In the original form of baseball, all nine players bat and play defense, including the pitcher. The designated hitter system lets a team add a tenth player to the starting lineup—a specialist batter ...

A thrilling World Baseball Classic is in the books. But there's plenty more excitement on the diamond still to come. Fantasy baseball managers will look to exhibit the same kind of joy Team Venezuela ...

CLEVELAND — A scary moment in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Guardians-Tigers game ended with David Fry being carted off the field after taking a baseball to the face. While squaring up for a ...

With spring training coming to a close soon and Opening Day looming, teams have to evaluate who stood out in spring training. The Chicago Cubs have seen veterans such as Nico Hoerner, Carson Kelly and ...

Catcher can be a tough position for a rookie, but Drake Baldwin's bat quickly proved it belonged on the MLB stage. Rick Osentoski / Imagn Images The catcher position looks deep in 12-teamers that ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The only thing that could stop Cam Schlittler on Friday afternoon was not even wearing a Giants uniform. Because the way he was throwing, the Yankees right-hander just might have ...

You say my Sleepers 2.0 were too obvious, my Breakouts 2.0 too well known? First of all, rude. But I aim to please, and to that end, I say we take things deeper. How deep? Deeper than I'm comfortable ...

The Toronto Blue Jays knew what they were getting when they signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. many years ago — a player with the skill to hit in his blood. Over time, Guerrero has just lived up to the hype ...

DeLauter is hitting .400 in spring training (10-for-25) with three doubles. In 27 plate appearances, he’s struck out only twice. “It’s awesome to see Chase (playing),” said Guardians general manager ...

CINCINNATI — With the Red Sox facing a left-handed starter on Opening Day, manager Alex Cora has right-handed hitting utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa starting at second base. Left-handed hitting ...