alonso belted a two-run homer in Friday's game against the New Yo...
Report: Guardians signing 1B Rhys Hoskins to minor league deal
The Cleveland Guardians are signing free-agent first baseman Rhys Hoskins to a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Sunday.,He will earn a $1.5 million base salary should he make the major league roster, per the report. He still must pass a physical but was in the Guardians clubhouse at spri...
Twins' Joe Ryan gets MRI, has lower back inflammation
Minnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Joe Ryan is nursing inflammation in his lower back after being scratched from his spring training start on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan underwent an MRI and revealed the news on Sunday, two days after the team announced right-hander Pablo Lopez will undergo Tommy Jo...
Spring training roundup: Aaron Judge's 2 homers lead Yankees past Tigers 20-3
Aaron Judge homered twice, drove in four runs and scored two Saturday afternoon to power the host New York Yankees to a 20-3 rout of the Detroit Tigers in a spring training game in Tampa, Fla.,Judge, who won the American League MVP Award last season after getting 53 homers and 114 RBIs -- hit a two-...
What Bruce Meyer’s Promotion Means for the 2027 MLB Lockout
Bruce Meyer takes over as MLBPA Executive Director after Tony Clark’s resignation. Here’s what it means for the looming MLB lockout and labor negotiations....
Cardinals sign INF Ramon Urias to one-year deal
The St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent infielder Ramon Urias to a one-year deal on Saturday.,Financial terms of the contract, which includes a mutual option for 2027, were not disclosed.,The Athletic reported it was a $2 million deal -- $1.5 million in 2026 with a $500,000 buyout for 2027. It als...
Twins RHP Joe Ryan (back) scratched vs. Red Sox
The Minnesota Twins scratched All-Star right-hander Joe Ryan from his scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon just prior to the first pitch due to tightness in lower back.,The decision comes one day after the team announced right-hander Pablo Lopez will undergo Tommy John su...
Rangers INF Cody Freeman (back) out 4-6 weeks
Texas Rangers infielder Cody Freeman will be sidelined at least four-to-six weeks with a fracture in his lower back, manager Skip Schumaker announced on Saturday.,The timeline is a bit of a crunch given there are only five weeks remaining until the Rangers open the season against the host Philadelph...
Bill Mazeroski, hero of Pirates' 1960 World Series win, dies at 89
Bill Mazeroski, a defensive-minded second baseman whose home run ended the 1960 World Seres, died at age 89.,The Hall of Famer's death was announced Saturday by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the only team he played for in his 17 seasons in the major leagues. Mazeroski died Friday, but the Pirates did not ...
Padres LHP Yuki Matsui (groin) ailing, could affect WBC availability
Padres left-hander Yuki Matsui experienced tightness in his left groin during a batting practice session on Thursday and is considered day to day, San Diego manager Craig Stammen said Friday.,Matsui had to halt the session after roughly 20 pitches and the club subsequently scratched him from his sch...
Spring training roundup: Pete Alonso hits HR in Orioles' debut to top Yanks
Pete Alonso, signed as a free agent for his powerful bat, homered in his first game with Baltimore to account for all of the scoring in the Orioles' 2-0 win over the visiting New York Yankees to open spring training on Friday in Sarasota, Fla.,In his third at-bat, Alonso crushed a first-pitch curveb...
Twins ace Pablo Lopez to have Tommy John surgery
Minnesota Twins ace right-hander Pablo Lopez will undergo Tommy John surgery next week and miss the entire 2026 season, the team announced Friday.,Lopez will have surgery on Wednesday in Dallas to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. He also underwent the procedure in 2013 aft...
Orioles INF Jordan Westburg has partial UCL tear
Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg will be out through at least April due to a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, Baltimore president of baseball operations Mike Elias told reporters Friday.,Westburg will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection Friday with the hope of ...