Outfielder Alex Verdugo has signed a one-year, $1.5 million major-league deal with the Atlanta Braves, the team announced on Thursday. Verdugo, 28, spent last season with the New York Yankees, providing strong defense but struggling offensively as he hit .233 with 13 … Read More
The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. The first regular-season series is over! Now time for … more spring training! Plus: The Aces Project is … Read More
You never know what you are going to see when you watch a ballgame. During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday, ex-NFL quarterback Rodney Peete found himself in the middle … Read More
The Rangers announced that they have signed left-hander Patrick Corbin to a one-year major league deal. The ISE Baseball client’s exact guarantee isn’t publicly known but Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that it will be a slightly … Read More
Mar 18, 2025, 04:30 PM ET The major league regular season kicked off in Japan this week — meaning MLB opening week is just around the corner. On March 27, 28 of 30 MLB teams will play in 14 Opening … Read More
MLB players and managers have mixed feelings around robot umpires in Spring Training Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques share feedback from players and managers regarding robot umpires in this year’s Spring Training. Sports Seriously After a long offseason, the 2025 Major … Read More
The 300 apartments within the Rangers’ new One Rangers Way luxury apartment complex are 60% leased. Getty Images Texas Rangers EVP/Business Operations Rob Matwick said that the One Rangers Way apartment complex was a “missing piece of the puzzle” to … Read More
Mar 10, 2025, 01:21 PM ET Former big league slugger Mo Vaughn has confirmed he used human growth hormone to recover from a nagging knee injury late in his career. The 1995 American League MVP told The Athletic in a … Read More
MESA, Ariz. — If he evaluated the trade today from a New York standpoint, even Javier Báez would have to give his own deal from the Cubs to the Mets for young outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong an enthusiastic and exaggerated thumbs … Read More
Though a sale is not imminent, Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg is being pressured to sell his team by several people in the league, including MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, according to The Athletic’s Evan Drellich. Manfred and “some other … Read More