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FORT MYERS, Fla. — My ESPN colleague Tim Kurkjian likes to say that baseball players are the best athletes in the world — or at least the most underrated. I agree. Of course, Tim and […]

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Jerry Dipoto never met Ichiro Suzuki in person until the day he was reintroduced as a member of the Seattle Mariners during spring training in 2018. Suzuki’s one request for the […]

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Royals catcher Salvador Perez underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow, a procedure that will sideline the six-time All-Star for the upcoming season. The […]

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Kendall Graveman is surrounded by new faces while he travels a tedious road back to the majors. Graveman signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs in December after his 2018 […]

MESA, Ariz. — A’s top prospect Jesus Luzardo continues to impress, as he struck out six of the 10 batters he faced in 2 2/3 scoreless innings in a 4-1 win over the Rangers at […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino has been scratched from his first scheduled spring training start due to right shoulder discomfort. Severino was slated to face the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday […]

It has been a long time since anyone in a major league uniform talked seriously about going on strike, and there’s a reason for that. The damage done to the sport during the 1994-95 work […]

Pirates Prospects is reporting that the Pirates have signed lefty reliever Robbie Ross to a minor league contract. Ross spent much of 2012-16 in the majors with Texas and Boston, but elbow soreness cut short […]

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Texas Rangers acquired outfielder Zack Granite from Minnesota for right-hander Xavier Moore and $50,000, and the Twins dealt Moore to the Baltimore Orioles for $750,000 in 2019-20 international signing bonus […]

TAMPA — Everyone knows spring training stats don’t mean much, especially in the first couple weeks of Grapefruit League play for a bunch of reasons. But everyone wants good results, and whether you’re having success […]