Latest High school baseball News

When it comes to top prospects, baseball is in an era of aggression; Langford, others set for debuts

Mar. 27, 2024 13:40 PM EDT

When the Texas Rangers begin defending their World Series title, the most fascinating person on their roster might be someone who had no part in last year's title run. Wyatt Langford, a first-round draft pick in 2023 who has played only 44 games in the minors, is set to be part of...

MLB players' executive subcommittee appears to reject insurgent lawyer Harry Marino

Mar. 24, 2024 21:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players' union head Tony Clark made his first public responses to an effort aimed at ousting his chief negotiator, issuing a statement from the eight-man executive subcommittee appearing to reject insurgent lawyer Harry Marino. Clark said the subcommittee...

Rangers' Langford and Brewers' Chourio to open season in majors. Orioles send Holliday to minors

Mar. 22, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

Texas’ Wyatt Langford and Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio will open the season in the majors. Jackson Holliday – the exciting young Baltimore Orioles infielder – won’t be joining them in the big leagues just yet. The Rangers announced Langford will open in the...

Ohtani and Yamamoto are unbelievable in any language. Japanese has several words for them

Mar. 18, 2024 14:16 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — If you're a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers' billion-dollar duo of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, you might want to learn a couple of Japanese adjectives. Try these as the Dodgers and Padres are in South Korea to open the MLB season. ...

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...

Keller getting biggest contract for Pirates pitcher while Mets shut down Senga, their All-Star RHP

Feb. 22, 2024 19:06 PM EST

One National League All-Star right-hander is getting the largest contract for a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, and another is expected to miss the season's start for the New York Mets. Mitch Keller and the Pirates have agreed to a $77 million, five-year contract, a person with knowledge...

MLB's free agent market begins to thaw, Soler agrees to $42 million deal with Giants, AP source says

Feb. 13, 2024 20:13 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — The San Francisco Giants and slugger Jorge Soler agreed to a $42 million, three-year deal on Tuesday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations, taking one of the remaining marquee free agents off the market as most of the 30 teams reported for spring training...

Spring training preview: The Dodgers won the offseason. Will it buy them a championship?

Feb. 12, 2024 11:32 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Money can buy lots of things, including Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a pair of Japanese superstars that set the Los Angeles Dodgers back more than $1 billion. Now the journey begins to see if it'll buy them a championship. Major League...

Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

Jan. 23, 2024 22:30 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Helton thought back to when he was a kid being coached by his father, Jerry, a minor league catcher in the 1960s. "When I would go 1 for 3 — and it's a bad day when you’re young — he'd say 1 for 3 gets you into the Hall of Fame,” Helton said. ...

Adrián Beltré on track to be a first-ballot Hall of Fame third baseman

Jan. 18, 2024 23:53 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Rangers retired Adrián Beltré's No. 29 jersey the season after the third baseman played his final game, the celebration included messages from George Brett, Mike Schmidt and Chipper Jones. All those Hall of Fame third basemen told Beltré...