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AL East Preview: Aaron Judge, Yankees lead MLB’s deepest divisionVideo

From 1998-2003, the five AL East teams finished in the exact same order every season. Back then, the New York Yankees were dominant, the Boston Red Sox were contenders and everyone else was left chasing those teams — and that remained the status quo for a while. Consider this a...
NL Central Preview: Cardinals seek repeat without Albert Pujols, Yadier MolinaVideo

Two familiar faces from St. Louis’ run to the NL Central title last season aren’t around anymore as the Cardinals attempt to become the division’s first repeat champion in six years. The retirements of Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols leave the Cardinals having to replace two likely Hall of Famers....
First Call: Another cornerback Steelers may consider in draft; bad night for Penguins in playoff race; Pirates bets

With the draft about a month away, we keep surfing through potential cornerback picks for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Penguins had a tough night when it came to their playoff chances. A former Pitt basketball rival now seems to have interest in transferring to the Panthers. And we look at...
NL East Preview: Braves, Phillies, Mets to duke it out againVideo

The National League East made a strong argument as the majors’ toughest division in 2022 and lines up as perhaps even better this season. The NL East boasted two 101-win teams: the Atlanta Braves, who won their fifth consecutive division title, and the New York Mets. A third playoff team...
Reports: Minor leaguers reach 5-year labor deal with MLB

NEW YORK — Baseball minor leaguers reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. As part of the five-year deal, MLB agreed during the contract not to reduce minor league affiliates from the current 120. The sides reached the deal two...
Vandergrift native, GCC grad Warren Schaeffer rises into role as Rockies 3rd-base coach

If Vandergrift’s Warren Schaeffer keeps this up much longer, he will be able to say that literally half his life has been spent in professional baseball. Since summer 2007, Schaeffer has been employed by the Colorado Rockies organization. That’s a lot of games — and a lot of Opening Days....
MLB Rookie of the Year odds show a couple of young hitters as favorites

BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Unlike the other primary individual awards in Major League Baseball, the MVP and Cy Young, handicapping the Rookie of the Year race is difficult. You have to know young players coming up, international arrivals and playing-time situations. That’s no different in 2023, where...
What did players learn about MLB’s new rules this spring?Video

PHOENIX — It was the defining moment of the recently finished World Baseball Classic Japan’s star pitcher Shohei Ohtani vs. United States slugger Mike Trout. Ninth inning. Two outs. One-run game. Team USA pitcher Merrill Kelly said the storybook scene was just as dramatic for the players in the dugout...
MLB The Show breaks barrier with Negro League playersVideo

LOS ANGELES — MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players — from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson — into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters. Video gamers are now able...
Trevor Bauer, shunned by MLB, introduced by Japanese team

YOKOHAMA, Japan — The Trevor Bauer era in Japan began Friday at an introductory news conference, where he pulled a blue and white Yokohama DeNA BayStars jersey over a white shirt and red tie. The 2020 Cy Young Award winner is in Japan on a one-year deal that could let...
Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins tears ACL, expected to miss significant timeVideo

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins needs surgery for a torn ACL after injuring his left knee Thursday fielding a grounder in a spring training game and is expected to miss a significant amount of time. The Phillies did not say when Hoskins would have the surgery...
After player input, MLB allows some pitch clock delays

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has clarified its new rules to allow umpires to delay the start of the pitch clock after big swings in which a hitter loses footing or when a pitcher covers first base, third or home, in addition to other clarifications announced Wednesday. The commissioner’s...
World Baseball Classic interest keeps growing despite injury risks

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani’s strikeout of Mike Trout, Trea Turner’s go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam against Venezuela, Japan’s walk-off semifinal win and Mexico’s comeback from a four-run deficit against Puerto Rico will be replayed over and over. Edwin Díaz’s season-ending knee injury and Jose Altuve’s broken finger will be discussed all...
Japan shuts down Team USA bats to claim 3rd World Baseball Classic championshipVideo

MIAMI — Team USA manager Mark DeRosa felt confident in his team’s lineup no matter who would throw for Japan on Tuesday night. “It’s crazy deep and crazy good,” DeRosa said. It turns out so was Japan’s pitching staff. Japan used seven pitchers, starting with Shota Imanaga and finishing with...
MLB plans to announce rules tweaks on pitch clock before Opening DayVideo

MIAMI — MLB’s new pitch clock is going to undergo some timing adjustments before it is turned on for games that count. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred called the changes “significant” but also described them as “clarifications” based on input from players. The alterations are likely to be announced Wednesday, eight...
United States routs Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic finalVideo

MIAMI — Trea Turner homered twice to give him a tournament-leading four, and the defending champion United States romped over Cuba 14-2 on Sunday night to reach its second straight World Baseball Classic final. Paul Goldschmidt and Cedric Mullins also homered for the Americans, who scored in seven of eight...

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