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From top-flight starting pitching prospects to a speedster you have to see to believe, the Evil Empire is stacked down on the farm.

A winter mission to transform his body was just the beginning. Everyone who has seen the Cubs this spring agrees: Schwarber is ready to do big things.

Diamondbacks outfielder Steven Souza Jr. was diagnosed with a strained right shoulder after leaving Wednesday's spring training game against the Giants.

Indians righty Carlos Carrasco took a sharp comebacker off his left foot in Wednesday's spring training game against the Royals. The team later called it a left foot contusion.

Mariners reliever David Phelps has a torn UCL in his pitching elbow and will have season-ending Tommy John surgery, the team said Thursday.

Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke said his injured groin was "pretty good at the moment" after he threw 60 pitches in an intrasquad game Wednesday.

Yu Darvish limited his former club to three hits and struck out seven and walked none as the Cubs prevailed over the Rangers 5-1.

Reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton said he has calibrated his expectations for the "magnified" nature of performing well -- or poorly -- in the Big Apple.

The Baseball Hall of Fame will stop using the Indians' Chief Wahoo logo on all future plaques, beginning with Jim Thome's induction in July.

Major League Baseball made game-calling more difficult for catchers this winter when it changed the rules governing mound visits. For backstops with the Tampa Bay Rays, things got even trickier when the club announced plans for a four-man rotation to...

The Nationals' Daniel Murphy, who had microfracture surgery in October, said it's reasonable to expect that he won't be ready for Opening Day.

They're among MLB's biggest stars, but they might be even better than the experts think. Here are nine players ranked too low, or too high, this year.

The Padres will posthumously induct former general manager Kevin Towers into their Hall of Fame on May 12 as part of a celebration of the 20th anniversary of their 1998 National League championship team.

Baltimore's rotation had to be shored up and the former Rays hurler has experience in baseball's toughest division. But how far will it take the O's?

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu left Tuesday's game against the Texas Rangers with tightness in his left hamstring. The White Sox said Abreu's status is day-to-day.

Coming off a career year, Alex Cobb has agreed to a four-year deal with the Orioles that is worth nearly $60 million, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Brett Anderson, who was primarily a starter for the A's in his first stint with the team from 2009 to 2013, has agreed to a minor league deal with the franchise, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, who suffered a non-displaced fracture on his left wrist when he was hit by a pitch, won't need surgery, according to manager Dave Roberts.

Outfielder Victor Robles, the Nationals' top prospect, has been optioned to the minors after batting .188 with 12 strikeouts and a walk in 21 Grapefruit League games.

Starting the season without its star third baseman might not cost L.A. the division, but the injury could determine home-field advantage in the NL.