We have a big change in Major League Baseball as players are just getting warmed up for the 2026 season. Tony Clark, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), is expected to step down from his position, The Athletic reported on Tuesday morning. Clark, who was involved in the union as…
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the last person to leave the Toronto dugout after the Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series last fall because the star slugger wanted that to be the moment when he moved on. The first full workout for the Blue Jays at spring training Monday brought…
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen likes the vibe in a revamped clubhouse, and says he’ll never have a captain in charge of that scene. “As long as I’m owning the team, there will never be a team captain,” Cohen said in his first meeting with reporters at spring training Monday. “That was my decision….
Aaron Judge fretted like many Yankees fans as big-name free agents kept signing elsewhere. “It was brutal,” the New York captain said Monday after the year’s first full-squad workout. “Early on it was pretty tough to watch. I’m like: Man, we’re the New York Yankees. Let’s go out there and get the right people.” Judge…
GLENDALE, Ariz. — He has made five All-Star teams, won four MVP Awards and two World Series championships and just followed up Major League Baseball’s first ever 50-homer, 50-steal campaign by becoming the first player ever with 50 homers as a hitter and 50 strikeouts as a pitcher. Now, after back-to-back record-setting seasons to start…
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper said onSunday “it’s kind of wild to me still” that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski suggested in October the two-time NL MVP may no longer be an elite player. Harper said he wasn’t motivated by Dombrowski’s comments. He added he didn’t understand why Dombrowski made public his review…
Turns out, the Philadelphia Phillies were ale-ing last year. Deciding their relationship ruptured when Nick Castellanos angrily brought a beer into the dugout after he was pulled from a game, the Phillies released the outfielder on Thursday even though they owe him $20 million for the final season of a $100 million, five-year contract. Draught…
Justin Verlander‘s return to the Detroit Tigers is a testament to his own longevity and the team’s increased relevance over the past couple of years. Verlander said Thursday he knew he might someday come back, but it’s been a long road for both him and the franchise. Verlander agreed to a $13 million, one-year deal…
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alex Vesia closed his eyes, turned his head to the side and paused for a moment to compose himself Friday morning as he prepared to speak publicly for the first time since the loss of his newborn daughter during last year’s World Series. “Bear with me,” the Dodgers reliever said before looking…
This season, MLB players will be tapping their cap to signal that they’re challenging a pitch call with the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System. However, Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale won’t be among the players doing so. “I will never challenge a pitch,” Sale said Friday when asked about the ABS Challenge System. “I’m not an…
