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Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has worked aggressively on his conditioning, and says he's lost 42 pounds since last July.

Yankees pitcher Domingo German publicly apologized Wednesday for a domestic violence incident that merited a suspension, while his teammates weighed in on his face-to-face address to them the previous day.

Jose Abreu will be away from the White Sox after testing positive for COVID-19, but GM Rick Hahn says the reigning AL MVP is "completely asymptomatic" and will rejoin the team in the "not too distant future."

Twins shortstop Royce Lewis, recently rated by ESPN as baseball's No. 15 overall prospect, will miss the entire 2021 season because of a torn ACL.

Prospect Jarred Kelenic and one of his agents told USA Today that it was "crystal clear" that the Mariners' decision to not call him up to the majors in 2020 was based on service time after he turned down a guaranteed contract in 2019.

Padres majority owner Peter Seidler doesn't think San Diego is a small market and says the franchise's willingness to dole out three nine-figure deals over the past four years proves his commitment to winning.

Which overlooked pitchers have the skill set to come up with a big season? Tristan H. Cockcroft digs deep into the numbers to present his annual "Kings of Command."

Some front offices crushed their hot stove to-do list while others sat back and watched.

Trevor Story's priority list this season includes being a more vocal leader, taking his base stealing to another level, crushing early-count fastballs and honing his footwork in the field.

Add Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to the growing list of major leaguers who have slammed the way some MLB teams think about players in the wake of former Mariners president Kevin Mather's inflammatory comments about service-time manipulation and free agency.

Taijuan Walker pondered taking the No. 00 with the Mets, but when he found out that belonged to Mr. Met, the team's mascot, he chose No. 99 instead.

Baseball's over/unders are set. A look at some of those totals shows there are some good bets to be made.

The Giants have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran lefty Scott Kazmir, sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney. Kazmir, 37, has not pitched in the majors since 2016.

Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais expressed their anger at former executive Kevin Mather's comments and are doing damage control with players who were directly mentioned or referenced.

Stephania Bell checks in on players returning from injury and forecasts what type of impact they'll have this season.

Alex Cora said that being the Red Sox manager again is "where I wanted to be," after spending last year out of baseball following a suspension for his role in the Astros' sign-stealing scandal.

Julio Teheran, a two-time All-Star, agreed to a minor league contract with the Tigers on Tuesday.

Baseball's over/unders are set. A look at some of those totals shows there are some good bets to be made.

White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson said he's on the same page with 76-year-old manager Tony La Russa after the two sat down for a 1-on-1 conversation prior to spring training. "I'm behind him 110 percent," Anderson said.

The Freemans welcomed two sons into the world in the past three months -- through pregnancy and a surrogate. They tell their story about how it all happened.