Hanshin Tigers shut out Cubs, Dodgers for back-to-back wins - ESPN
TOKYO — For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have looked like the class of the National League.
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MLB spring training 2025: 10 players scouts are buzzing about - ESPN
Early-spring performances can be the biggest mirage in baseball, a function of games that feature mismatches between major leaguers and minor leaguers. Still, with spring training now in full swing, pitchers beginning to stretch out and hitters finding their swings, there can be signal amid the noise.
Final 2025 offseason grades for all 30 MLB teams - ESPN
Spring training is here. Games have started. The offseason is mostly over, although a few significant free agents remain unsigned and we might yet see a couple of final big preseason trades — maybe Nolan Arenado or Dylan Cease.
Skeptical of ABS system, Max Scherzer sharp in spring debut - ESPN
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Veteran starter Max Scherzer made his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, but it was also his first appearance on the mound in Major League Baseball's automated ball-strike system era.
Max Scherzer strikes out 4 in 2 innings of his Blue Jays' spring debut
Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday in Dunedin, Fla.
2025 MLB strikeout leader odds: Paul Skenes favored
The big arms are nearly ready to take the mound.
Fresh off a World Series win, the Los Angeles Dodgers look even more formidable in 2025
GLENDALE, Arizona: Yoshinobu Yamamoto let loose a few fastballs and some nasty breaking balls during a bullpen session while manager Dave Roberts and pitching coach Mark Prior stood a few steps to each side of the pitcher, smiling as the ball popped into the mitt of catcher Will Smith.
Source - Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers agree to new contract - ESPN
Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms on a new contract that will bring the three-time National League Cy Young Award winner back to the team for an 18th season, a source told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez on Tuesday.