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As MLB tests the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in spring training, player reactions are starting to emerge. After making his spring debut for the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, Max Scherzer, who failed both of his challenge attempts, made his stance on the ABS system crystal clear. “I’m a little skeptical on this. I […]

Mike Trout is preparing to begin his 15th season in the majors, having spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels. After suffering injuries in four consecutive years and missing all but 29 games last season, Trout feels he has something to prove. The three-time NL MVP is fired up entering 2025, hoping to […]

The Seattle Mariners have been blessed with some pretty great players in their team history. Over the last decade, the Mariners have seen three of their franchise’s most special players be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted in 2016, and Edgar Martinez got the call in 2019. Most […]

The Cleveland Guardians found some success of late, reaching the playoffs in two of the last three seasons. However, the team hasn’t advanced beyond the division round since 2016 and so Cleveland felt it was time for a change. The Guardians traded Josh Naylor to the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason, moving on from a fun […]

Entering his 10th season in the majors, two-time World Series champion Alex Bregman understands a bit about building chemistry on a team. When the Boston Red Sox landed the longtime Astros infielder on a three-year, $120 million contract this offseason, they were getting more than just Bregman’s on-field abilities. Breaking with the longstanding baseball tradition […]

MLB spring training is in full swing, and there is new roster speculation floating around daily. There are question marks for every team — even the defending World Series champions. The Los Angeles Dodgers have question marks in center field and at second base. March is the time to sort out those predicaments. There are […]

Most of the New York Yankees’ 2025 roster is set. We know the Aaron Judges and Gerrit Coles of the world, and they’re all in Tampa preparing for the season as spring training rolls on. But there are also some intriguing prospects that are either fighting for a spot on the Opening Day roster or […]

The New York Yankees have dealt with some concerning spring training injuries already this year. Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list with an elbow issue and DJ LeMahieu got hurt in his first spring training game. Now, their starting rotation has been crushed. Luis Gil is the most recent Yankee to suffer an injury, […]

Former Kansas City Royals first baseman Mike Moustakas will sign a one-day contract with his former team and retire from baseball as a Royal. The Royals announced that they will have a pregame retirement ceremony for Moustakas when they host the Detroit Tigers on May 31. Moustakas was a member of the Royals from the beginning […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are not expected to be a top contender by many in the American League this season, but the franchise has had a knack for exceeding expectations, and the recipe for them to do that in 2025 starts with infielder Junior Caminero, who has come into spring training and impressed his teammates, […]

Position battles have a funny way of working themselves out in spring training, and for the New York Yankees, it appears their contested third base role may be starting to do that. When DJ LeMahieu went down with a calf injury over the weekend, it cleared the way for Oswaldo Peraza and Oswald Cabrera to […]

The Milwaukee Brewers lost to the New York Mets in the National League Wild Card Series last year. While Pete Alonso’s home-run off of Devin Williams is the prevailing memory, Jose Quintana was a big part of that New York win. After goingall winter unsigned, Quintana now has a new home. The Brewers have signed […]

The NL West has some interesting storylines coming into this season. The Dodgers are massive favorites again, but teams like the Padres and the Diamondbacks have the talent to push them to the brink. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an NL West Division Winner 2025 prediction and pick. The Dodgers are […]

Max Scherzer is 40 years old and chasing his third World Series championship. With time running out on his career, he wanted to play somewhere in 2025 that would give him a chance at another ring, and that’s how he ended up with the Toronto Blue Jays. Scherzer joined Foul Territory on Monday where he […]

Spring training is for getting your work in, staying healthy, getting ready for Opening Day, and, in Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner’s case, trolling your friends. The three-time All-Star faced off against former teammate Max Scherzer Sunday afternoon as the Phillies took on the Toronto Blue Jays, and Turner used the first pitch he saw […]

The Houston Astros are trying a new experiment coming into the season, and that’s putting Jose Altuve in left field. Altuve has played his entire career at second base and is now making the transition to left field. In his first game at the position, he was very quiet, but in their latest game against […]

The Atlanta Braves endured an avalanche of injuries in 2024, but they managed to claw their way out just in time to clinch a playoff berth. Fans desperately hope that the franchise avoids a similar fate during the 2025 season. Alas, misfortune continues to plague this ballclub. All-Star catcher Sean Murphy suffered a cracked rib […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY is missing a few big names. Barry Bonds has the most homers in MLB history, Mark McGwire was the first man to his 62 in a season, and pitcher Roger Clemens has seven Cy Youngs. But they are not in because they took steroids, some allegedly, others […]

This year’s version of spring training has brought a new experiment to Major League Baseball: the ABS system. As the players adjust to yet another new set of rules, they are enjoying the process. One such encounter took place on Sunday when the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies squared off in Dunedin. Max Scherzer, […]

Opening Day is less than a month away. As teams ramp up for the upcoming season, injuries will happen. Unfortunately, the injury bug has hit the St. Louis Cardinals’ camp in Jupiter, Florida. Reports broke Sunday that the team will lose relief pitcher Zack Thompson for at least the next 3-4 weeks. The injury is […]

