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Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. got his first two hits of the spring, snapping an 0-for-16 slump Saturday against the Chicago White Sox.

Powered by Shohei Ohtani's bat and the right arm of fireballer Roki Sasaki, Japan advances to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic after a 10-2 rout of the Czech Republic.

Jesus Alou died Friday at the age of 80. A longtime major leaguer, he most recently was the director of the Red Sox's academy in the Dominican Republic.

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said it was difficult to land the top pitchers for the World Baseball Classic due to the rigors of the Major League Baseball regular season.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Friday that center fielder Harrison Bader was diagnosed with a left oblique strain. The injury leaves Bader's status for Opening Day in doubt.

Fans in Puerto Rico broke the Guinness World record for the most hair dyed, with 192 men going blond to support the team in the World Baseball Classic.

Jacob deGrom will throw Saturday and, if all goes well, could make his first Cactus League start two days later, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said.

Infielders Yuli Gurriel and José Iglesias have agreed to minor league contracts with the Marlins.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits as Japan beat South Korea in the WBC. In two games, he is 4-for-7 with three RBIs, while allowing one hit over four innings as a pitcher.

Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter, who is ESPN's No. 10 prospect in baseball, has been shut down for four weeks after being diagnosed with a UCL sprain.

AJ Mass discusses what he learned from his Tout Wars mixed-league 15-team roto snake draft.

Knowing whom not to draft to your team can be as important as knowing whom to draft. Eric Karabell identifies the players unlikely to be on his roster this season due to a variety of reasons, including too much risk, too much hype, or not enough at-bats.

One year ago, the lockout nearly destroyed baseball. Now, the CBA that saved the 2022 season is also changing the sport forever.

Hunter Greene will be the Opening Day starter for the Cincinnati Reds.

San Diego Padres free-agent signee Michael Wacha gave up two unearned runs in three innings in his spring debut against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.

Albert Pujols is open to transitioning into coaching. Eventually. Just not yet.

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has joined his teammates at spring training and hasn't ruled out being back by the All-Star break following Tommy John surgery.

Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon will start the season on the injured list, the latest blow to New York's starting rotation before Opening Day.

Some squads at the World Baseball Classic will be loaded with MLB talent, but for the underdog Czech Republic team, most of its players are there for the love of the game.

After the first few weeks of spring training, what do Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft think about the new rules that MLB put into place for this season?