Blue Jay Eric Lauer thought a starting rotation job was a lock.  The Jays had other ideas  —  New for subscribers!  Gift this article to friends and family for free.  —  Got it! … DUNEDIN, Fla.—One of the reasons the Blue Jays enjoyed so much success last year was a roster littered …

Jordan Westburg, unable to practice at Orioles camp, had imaging done on elbow, source says  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — The injury status of Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg is murkier than initially believed.  —  A source with direct knowledge of the situation said Westburg underwent imaging on his elbow.

Three Dodgers storylines to watch as spring training games begin  —  Share full article  —  PHOENIX — The back fields buzzed at Camelback Ranch as the Los Angeles Dodgers ramped up their spring workouts on Thursday morning.  —  The focus centered on Field 1, where Roki Sasaki, Edwin Díaz and Tanner Scott faced live hitters.

Angels owner Arte Moreno: TV ordeal 'hasn't been easy'  —  Moreno says the team payroll is lower partly due to reduced TV revenue, but it could go back up to $200M with a new deal  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — On the eve of the Angels' first spring training game of the season, the team is still trying …

Rotation battle, Stewart's fight for 1B among early Reds ST observations  —  This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon's Reds Beat newsletter.  To read the full newsletter, click here.  And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cactus League exhibition schedule gets …

MLB owners taking a $2 billion precaution with lockout threat brewing  —  Bracing for a potentially protracted labor fight, MLB owners have funded a war chest of about $75 million per team to provide some financial protection should games be lost to a work stoppage.

Freeman wants to play until he's 40, retire with LA: ‘I love being here’  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — After spending the past four seasons donning Dodger blue, Freddie Freeman hopes it will be the last uniform he wears in his big league career.  —  Freeman isn't ready to hang 'em up just yet.  Far from it.

Alex Bregman is loving life with Cubs as Red Sox boss keeps chirping  —  MESA, AZ — Perhaps back in the day, when Alex Bregman burst into the big leagues as a brash rookie third baseman with the Houston Astros, it would be different.  —  It was a time when Bregman was a must-hear sound bite …

MLB teams, managers and front offices that'll be feeling the heat: Insiders weigh in  —  Share full article  —  “Heat” is not a concept I'm very familiar with after a truly enjoyable winter in the East Coast tundra.  But you know who is familiar with the concept of “heat”?  Oh, only everyone in baseball.

‘Phillies Extra’ Q&A: J.T. Realmuto on thinking he might leave, Nick Castellanos' exit, and more  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — J.T. Realmuto is in spring training with the Phillies for the eighth consecutive year.  —  But for a week in January, he wasn't sure he'd be back.

Notes: Cole faces Yanks' sluggers in BP; a new option at shortstop?  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Gerrit Cole faced hitters on Friday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last spring, tossing an inning of live batting practice at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s goals for 2026: MVP, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and ... 50-50 Club  —  Share full article  —  TAMPA, Fla. — There's already a running joke at New York Yankees camp about how long it will take Jazz Chisholm Jr. to challenge his first strike call under MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system.

ESPN to launch Women's Sports Sundays, a first of its kind summer weekly primetime franchise showcasing the best of women's sports in premium windows  —  WNBA and NWSL matchups anchor a reimagined Sunday night summer destination beginning Summer 2026  —  ESPN today announced the upcoming launch …

Bruce Meyer elected MLBPA's interim executive director  —  The Major League Baseball Players Association unanimously elected Bruce Meyer as its new executive director Wednesday night, replacing Tony Clark the day after he resigned amid scandal less than a year before the expiration of MLB's collective bargaining agreement.