Latest MLB Spring Training News

MLB wants the Tampa Bay Rays to play in the area if hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field is unfit

Oct. 22, 2024 13:05 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase at least for the start of the 2025 season if the damage to Tropicana Field from Hurricane Milton cannot be repaired in time. The translucent fiberglass dome at the...

MLB spring training facilities spared extensive damage from Hurricane Milton

Oct. 11, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton. Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring home in Port Charlotte, no...

Dylan Cease closing in on the playoffs with the Padres after escaping from the lowly White Sox

Sep. 23, 2024 18:56 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — If there really are baseball gods, they certainly smiled on Dylan Cease when he was traded from the lowly Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres during spring training. The gravity of escaping the South Side for Southern California was never more apparent than...

Giants' Chapman gets $151 million contract for 2025-30 after betting on himself with short-term deal

Sep. 05, 2024 19:19 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman's bet on himself paid off. After agreeing to a deal with San Francisco during spring training that allowed him to opt out after one season, the Giants third baseman agreed Wednesday to a $151 million, six-year contract for 2025-30. ...

Spring training schedule to open Feb. 20 with Cubs-Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona

Aug. 15, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 spring training schedule opens Feb. 20 when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Glendale, Arizona, and Grapefruit League play starts the following day when the New York Yankees host the Rays at Tampa, Florida. All 30...