Astros lefty Bennett Sousa to open season on IL with oblique strain
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros left-hander Bennett Sousa will begin the season on the injured…
Chicago Cubs, White Sox adjust to record Arizona heat
SCOTTSDALE and GLENDALE, Ariz. — Growing up in Arizona exposed Chicago Cubs infielder Scott Kingery to plenty of…
Criticized for their cool, American players head into the WBC final appreciating opponents’ flair
MIAMI (AP) — Criticized for their cool, American players head into the World Baseball Classic championship also appreciating…
Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB
MIAMI (AP) — Ten days later, the United States and the Dominican Republic would have kept on playing.…
Henderson starts at third for US over Bregman, then homers in WBC
MIAMI (AP) — Gunnar Henderson started at third base for the United States over Alex Bregman Sunday night…
Tall hitters hope robo-umps can fix strike zone woes
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 “and some change,” he said.…
Porter Hodge, Jordan Wicks open season on IL
MESA, Ariz. — The Chicago Cubs envisioned a bounce-back season for reliever Porter Hodge. Hodge struggled with inconsistency…
Aaron Judge and Brice Turang power US to a 15-5 WBC-opening win over Brazil | MLB
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Brice Turang had three hits and four RBIs to lead the…
Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan | MLB
Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Travis Bazzana’s homer in the…
Scherzer and his 8-year-old daughter happy to be staying in Toronto
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to…