TAMPA, Fla. — Clint Frazier needs to be more athletic on the baseball diamond. Which comes as a surprise because he might be one of the best athletes in camp this spring. Despite that, the […]
BRADENTON, Fla. — Danny Farquhar is tired of his rough outings on the mound this spring. Bringing a 27.00 ERA from his time in the New York Yankees’ camp into Thursday’s Triple-A game against the […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Ryan McBroom’s day started at the New York Yankees’ minor league complex. He was with the rest of the Yankees’ prospects Wednesday morning, going through various drills and workouts and taking part […]
TAMPA, Fla. — When Luke Voit showed up in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders clubhouse for the first time last July, he was fresh off a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals. All the first baseman wanted […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Even though opening day is just over two weeks away, Aaron Hicks isn’t too worried. The New York Yankees outfielder has been sidelined with a muscle injury in his lower back since […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Ben Heller hasn’t pitched in a game that mattered since Oct. 1, 2017, when he faced the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a scoreless inning and he recorded a strikeout. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre […]
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper swag is going, going and just about gone before he takes a swing in Philadelphia. Phillies merchandise stores and ticket vendors are certainly getting their hefty cuts thanks to Harper hype. […]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Of all the things that have been said since Bryce Harper signed with the Phillies, 52 words that were uttered by the star right fielder in the midst of his 35-minute news […]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper sounded like a typical Philadelphian talking about a goal every Phillies fan will endorse. “I want to be on Broad Street on a frickin’ boat or bus or whatever it […]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper has the Philadelphia Phillies thinking October baseball before even arriving in camp. The six-time All-Star outfielder and the Phillies agreed Thursday to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal […]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The sun came out in Arizona. Free agents played for their new teams. Ichiro Suzuki was back in uniform at age 45. Baseball is back. A day after the scheduled exhibition […]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The sting of being outbid for Manny Machado proved to be enough motivation for the Phillies to heighten their pursuit of Bryce Harper, and a source said Thursday afternoon that they are […]
Michael King’s first big league spring training is going to have to wait. With pitchers and catchers reporting on Wednesday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced that the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders starting pitcher experienced elbow […]
CHICAGO — As they dive headfirst into the 2019 season this week in Arizona, Cubs manager Joe Maddon and White Sox counterpart Rick Renteria are entering crossroads of sorts. Maddon, coming off a 95-win season […]
PHILADELPHIA — We learned long ago and many times over that the team that wins the offseason does not always win the actual season. The Atlanta Braves, for example, spent less money during the offseason […]
MIAMI — In October, J.T. Realmuto’s agent predicted the Miami Marlins’ All-Star catcher would be with another team by spring training. He was right. After months of speculation over what they’d do, the Marlins traded […]
As a lifeless Super Bowl officially ended the football season Sunday, baseball’s buzz-free winter limped toward the finish line. Camps open across Florida and Arizona next week, though dozens of free agents remain unsigned, including […]
Gabe Kapler has spoken. The Phillies manager has told his side of the sordid story that unfolded four years ago near the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring-training facility in Glendale, Ariz. He used his own website, […]
Regardless of what you have read or heard about the futures of Bryce Aron Max Harper and Manuel Arturo Machado, this is really all we know for certain: To date, neither player has received an […]
Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, declared himself eligible for the NFL draft on Monday. Murray announced his decision in a tweet , ending his brief and […]
MILWAUKEE — Infielder Cory Spangenberg and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a one-year contract that pays $1.2 million in the major leagues and $250,000 in the minors. The deal announced Friday had been agreed to […]
PHILADELPHIA — Reliever David Robertson and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $23 million, two-year contact. Robertson gets $10 million this year and $11 million in 2020, and the Phillies have a $12 million […]
PHILADELPHIA — Manny Machado and his agent, Dan Lozano, have laid their cards on the table. Even if there is a mystery team — isn’t there always a mystery team? — it is clear that […]
PHILADELPHIA — For years, Phillies officials ogled Manny Machado from afar. They lusted after him in trade talks last summer. But it wasn’t until Thursday that they were able to express their admiration face to […]
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