TOKYO (AP) — Roki Sasaki’s big-league debut was equal parts electrifying and erratic, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander displaying a powerful arm but also a wild streak that limited his outing...

Thomas Harrington was nervous before his first spring training start, even though the right-hander ranked the Pittsburgh Pirates’ No. 3 prospect was thrilled to still be in big-league camp. David Bedn...

As Tim Mayza reflects on last season, he shakes his head in amazement about how he went from the worst season of his major league career to winding up pitching in the World Series. After being drafted...

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday...

Paul Skenes has struck out 19 batters this spring, tied for second in the Grapefruit League. In his first start since being named Opening Day starter, Paul Skenes dabbled in dominance by touching trip...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have reassigned most of their top pitching prospects to minor- league camp, eliminating Bubba Chandler, Braxton Ashcraft, Hunter Barco and Mike Burrows from the Opening Day rost...

TOKYO (AP) — The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs. It’s the f...

The reliever, who was claimed off waivers from Colorado, relies on a sharp-breaking “sweeper.” Justin Lawrence has an unorthodox delivery, unique metrics on his primary pitches and the back of a baseb...

Predicting how players will perform in the regular season based on spring training statistics can be tricky. Jared Triolo, for example, batted .310 last spring but went on to hit only .216 in the regu...

Nick Gonzales showed up to spring training with a handlebar mustache and an announcement: “It’s here to stay.” There’s a method to his mustache: When Gonzales grew it for “Mustache May,” it coincided ...

Just like fathers and sons often form a bond tied together by baseball, Clint Hurdle started loving the game the day his dad, Big Clint, asked him, “Do you want to go outside and play catch?” The form...

TOKYO (AP) — It’s only two games to start the Major League Baseball season — the World Series-champion Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome. For the record, the ...

TOKYO (AP) — The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in ...

Jared Jones had kept the Minnesota Twins off the scoreboard for four innings, before the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled the right-hander after he allowed back-to-back singles to start the fifth. Then the b...

After making the Opening Day roster as a middle infielder only to endure a season best described as difficult, Alika Williams wanted to address the doubts that drifted through his mind. Williams noted...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays withdrew Thursday from a $1.3 billion project to construct a new ballpark adjacent to Tropicana Field, citing a hurricane and delays that likely drove up...

Billy Cook couldn’t help but smile in recognizing the rarity that he made his major- league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates before attending his first big-league camp at spring training. “It is kind...

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand stepped back onto the ice at the TD Garden on Tuesday — this time in a Panthers practice jersey as the longtime Bruin returned to Boston for the first time since he was tra...

Paul Skenes didn’t get another showdown with Aaron Judge, but the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander got something almost as rare and just as valuable as the two-time AL MVP slugger: run support. Skenes ...

TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — “Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition” is about to premiere. When Tampa Bay players leave Steinbrenner Field following the New York Yankees’ spring training home finale on March 23, t...