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Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout hit his first homer of spring training on Wednesday, a solo shot over the left-field wall as the Los Angeles Angels star tries to bounce back from several injury-filled seasons. The 33-year-old went deep in the

ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 04:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper exited Wednesday’s spring training game after getting hit by a pitch on his right arm, but manager Rob Thomson said the team is “not really overconcerned at all.” Harper was drilled by a 92 mph sinker

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

Open Extended Reactions FORT MYERS, Fla. — Inside the batting cages at the Boston Red Sox‘s spring training complex, where the future of hitting is playing out in real time, the best trio of position prospects in a generation blossomed. Kristian Campbell, Roman Anthony and Marcelo Meyer have spent hundreds of hours in the building,

ESPN Fantasy Feb 26, 2025, 06:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spring training is in full swing and the ESPN fantasy baseball crew has been watching. We’re ready to show you the results of our 2025 fantasy baseball rotisserie (roto) mock draft, using head-to-head categories and ESPN standard roster settings. Sign up for free fantasy

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2025, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Veteran starter Max Scherzer made his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, but it was also his first appearance on the mound in Major League Baseball’s automated ball-strike system era. He’s not a fan of it. In fact,

Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell pitched a scoreless inning in his spring training debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Snell, who agreed to a $182 million, five-year deal with the Dodgers in November, threw 20 of 30

Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper‘s love for the Phillie Phanatic runs skin deep. Literally. The Philadelphia Phillies star arrived at spring training sporting a tattoo on his right arm of the team’s iconic mascot zooming around on an all-terrain vehicle. Harper worked with Utah-based

Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 02:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers owe $1.051 billion in deferred pay to eight players from 2028 to ’46 following Tanner Scott‘s $72 million, four-year contract and Teoscar Hernandez‘s $66 million, three-year deal. Los Angeles’ high payment point is $100.95 million in both

Jesse RogersFeb 25, 2025, 04:24 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals are bringing back closer Kyle Finnegan on a one-year, $6 million contract, sources told ESPN. Finnegan, 33, saved 38 games for the Nationals last season and was a National