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Well … great. One of the best parts of 2017 was shaping up to be the great unveiling of Alex Reyes, an electric talent who had already baffled major-leaguers to the tune of a 1.57 ERA over 46 innings late last year. He’s the consensus top pitching prospect in baseball, equipped with 101-mph fastball, a hammer curve and a changeup that was quickly growing into a weapon — the perfect…

New Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach and former longtime Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has prostate cancer. The 59-year-old Gardenhire revealed the diagnosis in a meeting with reporters on Tuesday, saying it was the only time he would talk publicly about the subject this spring. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)(Photo: Patrick Semansky, Associated Press) Scottsdale, Ariz. — Ron Gardenhire, the new Diamondbacks bench coach and former longtime Twins manager, has prostate cancer….

MIAMI (AP) — Two Cuban baseball players told a federal jury Tuesday that they paid tens of thousands of dollars from signing bonuses with Major League Baseball teams to a smuggling network that prosecutors say was overseen by a Florida sports agent and his trainer associate. The players, Jorge Padron and Reinier Roibal, described how they were spirited off the communist-run island on speedboats bound for…

Go deep! OK, then. Here’s our first foray into the AL player pool, leaving all those NLers out of it (don’t worry — we’ll get to them next). The format is standard 5×5 Rotisserie, which means a five-outfielder, two-two catcher, 14-hitter lineup for each of the 12 teams. Hey, you wanted deep. And did I mention it was an auction? Not only did we go as deep as we’ve gone…

We’ve reached the final installment of the preseason regression series, and there’s still one thing I want to be clear about. There is no universal “normal” for the peripherals I’ve discussed here. There is an average, but that doesn’t apply across the board. Regression candidates: AL pitchers Regression candidates: AL hitters Regression candidates: NL hitters Latest mocks, rankings, tiers, more There are hitters who will consistently have a low or…

3:35 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment So hell froze over and here we are, on the fields of the Cubs’ spring training complex in Mesa, Arizona, as members of the world champions stretch and play catch and prepare for life at the top. Let that sink in for a second: The World Series champion Cubs … How did we get to this moment? Remember Mike…

URBANA — A Champaign teen cried and screamed Monday when a judge sentenced her to eight years in prison for her role in the baseball-bat mugging of another woman more than two years ago. A Champaign County jury in December convicted Shatyra Hawkins, 19, who listed an address in the 1500 block of North Mattis Avenue, of attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery…

3:35 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment So hell froze over and here we are, on the fields of the Cubs’ spring training complex in Mesa, Arizona, as members of the world champions stretch and play catch and prepare for life at the top. Let that sink in for a second: The World Series champion Cubs … How did we get to this moment? Remember Mike…

We’ve reached the final installment of the preseason regression series, and there’s still one thing I want to be clear about. There is no universal “normal” for the peripherals I’ve discussed here. There is an average, but that doesn’t apply across the board. Regression candidates: AL pitchers Regression candidates: AL hitters Regression candidates: NL hitters Latest mocks, rankings, tiers, more There are hitters who will consistently have a low or…

10:15 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment So hell froze over and here we are, on the fields of the Cubs’ spring training complex in Mesa, Arizona, as members of the world champions stretch and play catch and prepare for life at the top. Let that sink in for a second: The World Series champion Cubs … How did we get to this moment? Remember Mike…

Cubs legend Fergie Jenkins was holding court at his regular corner table at Don & Charlie’s restaurant, where I’d joined him for a steak dinner to talk spring training. I wanted to get some tips about this area where the former pitcher trained with the Cubs from 1967 to ’73 and ’82 to ’83 — and to hear a few stories about how things have changed. RELATED: TRENDING LIFE &…

(L-R) John Smoltz and Matt Vasgersian will be part of the main broadcast team for MLB Network’s coverage of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. (photo courtesy MLB Network) While Spring Training is just getting underway for the 2017 MLB regular season, competitive baseball returns in the form of the World Baseball Classic this year, and with it, MLB Network will have its exclusive English-language coverage of the events in the…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Sixty players have been named to the initial watch list for the 13th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher In NCAA Division I baseball, members of the association announced Monday. Virginia Commonwealth’s Sam Donko is the only returner among last year’s five finalists for an award that was captured in 2016 by Miami…

Spring Training is only one week away. Pitchers and catchers begin reporting to camp in just a few days, and in less than three weeks, Grapefruit League and Cactus League games will begin. We’re almost home. Top C Rankings Top 1B Rankings Top 2B Rankings Top SS Rankings Top 3B Rankings Top CF Rankings Top LF Rankings Fantasy: OF Tiers So, with the offseason coming to an end, it’s time…

To answer the question “is Trea Turner for real?” we must agree on what exactly that means. Turner really was the No. 1 hitter in Head-to-Head points per game last year, and he really did ride an absurd .388 BABIP to an even more absurd .342 batting average. Latest mocks, tiers, rankings and more But I really doubt either of those happens again. Too many other great hitters out there….

“Hey guys. How much longer you think this game is gonna last?” (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) Baseball games are long sometimes. For those of us who really love baseball this is part of the charm, but for the average mid-week ballgame attendee who has to go to work in the morning, it might be nice if things could move along a bit quicker. And heaven forbid the game goes into…

It’s been a long journey for Eric Thames. He bounced around three different organizations, and it seemed like a career as a journeyman might have been his best-case scenario. In parts of two seasons, he hit just .250/.296/.431 in the majors, before deciding to pack his bags and head to South Korea in 2013. That was, without question, the best decision Thames has ever made. He joined the KBO right…

8:42 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The last time we saw major league players on the field, the Chicago Cubs put an end to 108 years of misery while the Cleveland Indians came up just short of ending their own history of heartache. But a lot has happened since that thrilling World Series Game 7. Now, as pitchers and catchers report to baseball diamonds across…

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