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AL West Preview: Astros still top the division while Rangers are reigning World Series champions

Mar. 18, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

Bruce Bochy doesn’t ever want the Texas Rangers to let go of those memories of their first World Series title. “We just don’t want to lean on them,” said Bochy, whose first season with the Rangers ended with the first World Series championship for the 63-year-old franchise,...

American League West Preview Capsules

Mar. 14, 2024 10:08 AM EDT

Capsules of American League West teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ HOUSTON ASTROS 2023: 90-72, first place, lost to Texas in AL Championship Series. Manager: Joe Espada (first season). Opening Day: March 28...

South Korea, Mexico, Britain and Alabama are among MLB's scheduled stops in 2024

Mar. 14, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Beginning with its ninth international opener, Major League Baseball is traveling all over the world in 2024. Here are some dates to remember for the upcoming season: SEOUL SERIES - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego...

Stanek guaranteed $4M by Mariners, can earn $2M in performance bonuses

Mar. 13, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Reliever Ryne Stanek is guaranteed $4 million in his one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners and can earn $2 million in performance bonuses for games pitched and games finished. Stanek can make $750,000 for games as part of the deal announced Saturday:...

Number of Black major leaguers remains historically low, but improvement may be on the way

Mar. 11, 2024 11:49 AM EDT

For much of Lee Allen Jr.'s childhood, baseball seemed quite far from him. Major League Baseball's Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen — who is Black and lived in the inner city — didn't come across many baseball opportunities until late in his high...

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander to start season on injured list

Mar. 05, 2024 15:18 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will open the season on the injured list after dealing with right shoulder inflammation during the offseason, which could jeopardize his conditional $35 million option for 2025. Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday...

MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it's a tough task in today's game

Feb. 28, 2024 17:43 PM EST

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Max Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. And the three-time Cy Young Award winner learned some tough lessons on the road to pitching deep into games. That's one reason why the Texas Rangers right-hander thinks Major...

Jen Pawol becomes the first woman to umpire a spring training game since 2007

Feb. 24, 2024 22:14 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches on Saturday. ...

Tucker says Astros are best team and he's open to signing a long-term deal along with Bregman

Feb. 19, 2024 16:45 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker is open to a long-term contract and says preliminary dialogue had begun. “Personally, I think we have the best team in the league," Tucker said Monday as the Astros started full squad workouts. “That’s the...

Orioles' Kyle Bradish will miss start of season with elbow sprain

Feb. 15, 2024 18:32 PM EST

It didn’t take long for spring training to provide its first injury reports. On the day they held their first official workout, the Baltimore Orioles announced pitcher Kyle Bradish will open the season on the injured list with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament. Bradish’s...