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The Chicago Cubs are launching their own television network, beginning in 2020, partnering with Sinclair Broadcasting to create Marquee Sports Network.

Cleveland brings back one of baseball's best starting fives this year, but at a cost: Mustering offense from the outfield will be tricky.

The slugging first baseman has become an endangered species, but there's still some pop at the top of our list.

The catcher couldn't wait to get to spring training, and his new team couldn't wait to have him. Now the question is if an even bigger name will sign on to complete one of MLB's most intriguing makeovers.

Daisuke Matsuzaka has dealt with numerous arm injuries during his career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball and in Japan, but none quite like this.

As pitchers and catchers begin reporting to the Yankees' spring-training complex this week, an upbeat and self-proclaimed healthier Greg Bird believes he'll soon get back to being the promising player he once was.

The Chicago Cubs are enhancing their domestic violence training ahead of shortstop Addison Russell's return from suspension later this season.

The Miami Marlins and reliever Sergio Romo have agreed on a one-year deal, a league source tells ESPN.

The Angels are looking to have Shohei Ohtani back in the batting order "sometime in May," according to manager Brad Ausmus.

Despite injuring himself last season running the bases, Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka hopes use of the designated hitter does not spread to the National League.

Jorge Posada will join former Yankees teammate Derek Jeter in the Marlins' front office, according to The Associated Press.

Cory Seager is running at nearly 100 percent and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hopes his recovering shortstop can get 50 to 60 at-bats during spring training.

Pitcher Jacob deGrom has told the Mets that he won't negotiate an extension after Opening Day, a source told ESPN.

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, who was limited to 105 games last season, says "everything's feeling good" ahead of spring training.

The 150th anniversary logo for Major League Baseball features the silhouetted batter created for the 1969 celebration of the first professional baseball team.

There is a glut of accomplished players not named Bryce or Manny -- or even Keuchel or Kimbrel -- still out there.

Justin Verlander leads a chorus of former MVPs who are saying the absence of clear free-agent markets for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado is not good for the game.

After an early end to October followed by a winter Chicago would rather forget, the Cubs head back to work with "a lot to prove."

Justin Verlander leads a chorus of former MVPs complaining that the absence of clear free-agent markets for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado is not good for the game.

We start our position-by-position tiers at catcher, where franchise performers aren't exactly easy to come by in 2019.