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One of the more interesting things to watch in MLB spring training is players moving to new positions, and this season features no shortage of such situations. Sometimes, a player changes position due to declining defense or to avoid injury. Other times, it’s because he changed teams or a former teammate left in free agency.

Field Level Media Feb 24, 2025, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has returned to New York to undergo medical testing, multiple outlets reported Monday. Stanton, 35, has yet to take part in spring training activities in Tampa, Fla., as he continues to battle tendinitis in both elbows. The New York

Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May delivers in a spring training game against the San Diego Padres on Sunday. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) Dustin May screamed into his cap after blowing a 95-mph fastball by Oscar Gonzalez for an inning-ending strikeout on Sunday, and when the Dodgers right-hander returned to the dugout, he was engulfed

Alex Bregman may not yet know which position he’ll play for the Boston Red Sox this season. But he sure looked comfortable batting in his spring training debut with his new team. Bregman opened Grapefruit League play with a 3-for-3 day against the Toronto Blue Jays, hitting the first home run in his new uniform

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Juan Soto wasted little time in showing off his power for his new team. Again. Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for the New York Mets, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fresh off his first Cy Young Award, Chris Sale opened spring training with two perfect innings for the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Atlanta lost to the Minnesota Twins 3-1, but the 35-year-old Sale retired all six of his batters, although he did not strike anybody out. Sale is entering his second

The big news from the New York Yankees‘ spring training as the team opened camp this week was the change in the organization’s long-standing facial hair policy. For the past 49 years, beards were not allowed among Yankees players. But team owner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that “well-groomed beards” would now be permitted as the

Open Extended Reactions For nearly a half-century, the New York Yankees‘ facial-hair policy kept the visages of some of the world’s most famous baseball players whisker-free. Over the past week, with a nudge from a new player and the advice of an All-Star cast, team owner Hal Steinbrenner changed the face of the Yankees. Literally.

MESA, Ariz. — With the Tokyo Series to open the 2025 MLB season approaching in mid-March, the Cubs and Dodgers got a head start on spring training, with both teams reporting to camp a few days earlier than the 28 other clubs. It makes sense then that the two teams played in the first official

The New York Yankees changing their nearly 50-year-old facial hair policy beginning this season to allow “well-groomed” beards, according to owner Hal Steinbrenner, caught many in the baseball world off guard. Gleyber Torres, who signed with the Detroit Tigers in the offseason after seven seasons with the Yankees, told reporters on Friday that he was

Alden GonzalezFeb 21, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Sometime around mid-August last year, Mookie Betts convened with the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ coaches. He had taken stock

Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy. Please reach out to us if you notice any mistakes.)

As the Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off the Cactus League on Thursday, a scary moment broke up the preseason matchup against the Chicago Cubs. In the third inning, Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller was hit in the head by a comeback single from Cubs first baseman Michael Busch. Miller, who subbed in at the start of

Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 06:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred shared some conflicting feelings about the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers this week, praising the franchise’s competitive spirit in one breath before addressing the financial disparity they have created in the next. Players elsewhere around the

GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the first time in a Dodgers uniform, 23-year-old right-hander Roki Sasaki threw to hitters Wednesday in front of a gigantic crowd of spectators, the likes of which rarely gather for such a routine component of baseball’s spring practice sessions. A year ago, it was Shohei Ohtani’s first live batting practice that

Here is the latest news and possible return dates for Yankees players… Feb. 19, 3:45 p.m. Any hopes of Giancarlo Stanton appearing in the Opening Day lineup are dwindling by the day. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on Wednesday that the veteran slugger, who’s dealing with tendinitis in both elbows, has no timetable to resume

Buster OlneyFeb 18, 2025, 11:50 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Hurricane Milton wrecked the Tampa Bay Rays’ ballpark last fall, leaving them without a stadium. For this season, they will play their home games in the Yankees’ spring

The New York Yankees’ beard policy has claimed many victims, and it appeared to have another coming when the team traded for Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams over the winter. Williams reported for spring training with the beard still intact but had shaved it off by the time he started throwing for the team. However,