Baseball News

Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell, who broke his right hand when he was hit by a pitch during a workout, is expected to miss six to seven weeks.

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. has been cleared to play in the World Baseball Classic and was taking swings at the team's spring training camp on Wednesday, getting an early start on a season with high expectations.

Two-time All-Star Corbin Burnes lost his salary arbitration case on Wednesday to the Milwaukee Brewers and will receive $10.01 million rather than the $10.75 million request he made at the hearing on Tuesday.

Surgery will sideline the right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas for most of the season, adding the back end of the starting rotation to a series of question marks for a team with World Series dreams.

The owners of the regional television channels branded as Bally Sports have nearly $9 billion in debt and owe hefty rights fees to M.L.B., N.B.A. and N.H.L. teams. Now, they're all on the clock to find a solution.

Francisco Lindor has been vocal about trying to build a winning culture in Queens.

New Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom described the tightness he is experiencing in his left side as "very minor," though the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is expected to take a few days off before resuming workouts.

Astros GM Dana Brown is talking with Kyle Tucker and Framber Valdez about longterm deals and would like Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman to be in Houston "for life."

The Angels and left-hander Matt Moore agreed to terms on a one-year, $7.55 million contract Thursday.

Right-handed reliever Seranthony Domínguez and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a $7.25 million, two-year contract on Thursday that avoided salary arbitration.

Tim McCarver, who broadcast 23 World Series during his Hall of Fame career as a baseball analyst, has died at age 81.

Carlos Beltrán is joining the Mets as a special assistant to general manager Billy Eppler, his first work with a team since he lost his job as New York's manager for his role in the Houston Astros' cheating scandal.

Every MLB fan base wants a big splash, but they don't always get one. We look for the, um, logic behind every front office's non-moves.

In an alternate universe, maybe the lunch that Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer sat down to have together earlier this week in Florida doesn't happen.