There is a feeling of optimism around the Red Sox this spring, as the team appears to be quite a bit stronger than the unit that finished with an 81-81 record a year. Last year’s team was not bad, and the Red Sox were inside the American League playoff structure through the All-Star break. Mistakes […]

Entering his second season in charge of the Miami Marlins, president of baseball operations Peter Bendix as at a crossroads. Also serving as the team’s general manager, Bendix has continued to work on his rebuild of the Marlins. Even as the big-league club looks particularly low on talent at the moment, the former Tampa Bay […]

Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler is taking on a new role. Eppler is moving to a front office position with the Milwaukee Brewers, per SNY TV. Eppler is set to become a special advisor in scouting and baseball operations for Milwaukee. Eppler served as GM of the Mets from 2021 to 2023. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been in a joking mood at spring training while preparing for the 2025 season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has gotten into a prank war with star pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani. Roberts filled Ohtani’s car with ball-pit balls, creating quite the mess in the parking lot. Roberts left a photo of […]

It did not take long for the Detroit Tigers to receive some bad injury news during spring training. Outfielder Parker Meadows is headed to the injured list after dealing with a nerve issue in his right arm. Despite being shut down for now, Meadows has not been ruled out for the Tigers’ season opener against […]

The New York Yankees are looking to make a return to the World Series in 2025. After last season’s heartbreaking ending in the Fall Classic, the roster is full steam ahead towards title number 28. However, injuries are once again becoming a problem for the Bronx Bombers. Following Saturday’s 9-3 win over the Houston Astros, […]

Last October, Freddie Freeman added to a résumé that was already due to be accepted for Hall of Fame enshrinement, blasting an iconic walk-off grand slam and hitting four home runs overall to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to the 2024 World Series title. And he did it all while fighting through a bad ankle […]

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is working on his game ahead of the 2025 season. Skenes is working on some new pitches, including a cutter and two-seam fastball. The Pirates hurler used some of that new repertoire in his Grapefruit League debut for the team against Baltimore. Skenes helped the Pirates post a 5-2 Spring […]

On Saturday, New York Mets pitching prospect Blade Tidwell had no idea he had made history when he walked off the mound. After striking out five of the six Tampa Bay Rays batters he faced, the 23-year-old right-hander was simply pleased with his performance. It wasn’t until he checked social media after the game that […]

After setting the all-time MLB record for losses in a season with 121 last year, the Chicago White Sox have done little to improve the historically terrible team. White Sox GM Chris Getz is certainly not applying much pressure, telling reporters he thinks Chicago will win more games in 2025 than the previous season – […]

The family of baseball legend Pete Rose is making one final push to clear his name from Major League Baseball’s ineligible list. Commissioner Rob Manfred is currently reviewing a petition filed on January 8 by Rose’s family, seeking his posthumous reinstatement. The move comes decades after Rose, MLB’s all-time hit leader, was banned from baseball […]

Even in his 20th MLB season, Justin Verlander remains committed to evolving as a pitcher. The San Francisco Giants’ veteran right-hander is experimenting with a new sweeping curveball, hoping to refine his arsenal and stay ahead of hitters. Verlander debuted the pitch during a three-inning simulated game against minor leaguers at Papago Park in Scottsdale, […]

The Texas Rangers called up their 24-year-old pitching prospect Jack Leiter for his MLB debut in April last season. Leiter then spent the year bouncing back and forth between the Rangers and their Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express. Leiter failed to light it up in the majors in 2024. But he has another chance […]

In 2024, the Pittsburgh Pirates unleashed starting pitcher Paul Skenes on an unsuspecting league. The 22-year-old hurler was dominating the majors less than one year after pitching in college. In a remarkable first season in the bigs, Skenes was named the NL starter for the All-Star Game, he finished third in Cy Young Award voting […]

Dylan Cease made his spring training debut for the San Diego Padres. And he has his goals after seeing where his form is at. Cease played in the Padres’ spring matchup against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He pitched on the mound for 2.2 innings, striking out two batters as he conceded an earned run, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers won the NL Central in 2024 for the third time in the last four years. However, the team lost star left fielder Christian Yelich to a season-ending back injury in July. Ultimately, the Brewers fell to the New York Mets in the Wild Card round, dropping their sixth straight postseason series. Yelich […]

Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom received a pivotal Spring Training update. However, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy sees the preseason as an opportunity for deGrom to get back into the swing of things. “There’s time,” Bochy said via Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. “He’ll get the innings he needs to be ready to pitch that first week.” […]

The controversy surrounding all-time MLB hits leader Pete Rose has continued after his death. Rose famously received a lifetime ban from baseball for betting on games. This endless ineligibility has, and will continue, to prevent Rose from being inducted in the MLB Hall of Fame. The former NL MVP most recently made his case for […]

2025 feels like a season of increased expectations for the Boston Red Sox. After making a number of moves to improve the team, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has also done a good job rebuilding the Red Sox farm system. A number of prospects rose throughout their ranks, most notably outfielder Roman Anthony. When asked […]