6:59 AM ET WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — When it comes to filling big shoes, Matt Adams has nothing on Babe Dahlgren and Ryan Minor. Dahlgren is the man who replaced Lou Gehrig in the New York Yankees‘ lineup the day that the Iron Horse’s consecutive-games streak ended. Nearly 60 years later, Minor is the

7:00 AM ET The offseason is always about waiting … waiting for baseball to be back. But this offseason has had even more waiting than usual, as we waited more than three months for Manny Machado to sign, and we’re still waiting for Bryce Harper. But now, the wait is over (sort of). Games will

11:00 PM ET Over the past couple of weeks, we rolled out our annual position rankings series, which usually come out around the time pitchers and catchers report. This was my first year handling the project, and I decided to structure it from the standpoint of tiers. Doing it that way helped, I hope, offer

10:05 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have signed pitcher Dan Jennings to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. A left-hander, Jennings appeared in 72 games last season for the Milwaukee Brewers and had a 4-5 record with a 3.22 ERA. Jennings signed with the Brewers

7:06 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Those days of playing every day, they’re done for Ryan Braun. Most important for the longtime Milwaukee Brewers star these days is making the most of the time he’s in the lineup. Now 35, Braun is inching closer to the downside of his career. And while he is

9:58 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Padres are getting closer to getting Manny Machado in uniform and on the field. San Diego announced its $300 million, 10-year contract with the All-Star infielder on Thursday, more than two days after the deal was agreed to. Machado will be introduced Friday morning at spring

7:30 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Dustin Pedroia‘s goal isn’t merely to come back from his knee injury. He has done that before. The challenge for the Boston second baseman this time is to return at the right time, to stick around longer than three games, and to help the Red Sox

5:42 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – While Brett Gardner is looking forward to celebrating a special New York Yankees anniversary later this year, he had to admit Thursday that with it comes one disheartening reminder. As ecstatic as he was the November night in the Bronx 10 years ago when a slow roller to then-teammate

4:49 PM ET ESPN News Services FORT MYERS, Fla. — Longtime Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo has died after collapsing at the team’s spring training ballpark. The newspaper said Cafardo had an embolism Thursday and Red Sox medical staff was unable to revive him. He was 62. Nick Cafardo, our widely respected baseball columnist,

1:51 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor pitching great Don Newcombe by adding a commemorative No. 36 patch to their uniforms this season. Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe has died at the age of 92, the team announced. Newcombe died Tuesday at 92. The team said Thursday that