The Dodgers and Cubs will open the 2025 season with the two-game?Tokyo Series?on March 18-19. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic, division by division. Previously: The best

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It didn't take long for White Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel to see something he liked from Dodgers righty Roki Sasaki. With Sasaki facing White Sox hitters in what was described as a "hybrid B-game" on Tuesday morning, Teel was the first to step in against the

TAMPA, Fla. -- The passengers piled into the back seat of J.C. Escarra’s vehicle, some commenting on the clean interior of his black Lexus sedan while zipping to destinations in the greater Miami area. Shuttled to airports, office buildings and everywhere in between, not one realized they had been driven

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- First he showed patience, then Travis Bazzana showed power. The No. 1 overall pick in last summer's MLB Draft, the 22-year-old Bazzana is working out among the big leaguers in his first Spring Training. A member of the Guardians’ “depth camp” roster, he was just another prospect

Satchel Paige was 59 years old – or something close to it – when he walked off a Major League mound for the last time. Pitching for the Kansas City A’s on Sept. 25, 1965, the legendary Negro Leagues star who had hurled countless thousands of innings across a career

MESA, Ariz. -- At the end of last season, Robbie Ray decided to shoot his shot. After watching Tigers ace Tarik Skubal dominate in the playoffs, Ray texted the reigning American League Cy Young and Triple Crown winner and asked if he’d be willing to share his changeup grip with

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There’s a more pointed strategy for Julio Rodríguez this spring to ensure that he surges out of the chute once the regular season begins: Keep the at-bats coming. The Mariners’ star center fielder is seeking more opportunities than in years past to see live pitching, from live

Joe Ayrault is the sort of Minor League manager who likes to have a laugh, so you can imagine the surprise of Brewers prospects who gathered at Double-A Biloxi last season to hear Ayrault tell the parable of the cow and the buffalo. When a cow sees a storm coming,

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- When Max Scherzer is on the mound, it doesn’t matter that it’s February. The likely Hall of Famer made his spring debut for the Blue Jays in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday, and while the man going into his 18th MLB season knows there’s

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- How does Bobby Witt Jr. follow up a season in which he earned his first All-Star nod, a runner-up finish in American League MVP voting, a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger and All-MLB honors? By never settling -- and zeroing in on the area in which he

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Now that his shoulders are back up to speed, star slugger Rafael Devers is nearing game action. Prior to Tuesday’s road game against the Braves, Red Sox manager Alex Cora targeted the March 5 home game against the Rays as the day Devers will be in

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jose Altuve will make his long-awaited debut in left field in a Grapefruit League game later this week, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday morning. The All-Star second baseman is making the transition to the outfield this year and has spent the majority of his time

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Reynaldo López’s conversion from reliever to starter last season went even better than the greatest optimist could have anticipated. Now, the All-Star hurler is aiming to do what no Braves pitcher has done in the past 10 years. “I feel like last year was a good

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The list of pitchers whose careers have been impacted by Charlie Morton -- a savvy MLB veteran entering his 18th season -- is quite long. Among them is Zach Eflin, his former Phillies teammate who he’s reunited with on the Orioles in 2025. Together in Philadelphia in

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The thing Kumar Rocker missed the most when he was out for over a year following Tommy John surgery was the competition. His wish was Bruce Bochy’s command. Rocker is right in the thick of a rotation battle right now as he enters his first big league

This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo's Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. This is the first part of a five-part Around the Horn series detailing the Mets’ roster heading into 2025. First up: Starting pitchers.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Max Fried has spent the better part of two weeks getting to know his new teammates around Yankees camp, swapping anecdotes and pleasantries. On Tuesday, those introductions included a steady diet of fastballs, curveballs and changeups. “It’s always weird facing your own guys; you don’t want to

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jackson Jobe looked over his left shoulder and kicked out his leg as Heston Kjerstad’s loft carried out to left Tuesday at Ed Smith Stadium. It wasn’t so much the opposite-field home run off the 97 mph high fastball that bothered him; he can tip his cap

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Taj Bradley’s first pitch Tuesday raised some eyebrows around Charlotte Sports Park. Making his Spring Training debut, the 23-year-old right-hander fired a fastball to Johan Rojas that zipped across the plate around 98 mph. “Reassured that he had a good offseason,” manager Kevin Cash quipped after

MESA, Ariz. -- One of the biggest questions in Diamondbacks camp this spring is who will be the closer come Opening Day, and the competition officially got underway Tuesday against the Cubs. The top candidates -- lefty A.J. Puk and righties Justin Martinez and Kevin Ginkel -- all threw one

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Nationals are addressing their closer role with a familiar right-hander. The Nats are bringing back Kyle Finnegan on a one-year deal, pending a physical, a source confirmed to MLB.com. FanSided's Robert Murray first reported the agreement, and ESPN's Jesse Rogers reported the deal is for $6

A version of this story was originally published in January 2021.

With Spring Training underway and the dawn of a new season on the horizon, it’s a good time to consider which players are looking for a rebound performance after an underwhelming campaign the prior year. Each season presents several players who find themselves in this category -- those who have

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It didn’t take long for Cam Smith, the Astros’ top-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline (No. 59 overall in '25), to show his stuff in Grapefruit League play on Tuesday. Smith walloped a pair of opposite-field home runs in his only two at-bats in the Astros’