Latest MLB Spring Training News
AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole to make season debut for Yankees on Wednesday night vs. Orioles
NEW YORK (AP) — AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole is to make his season debut for the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night after recovering from nerve inflammation and edema in his right elbow that had sidelined him since spring training. A...
MLB umpire Pat Hoberg appealing discipline following sports betting investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to discipline umpire Pat Hoberg following an investigation into a potential violation of sports gambling policies. In a statement Friday, the commissioner's office said Hoberg has decided to appeal the penalty. MLB did not disclose the...
MLB says pitcher injuries more likely to occur during spring training, early in season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says pitcher injuries are more likely to occur during spring training and early in the season. Management has rejected an assertion by players’ union head Tony Clark that injuries may be linked to the pitch clock that was instituted last year...
Gerrit Cole says MLB, union bickering over pitch clock sounds like 'divorced parents'
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the players' association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner and former member of the union's...
All-Star J.D. Martinez's debut with the Mets has been delayed while his conditioning continues
CINCINNATI (AP) — All-Star J.D. Martinez’s debut with the New York Mets will be delayed as the veteran continues to ramp up physically after signing late in spring training, manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday. “We’re not going to see him in a while,” Mendoza said. “He’s...
