Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto will not be ready to play by Opening Day while recovering from right shoulder surgery. Manager Ron Washington told reporters before the team’s spring training game Thursday against the Chicago Cubs that Neto, 24, likely
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Jesse RogersFeb 27, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner won’t be going to Japan where the team opens the regular season next month, manager Craig Counsell announced on Thursday. Hoerner, 27, is still recovering from
Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SARASOTA, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson was removed from a spring training game on Thursday because of lower right side discomfort. Henderson, the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year and a 2024 All-Star Game selection, made a jumping catch of
Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitchers Thyago Vieira and Josh Winder both need Tommy John surgery, manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday. Vieira and Winder were candidates for bullpen roles this season. Vieira appeared in 11 games last season for the D-backs with a
Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch in a spring training game on Thursday. Benintendi was hit on the right hand with an 87 mph
Open Extended Reactions MLB is partnering with renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for a limited-edition collection of merchandise ahead of the 2025 Tokyo series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Complex unveiled the collaboration on Thursday, which includes Murakami’s signature style on T-shirts, hoodies and Cubs and Dodgers’ jerseys,
ESPN Fantasy Feb 27, 2025, 07:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With spring training games now underway, baseball is once again being played and we can start to fine-tune the top of our draft lists by seeing what players actually look like on the diamond. Sign up for free fantasy baseball The 2025 fantasy baseball
Eric KarabellFeb 27, 2025, 07:08 AM ET Close Fantasy baseball, football and basketball analyst for ESPN Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions Patience is rarely a virtue for most fantasy baseball managers, but often the most attractive names in a preseason draft are actually
ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado made the three-hour, cross-state drive to play in an exhibition game Wednesday against the New York Yankees, among the teams that may be open to acquiring him in a trade. He went 0-for-3
Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year Friday night against his old team, the Angels. Ohtani, 30, will be the designated hitter. Roberts has not given a timetable for