Major League Baseball News and Rumors
MLB poised to finish off first arbitration shutoutAssociated Press, ESPN.com Baseball is set to finish its first arbitration shutout. |
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The legend of Mark Montgomery’s slider precedes him. The 22-year old righthander has yet to pitch above the Double-A level in the minors, and yet his hard-breaking slider is fast becoming the most talked-about pitch in Yankeeland since Mariano Rivera un… |
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Evan Drellich, MLB.com The Padres agreed to terms on Saturday with the last of their eight arbitration-eligible players, left-hander Clayton Richard. |
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Rafael Soriano planned to arrive early in camp with the Washington Nationals. He was delayed by visa issues, but the team's new closer showed up Saturday in good shape and ready to get to work. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com The Tampa Bay Rays have released their rather lengthy list of promotional giveaways for the 2103 season. And let's just say the same organization that brought us ZimBear in 2012 has somehow managed to, well, at least equal that effort. In the opinion of… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Aroldis Chapman was getting ready to start for the Cincinnati Reds last spring when the bullpen got wiped out by injuries, forcing a different approach. The hard-throwing Cuban became one of baseball's best closers in his first try at it. |
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On Jan. 26, Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth said his wrist was not as strong as he would like it to be. Last season, Werth broke his left wrist on May 6 against the Phillies, an injury that kept him out of action until early August. |
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Greg Johns, MLB.com Raul Ibanez is in his 21st professional camp, which saw him come full circle Saturday as he returned to the Mariners complex for the first day of full-squad workouts. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Battling eye problems and an injured left index finger, Freddie Freeman still managed to set career bests with 23 home runs and 94 RBIs last year. |
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Chris Haft, MLB.com At 9:35 a.m. Mountain time, bench coach Ron Wotus strode into Scottsdale Stadium's home clubhouse, where the Giants were scattered as they played cards, changed into baseball gear or chatted idly. |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- CC Sabathia wasn't surprised his first pitch was well inside off the plate. The important thing was the New York Yankees' ace felt good. |
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Marty Noble, MLB.com Who will play in the Mets' outfield remains a mystery, even to manager Terry Collins, but the team has a long history of fielding subpar outfielders. |
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Adam McCalvy, MLB.com Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio delivered a typically upbeat address ahead of his team's first full-squad workout on Saturday and predicted his club was built for success this season, despite its notable changes in the pitching department. |
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Greg Johns, MLB.com It was just the first day of full-squad workouts for the Mariners on Saturday, the first step in a long season, but one thing was obvious from first glance: These Mariners have some bigger men and bigger boppers than before. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Charlie Manuel is tired of talking about his contract. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Reading from a prepared statement, San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal apologized for a second time following his 50-game suspension for a positive test for testosterone. |
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Mark Bowman, MLB.com His former Spring Training locker is now occupied by Dan Uggla and his body has not been subjected to any baseball-related activities since last year's loss to the Cardinals in the National League's Wild Card game. But all suddenly felt normal again whe… |
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Carlos Ygartua, nytimes.com With 84 players expected in camp and 19 numbers held out of circulation for varied reason, the Yankees do not have enough uniform numbers to go around. So they doubled up. |
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Gordon Edes, ESPN.com Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington addressed the changes that have taken place the last two years in the team's medical staff, which in recent years has been roiled by internal divisions. |
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On his first day at spring training, Mets owner Fred Wilpon, having apparently settled all his family and business debts, offered some very hopeful and refreshing news to the disillusioned and diminishing Citi Field fan base: “I think we would anticipat… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Clayton Kershaw was selected Saturday as the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening day starter and will become the team's first pitcher to start three straight openers since Derek Lowe from 2005-07. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com A few weeks ago we told you of Hal McCoy’s plight. The Hall of Fame baseball writer, who's legally blind and unable to make the drive from his home in Englewood, OH to Great American Ballpark, needed a ride this season — his 42nd covering the Cincinna… |
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T.R. Sullivan, MLB.com Rangers left fielder David Murphy hit .347 against left-handed pitching in 2012, with a .405 on-base percentage and a .440 slugging percentage. All three numbers were easily the highest for him against left-handers in five full seasons with the Rangers. |
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As a reliever who grew up idolizing Mariano Rivera, Ernesto Frieri always wanted to throw a cutter. But he couldn't figure it out, essentially because he didn't work hard enough on it. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Homer Bailey and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Saturday to a $5.35 million, one-year contract, ensuring baseball will set a record low for salary arbitration hearings. |
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Latest bullpen session goes smoo, MLB.com The problem was with Mariano Rivera's knee and never his arm, so the Yankees' closer expressed no surprise that his 30-pitch bullpen session flowed so smoothly on Saturday. |
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Participating in the World Baseball Classic is no substitute for the All-Star Game, but for Giancarlo Stanton, it remains a nice sense of achievement. If not for injury, Stanton would have been able to experience both in less than a year. |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com We knew that the Marlins had given Jose Reyes "verbal assurances" that they wouldn't trade him, but yesterday brought a new report about the exact content of those promises and when the Marlins were making them. In particular, walking pair of … |
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Carrie Muskat, MLB.com The longest offseason of Ian Stewart's baseball life has ended. |
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Mike Piazza's Book Tour Produced An Excellent Illustration Of The Absurdity Of Steroid HandwringingFeb 16
Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Mike Piazza wrote a memoir, and if early releases are any indication, it's mostly about how weird a human being he is. Perhaps because of his eccentric streak, many apparently hoped that the book would be a tell-all about the steroid era, like Jose Cans… |
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Joel Peralta reported on Saturday that his stiff neck had improved dramatically enough to where he could long toss. |
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Brian McTaggart, MLB.com Astros owner Jim Crane is hosting a vacationing President Barack Obama at his Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Fla., this weekend, and the two are scheduled to play a round together on Sunday. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Pitcher Carl Pavano said the snow shoveling accident that led him having his spleen removed was nearly fatal. |
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Joe McDonald, ESPN.com Boston Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli has been cleared to slowly resume baseball activities after undergoing an MRI on his hip. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com Matt Kemp has heard all of the comments and questions surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers' chemistry. That includes a pretty stiff shot from San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, who recently stated that "you can't buy chemistry" in… |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com College baseball season started off with a bang on Friday afternoon in Tallahassee, FL. Or maybe it was a thud, depending on whether you were talking about Florida State’s 9-5 victory over the University of Rhodes Island, or the unfortunate tumble home … |
