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Field Level Media Feb 24, 2025, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has returned to New York to undergo medical testing, multiple outlets reported Monday. Stanton, 35, has yet to take part in spring training activities in Tampa, Fla., as he continues to battle tendinitis in both elbows. The New York

Associated Press Feb 24, 2025, 04:14 PM ET CLEVELAND — Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland’s major league baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94. The Cleveland Guardians put out a statement Monday saying Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes. “Mr. Dolan invested his entire life in Greater Cleveland and impacted our

Associated Press Feb 24, 2025, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees will play Frank Sinatra’s version of the “Theme From New York, New York” only after home wins instead of after all games in the Bronx, going back to the original custom set by owner George Steinbrenner in 1980. The

Eric KarabellFeb 24, 2025, 07:22 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 It’s February, and the fantasy baseball preseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Pitchers and catchers have reported, and spring training

Jorge CastilloFeb 24, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.

Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 21, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a couple of seasons spent reacting to some of the most substantial rule changes that Major League Baseball has instituted in quite some time, the baseball world seems to be settling into a new status quo entering 2025. Changes adopted in 2023,

Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 06:38 PM ET WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New York Mets infielder Nick Madrigal dislocated his non-throwing shoulder Sunday in a spring training game against the Washington Nationals. Madrigal is fighting for a roster spot with the Mets, and it’s unclear how much time he’ll miss after the injury to

Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez showed his skill on the hardwood Sunday, making a half-court shot to win a Bucknell student $10,000. The 14-time All-Star was invited to take the shot during halftime of Bucknell‘s 84-53 win over Army. The 49-year-old tossed

Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT MYERS, Fla. — Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer as part of a three-hit day in his spring training debut with the Boston Red Sox, launching a drive over the left-field wall in the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Manuel Margot has signed a minor league deal with Milwaukee that includes an invitation to major league camp, giving the Brewers some more outfield depth as they deal with an injury to Blake Perkins. Margot’s signing was announced Sunday, a day after