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MLBPA appoints Bruce Meyer as interim executive director
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (205+ words) The Major League Baseball Players Association's executive board voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Bruce Meyer as the interim executive director, one day after Tony Clark resigned after more than a decade as union head. The executive board is composed of…...
2 years ago, we predicted each team's top prospect for 2026. How did we do?
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (115+ words) Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it's time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker's dozen of our current…...
Determined to rebound, Walker sets sights on Giants' closer role
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (444+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ryan Walker came into Giants camp with a clear goal in mind this year. "I'm coming in confident, coming in with the intention of earning that closer role," Walker said. "It's as simple as that. I worked a…...
Top Phils prospect Miller learning all he can in preparation for MLB call
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (465+ words) CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Aidan Miller is working hard out there. He's receiving instructions from Phillies infield coach Bobby Dickerson and Phillies icon Larry Bowa, who both know how to deliver pointed messages to their infielders. Miller is listening to every word....
Chance to rep Mexico a source of generational pride for 2 Rangers
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (341+ words) SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There are nameplates hanging above every locker in the Rangers clubhouse at their Spring Training facility. That much is normal. But as a special touch this spring, each nameplate also includes the flag of a player's country, in…...
After surgery on both heels, Nootbaar ready to prove himself again
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (581+ words) JUPITER, Fla. -- Lars Nootbaar arrived in Cardinals camp Wednesday unsure of when he'll be able to play in Major League games again. Nootbaar underwent surgery in October on both heels to shave Haglund's deformities, bone at the back of the…...
Astros test drive ABS system with strategic plan already in place
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (690+ words) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros set up a pair of large television monitors behind a screen near home plate on the back fields at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Tuesday and Wednesday in what amounted to a…...
Mets break ground on new Minor League complex, with $60M bill footed by Cohen
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (377+ words) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Since 1988, the Minor League facilities at Mets camp have gone almost entirely unchanged. Asked about any renovations over the past four decades, one Mets official quipped that the building has at least received several new coats…...
What happened to Turner Field, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium after Braves left?
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (466+ words) Just south of the skyscrapers that illuminate Atlanta's downtown stands a patch of land sacred to both the city and the sports world. This is where Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's unbreakable home run record and it's where Carl Lewis…...
Volpe starting to feel like himself again after serious shoulder injury
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (525+ words) TAMPA, Fla. -- Anthony Volpe woke up in a New York hospital bed in late October, groggy as the anesthesia faded, when he learned how significant the damage to his left shoulder had been. "I was excited when they showed me…...