Professional Baseball

McCullers agrees to $85M deal with Astros for 2022-26

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and the Houston Astros have agreed to an $85 million, five-year contract covering 2022-26, a...

Pirates LHP Brault shut down, RHP Cederlind has Tommy John

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<p>BRADENTON, Fla. &mdash; The Pittsburgh Pirates are shutting down left-handed starter Steven Brault for at least a month to address discomfort in his throwing...

New Rangers DH Khris Davis (quad) will miss start of season

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<p>SURPRISE, Ariz. &mdash; Newly acquired Texas slugger Khris Davis will miss the start of the season for the Rangers because of a quadriceps strain...

Amazon Prime Video to stream 21 Yankees games

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NEW YORK — Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York’s broadcast market for the second straight season, a...

Rangers exercise 2022 option on manager Woodward’s contract

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SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Texas Rangers have exercised their 2022 option on manager Chris Woodward's contract even before he begins his third season with...

MLB steps up ball monitoring to suppress foreign substances

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<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Major League Baseball is increasing its monitoring of baseballs in an attempt to suppress any use of foreign substances by pitchers.</p> ...

Braves option Wright, clear No. 5 rotation spot for Wilson

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The Atlanta Braves optioned right-hander Kyle Wright to their alternate training site on Wednesday, clearing the way for Bryse Wilson to open the season...

Padres star Tatis feels better, expected back in lineup soon

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Fernando Tatis Jr. is feeling a lot better, a huge relief to the star San Diego shortstop, his team and his many fans. ...

Tigers’ Hinch says Teheran, Skubal have made the team

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<p>LAKELAND, Fla. &mdash; The Detroit Tigers selected the contract of right-hander Julio Teheran to the major league roster on Wednesday, solidifying his spot on...

Pirates LHP Brault shut down, RHP Cederlind has Tommy John

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BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates are shutting down left-handed starter Steven Brault for at least a month to address discomfort in his throwing...