Month: February 2019

3:42 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Albert Pujols joined Mike Trout for some on-field batting practice in one of the backfields of the Tempe Diablo Stadium complex at around 10:30 a.m. MT on Sunday, by which point Shohei Ohtani had already left the facility altogether. Pujols and Ohtani reside in noticeably different stages of their

2:53 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — With his once-broken wrist fully healed, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is reporting to spring training camp this week in peak physical condition, according to manager Aaron Boone. “He’s as healthy as he’s been probably since he’s been in the big leagues,” Boone said Sunday. Yankees pitcher CC

3:04 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets infielder Robinson Cano had a youthful perspective after reporting to spring training with the New York Mets. “I feel like I’m 25,” the 36-year-old All-Star second baseman said during a news conference Sunday, a day ahead of the team’s first full-squad workout.

2:32 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Madison Bumgarner was joking when he told manager Bruce Bochy he absolutely refuses to pitch behind an opener. It won’t happen anyway. San Francisco’s ace lefty is hardly a likely candidate to follow someone else to the mound who works the first inning. “If you use an

3:02 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Zimmerman finds it odd that so many teams now feel the need to announce they are trying to win. “I try and win every day,” the veteran Washington Nationals first baseman said Sunday. “I think that’s kind of the point of sports. That’s kind

2:00 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Left-hander Aaron Loup and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a one-year contract that guarantees $1.4 million, a deal that includes a team option for 2020. Loup gets a $1.2 million salary this year under the agreement announced Sunday. San Diego’s option is for $2 million

12:51 PM ET Marcus Stroman expressed frustration with the direction of the Toronto Blue Jays, saying he wants a long-term deal with the team but that front-office officials aren’t returning the interest. “Mentally, I’m ready to perform, wherever it may be,” Stroman told reporters Sunday. “I want to play here. I’ve been wanting to play