Why the Red Sox play Northeastern Huskies college baseball team in MLB Spring Training originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Boston Red Sox open Spring Training games on Friday.

Baseball is finally here, and the largest crowd ever welcomed the Mariners back in their Cactus League opener at Peoria Stadium. Here's how the M's first game went

At one point last season all five members of Atlanta's Opening Day rotation were on the injured list. A starting pitcher seemed to be a clear need in the offseason, at least a back-end innings guy, but the Braves instead focused their efforts on improving the bullpen and the lineup. Here is the club's rotation depth chart:

Pittsburgh Penguins top prospect shortstop Konnor Griffin was the number one overall prospect in all of baseball at the end of the 2025 season. Griffin is getting a serious look by the Pirates in spring training.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Most pitchers are creatures of habit and rely heavily on their routines. But every four years, some of those routines change for major league pitchers participating in the World Baseball Classic.

Per MLB guidelines, a pitch can be subject to both an ABS challenge and a replay challenge -- think a called strike (or ball) that precedes a throw on an attempted stolen base.

Spring Training is only days away as the 2026 MLB season quickly approaches, and the new Cactus and Grapefruit league hats are now available for all 30 teams.

The Texas Rangers are putting their weight behind their young former top prospect finally fulfilling his promise in 2026.