TAMPA -- As much as his heart still swells with pride when he discusses playing with Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright and winning a National League Most Valuable Player Award in 2022, Paul Goldschmidt laments the struggles of the past two seasons that ultimately led to his painful

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The arm extension. The hip rotation. The leg kick. Jefry Yan’s mechanics flow. And yes, Yan’s elaborate post-punchout celebration is something to behold.

Shohei Ohtani is an imposing presence on a baseball field. At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, there aren't many times he's made to look small, even if he's standing next to 6-foot-7 fellow MVP Aaron Judge. Enter 7-foot-6 Mamadou N'Diaye. The former college basketball standout at UC Irvine made a visit

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- From Kyle Teel’s best recollection, his Tuesday schedule for White Sox Spring Training read, “Live at-bats, Dodgers side.” The 23-year-old catcher, ranked by MLB Pipeline as baseball’s No. 32 prospect overall, saw nothing about, “Be ready for international fame.” But that’s exactly what happened when Teel homered

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There will be plenty of time for Liam Hendriks to try to win the closing job he covets with the Red Sox. But Wednesday wasn’t about that. Instead, it was all about the joy of competing again for a man who has been deprived of the

PHOENIX -- Believe it or not, the Dodgers are already past the halfway point of their abridged spring. For the second straight year, they're opening the season abroad, this time in Japan for the Tokyo Series against the Cubs from March 18-19. It's an opportunity the Dodgers are eagerly awaiting,

The home run is the most efficient event in sports. It’s the maximum outcome a single batter can achieve, and all it takes is one swing. One very powerful, well-timed, well-coordinated swing. It’s why power is such an important tool in prospect development and evaluation. You can put the ball

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Angels superstar Mike Trout is starting to find his swing this spring, connecting on his first Cactus League homer against the Reds on Wednesday. It's his first homer in game action since April of last year. Making the start at designated hitter after making his spring debut

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It was only one at-bat in the ninth inning of a Cactus League game in February. And yet Leo De Vries' opposite-field double against the Angels on Tuesday afternoon set Padres camp abuzz.

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Bryce Harper should be OK after a 92 mph fastball hit his right arm on Wednesday afternoon at TD Ballpark. The Phillies said Harper’s right triceps is bruised. No X-rays are scheduled.

BRADENTON, Fla. -- During media interviews early in Spring Training, Tomoyuki Sugano listened to questions from English-speaking reporters and waited for interpreter Yuto Sakurai to verbalize them in Japanese. That wasn’t necessary with the second question Sugano was asked after his first Grapefruit League start for the Orioles on Wednesday

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to Padres camp on Wednesday after he spent several days away from the team while battling the flu. Prior to the team’s workout Wednesday, manager Mike Shildt noted that Tatis’ workload on his first day back would likely be light -- predicated mostly

PHOENIX -- Journeyman left-hander Thomas Pannone had just turned 30 and was sitting on a 4.71 ERA as he took the mound for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs last July 4. It had been nearly five years since his last extended stint in the Major Leagues. He decided it was time

MESA, Ariz. – More than two decades had passed since Sammy Sosa last stepped foot inside the Cubs’ spring complex. When the franchise icon arrived at the team’s newer location on Tuesday afternoon, he was blown away by the spaciousness of the training facilities, which sit a short walk from

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- At the end of last season, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, catchers coach Bobby Wilson and starting catcher Jonah Heim sat down for an exit interview. Bochy, a likely future Hall of Fame manager, is used to having these types of conversations. It’s part of his job, and

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- A few days before the Royals all convened at Royals Rally earlier this month, Lucas Erceg received a call from general manager J.J. Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro. They wanted to give Erceg a heads up that they were signing reliever Carlos Estévez, a closer and former

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Corbin Carroll is always searching for little improvements that could help his game, and the Diamondbacks outfielder has made a slight mechanical adjustment at the plate this spring that has so far paid dividends. Carroll went 2-for-2 with a grand slam, a single, a walk and two

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Gavin Williams has time to bring back the real heat. His moderate heat looked plenty strong anyway on Wednesday. The Guardians’ righty put more distance between himself and his injury-interrupted 2024 with a sparkling Spring Training debut in Goodyear. Williams threw 26 of 34 pitches for strikes,

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jordan Hicks felt the fatigue start to creep in earlier than he’d like to admit last year. Hicks came out of the gate strong after the Giants gave him a chance to become a full-time starter for the first time in his career, logging a 2.70 ERA

TAMPA, Fla. -- Austin Wells’ spring debut was initially scheduled for later in the week, but the Yankees catcher talked his way into the lineup on Wednesday, expressing a desire to see right-hander Will Warren in action. “I think he’s going to be an important part of the team,” Wells

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The first two weeks of Spring Training have not been kind to the Mets. Three notable injuries, to Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas and Nick Madrigal, have completely changed the look of New York’s projected Opening Day roster.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Four days after going through his first workout with the Cubs, veteran Justin Turner was in the lineup for a road game against the Padres. He collected two hits and drew a walk. Turner was back in the lineup on Wednesday at Scottsdale Stadium, playing first base

TEMPE, Ariz. -- For his first spring outing of 2025 on Wednesday, Reds left-handed starter Nick Lodolo looked out of sync as many of his pitches tailed high and outside. Ultimately, Lodolo finished the second inning as he continued to build for the regular season. “It was just taking off

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

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In the fifth inning of the Rays’ 8-2 win over the Red Sox at JetBlue Park on Wednesday afternoon, Taylor Walls came to the plate with a plan. He was going to try to bunt, no matter what. "I was doing it until I struck out,”