One player on all 30 MLB teams we should appreciate more when baseball resumes
From stars we're often too hard on to veterans we don't talk about enough, baseball's extended hiatus is a good reminder to give these guys some more love this season.
From stars we're often too hard on to veterans we don't talk about enough, baseball's extended hiatus is a good reminder to give these guys some more love this season.
Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer staged a wiffle ball game for charity Saturday night in Arizona.
Team president Chris Antonetti says the Indians and Francisco Lindor's reps worked for months and tried "creative concepts" to strike a deal but fell short.
Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco will be shut down for a few days with elbow inflammation, but he has no structural damage.
It's AL Central preview day! Buster talks White Sox with play-by-play voice Jason Benetti (5:17), Indians with MLB.com's Mandy Bell (9:44), Tigers with MLB.com's Jason Beck (16:39), Royals with the Kansas City Star's Lynn Worthy (21:43) and Twins with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Patrick Reusse (27:40).
The votes are in, and ESPN has picked its top 100 players. Members of our panel look at this year's most surprising rankings.
You know who's No. 1, but which two pitchers got into the top five? And who is the most surprising addition to the top 10?
Francisco Lindor, 26, who avoided arbitration this offseason by signing a one-year, $17.5 million deal, will be a free agent after the 2021 season, and now that talks have ended, he says he's focused simply 'on winning.'
An MRI has shown Indians outfielder Oscar Mercado has a mile left wrist sprain, which he suffered in Thursday's game against the Giants.
Indians outfielder Oscar Mercado, who injured his left wrist while making a diving catch during Thursday's spring training game, will have an MRI. He hit .269 with 15 homers and 54 RBIs last season.
Carlos Carrasco on Tuesday made his first start for Cleveland since last May -- before he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia.
MLB will discipline more than just sign stealing, why Nolan Arenado will get dealt, and things to watch as Opening Day approaches.
Who loves the Dodgers? Tim Kurkjian loves the Dodgers (4:26). He also loves the Indians' depth, while he and Buster are concerned about Edwin Diaz, Giancarlo Stanton. Plus, is the league really going to crack down on pine tar? Probably not.
Nolan Jones, the Indians' top infield prospect, received a big surprise when he was invited to training camp on Monday after making a quick recovery following thumb surgery in October.
From names you'd forgotten all about to others you still need to learn, here's one player to track in every spring training camp.
Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco has been diagnosed with a mild strain of his right hip flexor after feeling discomfort while doing squats in the weight room during spring training.
Luis Severino's status is unclear, David Ortiz takes a shot at Mike Fiers and Mike Trout is finding his voice. Alden Gonzalez calls into to talk about all of this, plus his piece on Francisco Lindor possibly being trading, the excitement at Dodgers camp and the anxiety at Angels camp, and his thoughts on why the White Sox could be a lot of fun to watch this season.
Sure, Cleveland's superstar shortstop could leave as a free agent. But the window to finally win a World Series won't be open forever.
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco will undergo tests on his right leg after experiencing discomfort during the team's workout on Wednesday.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 13 | 8 | .619 | - | L1 |
| San Diego | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.5 | L5 |
| Texas | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Chicago | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1 | L1 |
| Milwaukee | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1 | L1 |
| LA Dodgers | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1 | W2 |
| Colorado | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2 | W1 |
| San Francisco | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3 | L1 |
| Arizona | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4 | W4 |
| Chicago | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.5 | W2 |
| LA Angels | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.5 | L4 |
| Cleveland | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5 | W2 |
| Seattle | 6 | 12 | .333 | 5.5 | W2 |