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As the players and owners continue to negotiate the collective-bargaining agreement, the inequities created by the qualifying offer remain infuriating. Kenley Jansen received a qualifying offer. Fellow free-agent closers Aroldis Chapman and Mark Melancon did not, only because they were traded in the middle of the season. Mark Trumbo received a qualifying offer. Fellow sluggers Mike Napoli and Kendrys Morales did not, only because they played for lower-revenue clubs that…

Brandon McIlwain will spend parts of December and all of January and February with the South Carolina baseball team before his spring schedule is determined, head football coach Will Muschamp said Sunday evening. “At the end of the day, if we’re in spring ball and he has an opportunity to go and help our baseball team win games, that’s what he’s going to do,” Muschamp said. “That’s what we talked…

As the players and owners continue to negotiate the collective-bargaining agreement, the inequities created by the qualifying offer remain infuriating. Kenley Jansen received a qualifying offer. Fellow free-agent closers Aroldis Chapman and Mark Melancon did not, only because they were traded in the middle of the season. Mark Trumbo received a qualifying offer. Fellow sluggers Mike Napoli and Kendrys Morales did not, only because they played for lower-revenue clubs that…

Most of us were not around to watch Babe Ruth in his prime, when he was not only baseball’s premier power hitter, but also a true pitching ace who won 78 games between 1915-1918. We do have Japanese superstar Shohei Otani though. The 22-year-old pitcher and outfielder is making his case to be baseball’s best two-way player since ‘The Babe,” and his legend only continued to grow early Sunday when…

Team USA’s pitching staff for the 2017 World Baseball Classic is beginning to take shape. Just a few days after Nationals ace Max Scherzer accepted an invitation to pitch in the WBC, Rays ace Chris Archer has done the same. Archer confirmed to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times he will indeed pitch for Team USA in the tournament next spring. “It’s an honor. I know not everybody gets…

In a newsroom full of baseball fanatics, who gets to review a book about fantasy baseball teams? Me. Who barely knows a baseball from a bat. I’m not sure what the thinking behind this was. A fresh perspective? An experiment in getting away from tried and tired sports writer cliches? No worries there.  I had already taken a shot at reviewing one sports-related book, and let…

Brandon McIlwain will spend parts of December and all of January and February with the South Carolina baseball team before his spring schedule is determined, head football coach Will Muschamp said Sunday evening. “At the end of the day, if we’re in spring ball and he has an opportunity to go and help our baseball team win games, that’s what he’s going to do,” Muschamp said. “That’s what we talked…

The legend of Shohei Otani continues to grow. Otani, the best baseball player in the world outside MLB, managed to crush a baseball that got lodged in the panels of the Tokyo Dome roof Sunday. Japan was playing the Netherlands in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game. To the action footage: Alas, the ball was not ruled a home run. It was deemed a ground-rule double. It surely would have…

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Fenway Park, the legendary home to the Boston Red Sox, is packed tightly into Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Wrigley Field, it is one of only two “classic parks” still in use, referring to the era of ballparks built at the turn of the 20th century. Erected in 1912, the stadium is the oldest in Major League Baseball, and is the cornerstone of Boston’s century-old love story with…

I wish I had more stolen bases. That’s what was running through the mind of every owner in the middle rounds of this draft. The obvious response would be to draft a base-stealer, but by that point, they were nowhere to be found. Some saw it coming. Specialist du jour Billy Hamilton went in Round 5 — a concession that still feels icky to me, even after enduring the shortage…

It started on a frozen and snowy April morning this year. Our flight from New York was desperately late. Our friend met us at the airport, engine running. She gunned the car down the freeway. My son and I had just 20 minutes to make it to PNC Park for opening day. We made it to our seats as the early afternoon sun at last…

By Craig HoltCorrespondent WORCESTER — Though Central Mass. players have benefited Worcester Academy baseball, it could also be said that Worcester Academy has been beneficial for Central Mass. baseball players. The good relationship between Worcester Academy and Central Mass. on the diamond was confirmed Friday when three Hilltopper baseball players with local ties joined three others in a National Letter of Intent signing ceremony at Worcester…

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The versatility of the South Carolina baseball roster means several position battles might be in store for the Gamecocks this season. Coach Chad Holbrook is planning to place players in positions they might not be used to and will make adjustments as the season progresses. “It is new for us because the faces are new,” Holbrook said at a news conference Thursday. “I’ve got some athletic guys that I want…

Baseball season is done. The urge may strike to visit a ballpark, but you’ll find them empty, waiting for the action to return in spring. As always, I conclude my column for the year with a recommendation to help you get through the winter and satisfy that longing for mano-a-mano action while cheering for your favorites during the frosty days to come. All you have to do is pay a…

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For three days, the brain trusts of all 30 Major League Baseball teams gathered at a ritzy resort in this wealthy desert suburb and tried to find common ground. The start of a baseball offseason is traditionally slow, and in a year when a new collective bargaining agreement is due, the action was even quieter. …

x Embed x Share Hall of Fame quarterback says he would ‘like nothing more’ than to see Tebow become a Major League Baseball player. USA TODAY Sports Tim Tebow is following his baseball dream with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.(Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — This week, a month after Tim Tebow made his debut in the Arizona Fall League as a member…