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Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers' home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain

Mar. 27, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have the rest of the season remains uncertain. “Bob...

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...

Phillies-Braves and Brewers-Mets openers postponed a day to Friday due to rainy forecasts

Mar. 27, 2024 17:09 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball openers in New York and Philadelphia were postponed a day until Friday because of rainy forecasts in both cities. Pete Alonso and the New York Mets were scheduled to host the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon, a day featuring the first full slate of...

Braves ace Spencer Strider looks to become even more dominant in 2024

Mar. 26, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider is one of baseball's most dominant pitchers. That's not enough for him. The Atlanta Braves ace is looking to make things even tougher on anyone who steps up against him in 2024. Still miffed about the way last season...

Matt Strahm agrees to $7.5 million deal for 2025 with Phillies, who trade Jake Cave to Rockies

Mar. 25, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Left-hander Matt Strahm and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Sunday to a $7.5 million contract for the 2025 season, a deal that includes a team option for 2026. Strahm also has a $7.5 million salary this year in the final season of a $15 million, two-year...

MLB baserunners went wild last summer. In Year 2 with new rules, steals could keep piling up

Mar. 25, 2024 14:34 PM EDT

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Trea Turner's speed and instincts helped him go perfect on the bases. The Philadelphia Phillies’ star shortstop set a major league record for most steals in a season without getting caught, going 30-for-30 on the basepaths last year. He...

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper returns to lineup, goes 0 for 2 with a sacrifice fly

Mar. 23, 2024 15:42 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Slugger Bryce Harper returned to the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup Saturday against the New York Yankees and went 0 for 2 with a sacrifice fly after missing a week because of a sore lower back. The first baseman drove in his first run of the spring with a...

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...

RHP Michael Lorenzen joins Texas Rangers, giving the World Series champs another starter

Mar. 22, 2024 15:27 PM EDT

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Free agent right-hander Michael Lorenzen finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract and joined the Texas Rangers on Friday, giving the World Series champions another starting pitcher less than a week before the opener. Lorenzen can earn $2.5 million in...

Chan Ho Park, first Korean in MLB, throws ceremonial first pitch in Dodgers-Padres opener

Mar. 20, 2024 08:23 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Using the glove from his first major league appearance, former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres pitcher Chan Ho Park threw the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the season opener in South Korea. Park, who began his Major League Baseball career in...