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February 17, 2019

Game changer: Tebow enters Mets camp 'all in' on baseball

By now, Tim Tebow has shown he belongs in professional baseball. He's fully committed to the game and much more comfortable ...

February 17, 2019

Ichiro back in M's camp at 45 with chance to play at home

Ichiro Suzuki fluidly went through a variety of stretches on the floor in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse even before going ...

February 16, 2019

Luis Severino, Yankees agree to $40M, 4-year contract

Right-hander Luis Severino avoided an arbitration hearing with the New York Yankees, agreeing Friday to a $40 million, ...

February 15, 2019

Cubs' Russell sorry for 'pain' he caused ex-wife, no details

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell apologized Friday for the "hurt" and "pain" he caused his ex-wife but didn't detail ...

February 15, 2019

Tigers beat Fulmer in final arbitration case this year

Detroit beat pitcher Michael Fulmer in the last salary arbitration case this year, leaving players with a 6-4 final record ...

February 14, 2019

Nationals' Scherzer, Astros' Verlander concerned about game

Two more aces are expressing concern about how major league teams are playing their cards. Washington right-hander Max ...

February 14, 2019

Bauer calls hearing's ending 'character assassination'

All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer thought the Cleveland Indians had presented a better overall case against him in their latest ...

February 14, 2019

Ohtani has no regrets hitting through year, delaying surgery

Shohei Ohtani tossed his water bottle toward a clubhouse garbage can and missed, instead landing it in a laundry bin.

February 13, 2019

No exit: El Chapo likely off to 'Alcatraz of the Rockies'

In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there's El Chapo. Drug lord Joaquin Guzman ...

February 11, 2019

Kyler Murray chooses NFL over baseball and A's

When Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma last season, the Oakland Athletics knew there was a chance he might ...

February 11, 2019

Garth Brooks in spring training with Pittsburgh Pirates

Garth Brooks has come out of baseball retirement. The country music legend will spend just over a week participating in ...

February 10, 2019

Harper, Machado, Kimbrel, Keuchel on market as camps open

Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel won't be around when the bat and ball bags are opened at spring ...

February 08, 2019

Indians star Lindor may miss season start with calf strain

The Cleveland Indians may start the season without their best player. All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor will miss spring ...

February 08, 2019

AP sources: Mets-Nats or Cubs-Cards for London in 2020

Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London: New York Mets vs.

February 08, 2019

Cubs hope internal improvement leads to more success

The Chicago Cubs took a long, hard look at themselves over the winter. There was nowhere else to go. Chicago begins spring ...

February 08, 2019

Frank Robinson, baseball's fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83

Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless, Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame. His legacy, however, was ...

February 08, 2019

Reaction to the death of baseball great Frank Robinson

Reaction from the baseball world and beyond to the death of Hall of Famer Frank Robinson on Thursday at 83: ___ "Frank was ...

February 08, 2019

MLB hoping to invigorate the sport with rule changes

Baseball owners and players are hoping to invigorate the sport with rule changes, though some of the more radical ideas under ...

February 08, 2019

DL shelved: Baseball's disabled list becomes injured list

Major League Baseball is changing the name of its disabled lists to injured lists. Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem said ...