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Field Level Media Feb 23, 2025, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Kevin Pillar is putting off retirement, signing a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The deal includes an invitation to spring training. Also Sunday, general manager Kevin Young said pitcher Alejandro Rosario, the No. 56 overall prospect as ranked

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Changing one ball to a strike can completely alter an inning. Saturday was proof of that, when the New York Yankees used the automated ball-strike system to turn a strikeout into a walk, then went on to score three runs in

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Juan Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for his new team, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning for the New York Mets against the Houston Astros on Saturday. Soto signed a record

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 01:04 PM ET ALTUS, Okla. — Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and a World Series title with Baltimore, has died. He was 88. The Lowell-Tims Funeral Home & Crematory in Altus says Fisher died Monday after a

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 01:11 PM ET PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins is expected to miss the first month of the season after fracturing his right shin during batting practice. Brewers manager Pat Murphy revealed the severity of Perkins’ injury before their Cactus League opener Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. “They’re estimating

Open Extended Reactions For nearly a half-century, the New York Yankees‘ facial-hair policy kept the visages of some of the world’s most famous baseball players whisker-free. Over the past week, with a nudge from a new player and the advice of an All-Star cast, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner changed the face of the Yankees. Literally.

Field Level Media Feb 21, 2025, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Reds manager Terry Francona plans to opt out of elective participation in the automated ball-strike challenge trial during spring training but is willing to let Cincinnati’s minor league players accustomed to the procedure use the system. ABS allows pitchers, hitters and catchers an

Jorge CastilloFeb 21, 2025, 05:10 PM 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 TAMPA, Fla. — New

Associated Press Feb 21, 2025, 04:25 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller still had a bit of a headache but slept fine and felt much better a day after getting hit on the head by a line drive, manager Dave Roberts said Friday. Roberts said he had spoken with Miller,

Jesse RogersFeb 21, 2025, 07:01 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — A year after appearing in 65 games at shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, All-Star Mookie Betts said he is that much more comfortable at the position as he