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Opening day 2024: What to watch for on the first full day of the MLB season

Mar. 27, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

Here's what to watch for on MLB's opening day: THE SHO GOES ON Shohei Ohtani already made his Dodgers debut last week in South Korea, but all eyes will still be on the two-way sensation as Los Angeles hosts the St. Louis Cardinals. The $700 million star is trying to...

MLB free agency: No 2-way stars, but All-Star sluggers and Cy Young winners could be in '24-25 class

Mar. 27, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

Baseball’s next free agency class won’t have a two-way star like Shohei Ohtani, and almost certainly no deals like his record-shattering $700 million over 10 years to switch teams in Los Angeles this year. But there could still be All-Star sluggers and Cy Young Award winners available. ...

New faces, new places: Ohtani, Soto headline MLB players with new teams in 2024

Mar. 26, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's 31-mile journey north on Interstate 5 during free agency was the highlight of Major League Baseball's offseason, even if recent off-the-field developments have clouded his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the Japanese superstar will be...

Major League Baseball announces each team's starting pitcher for opening day

Mar. 19, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

It didn’t have the drama of the NCAA Tournament bracket release of two days earlier, but MLB held its own unveiling Tuesday by announcing the starting pitching matchups for all season openers. At least half the teams already had announced their opening day starters. ...

NL Central Preview: Cardinals, Cubs and Reds are at the front of a wide-open division

Mar. 18, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals signed Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson. The Chicago Cubs added Shota Imanaga and Héctor Neris. Even the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates jumped into free agency. There are no tanking teams in the NL Central right now, making for...

National League Central Preview Capsules

Mar. 14, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

Capsules of National League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ MILWAUKEE BREWERS 2023: 92-70, first place, lost to Arizona in Wild Card Series. Manager: Pat Murphy (first season). Opening Day: March 28...

American League East Preview Capsules

Mar. 14, 2024 10:03 AM EDT

Capsules of American League East teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2023: 101-61, first place, lost to Texas in Division Series. Manager: Brandon Hyde (sixth season). Opening Day: March 28 vs....

Mets closer Edwin Díaz is set for spring debut after freak WBC injury a year ago

Mar. 10, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz is set to appear in a game for the first time since tearing a patellar tendon during the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The two-time All-Star is expected to be the first reliever after starter Tylor Megill, and the right-hander will have a 20-pitch...

Orioles' Corbin Burnes looks sharp in first game appearance with his new team

Feb. 24, 2024 19:05 PM EST

Corbin Burnes’ first outing with his new team looked like an abbreviated version of a typical performance with his old one. Burnes worked one scoreless inning for the Baltimore Orioles and struck out the first two batters he faced Saturday in the 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner's...

O's Kyle Bradish has sprained UCL; Gunnar Henderson, John Means also dealing with injuries

Feb. 15, 2024 16:34 PM EST

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish has a sprained UCL in his right elbow and is expected to miss opening day, and teammates Gunnar Henderson and John Means are also dealing with injuries as Baltimore opens spring training. General manager Mike Elias revealed...