Over and out: Some MLB teams open with little playoff shot
Spring training is a time for optimism, when players bask under the warm sun of Florida and Arizona while fans dream about their team reaching the bright lights of October. For Atlanta, Cincinnati,...
View ArticleClose friends Betts, Bogaerts poised to lead Sox (Boston Red Sox)
(Source: Boston Red Sox) But once the games start, Bogaerts and Betts might just provide the best combination of excitement and production. And they'll do it together, as close friends. Bogaerts grew...
View ArticleNL West race picks up with pitcher pickups
PHOENIX -- The great National League West pitching arms race began in earnest this past Dec. 4, when the D-backs shocked the baseball world by signing free agent Zack Greinke to a six-year, $206.5...
View ArticleRed Sox to participate in community service throughout the city of Boston...
(Source: Boston Red Sox) Red SoxBaseball Operations staff, coaches, and scouts will participate in community service projects tomorrow, Tuesday, February 2, at six different locations throughout the...
View ArticleAL Central teams at the start of spring training
A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full...
View ArticleRed Sox could see battle for catcher at camp
A healthy Christian Vazquez could create an element the Red Sox don't have much of otherwise this spring -- a true position battle. Blake Swihart got an early promotion to the Major Leagues last season...
View ArticleRed Sox counting on rebounds from several players
Need your 2016 Red Sox fix? MLB.com is about to provide it for you, with a multi-part Spring Training primer over the next few days that will bring you up to speed on all the key issues as the club...
View ArticleClose friends Betts, Bogaerts poised to lead Sox
BOSTON -- Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts are just six days apart in age, having both been born during the first week in October 1992. And as the two ultra-talented players enter their age-23 seasons,...
View ArticleYankees have Plan B to avoid the scrutiny Mets will finally face
Even when they went further than the Yankees in the playoffs in 2006, the Mets still were not the New York baseball team under the most pressure. Even when they played the Yankees in the 2000 World...
View ArticleMLB's most improved: Retooled Tigers (Detroit Tigers)
(Source: Detroit Tigers) But make no mistake about it: Ilitch was not doing Dombrowski a favor by releasing him to pursue chances elsewhere. Detroit's owner has been clear that winning a World Series...
View ArticleRogers: D-backs among most improved teams (Arizona Diamondbacks)
(Source: Arizona Diamondbacks) But make no mistake about it: Ilitch was not doing Dombrowski a favor by releasing him to pursue chances elsewhere. Detroit's owner has been clear that winning a World...
View ArticleRogers: Cubs among most improved teams (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) But make no mistake about it: Ilitch was not doing Dombrowski a favor by releasing him to pursue chances elsewhere. Detroit's owner has been clear that winning a World Series is...
View ArticleMookie makes a splash ... with golf cart
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Mookie Betts was back on the baseball field on Monday, looking far more natural at that than the misadventure he had with his golf cart a day earlier. As it was documented on Sunday...
View ArticleFive telling strengths that make for a wide-open AL East race
Once the Orioles and Yovani Gallardo finalize their agreement for the veteran right-hander to join the Baltimore starting rotation, the American League East likely will have completed its heavy lifting...
View ArticleRed Sox could see battle for catcher at camp (Boston Red Sox)
(Source: Boston Red Sox) • Comeback candidates| Newcomers| Prospects to watch At this point, Swihart is the front-runner to catch on Opening Day, but Vazquez will do what he can to reclaim a job that...
View ArticleMookie makes a splash ... with golf cart (Boston Red Sox)
(Source: Boston Red Sox) Fortunately for Betts and the Red Sox, the outfielder was not in the cart when it made the splash heard 'round Fort Myers. 'I left my club on the last hole and I went back to...
View ArticleMLB's most improved: Retooled Tigers (MLB - Major League Baseball)
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) But make no mistake about it: Ilitch was not doing Dombrowski a favor by releasing him to pursue chances elsewhere. Detroit's owner has been clear that winning a...
View ArticleFans brave snow for annual Truck Day (Boston Red Sox)
(Source: Boston Red Sox) Truck Day has been cause for celebration in New England ever since it became a Red Sox tradition in 2003, with loading starting around 7 a.m. and continuing throughout the...
View ArticleAround the Horn: Swihart to start Opening Day
With the start of Spring Training three weeks away, anticipation is building for the 2016 season. MLB.com is going around the horn to break down each area of the Red Sox, continuing today with catcher....
View ArticlePrice, Kimbrel headline new Red Sox (Boston Red Sox)
(Source: Boston Red Sox) • Spring Training preview Part I: Red Sox hope several rebound from down 2015 'You always set priorities in what you're trying to do. I think if you're aggressive, you can try...
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