Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will open the season on the injured list after dealing with right shoulder inflammation during the offseason. Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday the 41-year-old Verlander hasn’t suffered any setbacks but needs more time to…
Of all positions on the baseball field, none are more volatile than relievers. While that can make them tough to evaluate and predict on a year-to-year basis, it also helps the perennially elite closers stand out. In addition to swing-and-miss…
Scott Boras claims the free agent market is intensifying for two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and left-hander Jordan Montgomery with opening day 3 1/2 weeks away for most teams. “I think there’s a pitching panic going on in…
Four years ago, Zack Wheeler departed from Queens with a chip on his shoulder. After spending eight years in the Mets organization, Wheeler was unceremoniously discarded without so much as an offer from former team owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon.…
Josh Donaldson says he’s retiring after a 13-year career in which he was voted the 2015 American League MVP and was selected to three All-Star Games. The 38-year-old announced his plans Monday during an appearance on “The Mayor’s Office,” a…
Buckle up: Over the next two weeks, we’re ranking baseball’s best active players at every position. Our nine-part series begins with starting pitchers, where a reigning Cy Young winner is still without a team just a few weeks out from…
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson’s son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit. The 4-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater and was airlifted in critical condition to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital…
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes retired the Baltimore Orioles’ Jackson Holliday on a grounder to second base Thursday in a Grapefruit League matchup of the top overall picks in the last two amateur drafts. Skenes, a 6-foot-6 right-hander, was the…
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Unable to return from his second Tommy John surgery in time to contribute to the major-league club last season, Walker Buehler’s final Instagram post of 2023 shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise. The photo on…
With Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, the Los Angeles Dodgers have quite a trio at the top of their batting order. That’s a tough start for any pitcher. Betts and Ohtani each had three hits and Freeman drove…
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