Spring Training Articles - Page 7

One cannot live up to substantial hype merely by performing well in spring training, but they can send a strong message all the same. And that is what new Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki did in his eagerly anticipated Cactus League debut. Per manager Dave Roberts’ plan, the 23-year-old righty entered Tuesday’s game […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got to unveil one of their most exciting offseason acquisitions as Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki made his spring training debut Tuesday. Sasaki got some work in against the Cincinnati Reds in a Cactus League game and the 23-year-old hurler dominated. Sasaki went three innings, allowing two hits and no earned […]

The future is unquestionably bright for the Boston Red Sox. The team boasts three exciting prospects right on the cusp of their MLB debuts. And Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer aren’t just the Red Sox’s best minor leaguers. They’re considered among the best young players in all of baseball, ranking second, seventh and […]

Wyatt Langford made his MLB debut for the Texas Rangers in 2024. One of the organization’s top prospects made the Opening Day roster and enjoyed a solid rookie season hitting 16 home runs and producing a 111 OPS+ and 3.9 WAR. While his first year in the majors contained some ups and downs, the future […]

The New York Yankees’ new closer, Devin Williams, made his spring training debut in the club’s 12-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, giving New York players and fans alike the chance to see his famed “airbender” pitch for the first time. Williams did not disappoint. The airbender is his version of a changeup […]

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber had an excellent season at the plate in 2024. The unlikely leadoff hitter mashed 38 home runs with 104 RBI and 110 runs scored in 150 games for Philadelphia. He produced a 137 OPS+ and 3.5 WAR as a designated hitter. Schwarber also made MLB history, setting the record for […]

The Atlanta Braves are trying to get back to their winning ways in 2025 after bowing out of the playoffs quietly last season. After a long stretch of deep playoff runs, the braves went out quietly with a 2-0 loss to the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card series. Now, spring training is underway […]

The 2024 Texas Rangers’ World Series championship defense fell short for a variety of reasons, but a spate of injuries was one of the main culprits. Now, with 2025 still in the spring training stage, the injury bug is back. This time, it’s 2023 ALCS MVP Adolis Garcia. The two-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner […]

Boston Red Sox All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers has dominated news surrounding the team before even taking the field for a spring training game. Devers has been defiant about retaining his role as the Red Sox’s third baseman after the team acquired former Houston Astros’ third baseman Alex Bregman in free agency. Now Boston will […]

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is OK after fielding a ball with his pitching hand in the team’s spring training game against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. The play happened in the fifth inning off a one-hopper from Yankees prospect George Lombard Jr. The Phillies staff came to the mound to check on him […]

St. Louis right fielder Jordan Walker left the Cardinals’ spring training game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday with left knee pain, the team has announced. Walker will undergo further testing. The injury occurred in the second inning as the 22-year-old was pursuing a fly ball. Walker stayed in the game for his next at […]

One day after the Chicago Cubs scratched outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong from their lineup with hamstring tightness, the 22-year-old is expected to return to the lineup. The Cubs will host the San Diego Padres on Tuesday in a 3:05 p.m. start. Crow-Armstrong will play centerfield and bat seventh, easing Cubs fans’ concerns that his removal on […]

New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried is feeling good after making his spring training debut. Fried tossed 2 1/3 innings for the team on Monday in a Grapefruit League game against Pittsburgh. “It was nice to just put the spikes on and get into a real game atmosphere, having some runners on base and having […]

The Paul Skenes warning was sent via an ex-MLB All-Star before Spring Training. However, former Pittsburgh Pirates ace Gerrit Cole was one to give the 2024 rookie some advice. Throughout the season, the two would connect. Interestingly enough, it was not only a one-way street. Skenes would also reach out and ask for some pointers […]

Rookie Roki Sasaki will make his spring training debut on Tuesday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but it won’t be as a starting pitcher. The Dodgers’ prized offseason signing will come out of the bullpen to follow starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the team has announced. Yamamoto will try to go four innings as he ramps […]

Houston Astros fans are used to seeing Jose Altuve playing at second base, but the plan is for him to play most of his games in left field this season, as confirmed by his manager, Joe Espada. “Right now the plan is for him to play the majority of his games in left field,” Joe […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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.” […]

Dave Roberts is gaining more of a feel for the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers. The manager is blessed with a lineup that looks like an MLB All-Star roster. But he identified two areas of uncertainty in spring training. The uncertainty doesn’t surround the two notable injuries on the Dodgers. Including all-star catcher Will Smith. The two-time […]

After Tanner Houck gave an eye-opening take on his 2024 breakout season, the Boston Red Sox pitcher had a nice season. He went 9-10 with a 3.14 ERA in 30 games. He also led the league with one complete game shutout. The potential is there with his tall, athletic build. Not to mention, his 154 […]

Los Angeles Dodgers players Will Smith and Evan Phillips have both been dealing with injury concerns. On Saturday, the catcher and relief pitcher provided updates on their injury statuses. “I’m very optimistic about the direction I’m heading,” Phillips said, via David Vassegh of Dodger Talk. “I feel fully healthy, just not built up.” Phillips, a […]