Cuban Born MLB Players Dip Slightly Despite High-Profile Signings
The commissioner's office says 18 Cubans are on major league rosters. The Cubans who signed the most lucrative contracts both began the season in the minors.
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The commissioner's office says 18 Cubans are on major league rosters. The Cubans who signed the most lucrative contracts both began the season in the minors.
Major League Baseball's average ticket price rose 3.3 percent this season to $28.94, the steepest increase in six years.
The Dodgers have set a baseball record with a $270 million opening day payroll, including nearly $44 million going to players who are no longer on the team.
After an offseason featuring nine trades involving 27 players, new-look Oakland opens the season on Monday night against the familiar AL West rival Texas Rangers.
New Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister will begin the season with three players looking to make their major league debut and without a left-hander in the bullpen.
Tonight we begin the transition from March Madness to baseball as the MLB season prepares to kick off when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Chicago Cubs.
The Rangers have informed reliever Sam Freeman that he will be designated for assignment Sunday, leaving Texas without a left-hander in its bullpen for now.
It's been a crazy couple of years for Andrew Heaney, who has risen through the Minor League ranks, been traded twice in a matter of hours this offseason and has struggled to find effectiveness at the big league level. But at 23 years old, the Angels' new top prospect still has plenty of time to break into the rotation this season.
Opening Day is just two days away! That means spring is here and it's time to get the tailgate gear ready to head to the local ballpark and watch some baseball. Here's my predictions for the major awards (ROY, Cy Young, and MVP) in both leagues.
These five youngsters will impress in 2015; so much to crack the midsummer classic roster
An arbitrator has ruled Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for violating his treatment program.
Now, at 21 years old with almost a full season under his belt, Odor is ready to prove that it is he who is actually the Rangers' second baseman of the future.
A retired U.S. Air Force staff sergeant will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and Gov. Greg Abbott will make a 'Texas Toss' before the Texas Rangers' home opener featuring the state's two major league teams next week.
Verrett was selected out of Baylor in the third round of the 2011 amateur draft by the New York Mets.
Troy Tulowitzki homered twice and Carlos Gonzalez added his first spring home run for the Colorado Rockies in a 10-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
The average salary when opening day rosters are finalized on Sunday will break the $4 million benchmark for the first time, according to a study of all major league contracts.
Mark Trumbo and Paul Goldschmidt both slammed home runs, leading the Diamondbacks to an 8-7 preseason victory over a split-squad of Rangers on Tuesday.
Kyuji Fujikawa failed to retire any of the five batters he faced in an eight-run ninth inning as a Texas Rangers split squad lost to the Chicago Cubs 15-10 Tuesday.
Mark Trumbo and Paul Goldschmidt homered, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-7 victory over a split-squad of Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
Mike Fiers has always been a late bloomer. He was a 22nd round pick in 2009, and was already 24 years old as his college career took some time due to injuries. He never ranked as a top prospect, and has logged 116 games and 483.1 innings in the Minor Leagues, despite making his MLB debut in 2011.
Mike Moustakas hit a grand slam in a seven-run first inning as the Kansas City Royals outslugged the Texas Rangers 11-7 Monday.
It doesn't take much to explain to someone just how good Kris Bryant is. One look at his 2014 Minor League numbers will drop jaws. And then there's this unbelievable spring training where he hit a Major League-leading nine home runs in 14 spring games.
With Andrew McCutchen in center field and Starling Marte in left, the Pirates are one piece away from having one of the best young outfields in baseball. And they have that piece in Gregory Polanco, it's just a matter of getting him to fit right and stick in right field in the bigs.
Every major leaguer aspires to be on the field for Opening Day, but the Texas Rangers are stressing the fact that their Apr. 6 game against the Oakland A's is only a small piece of the 2015 puzzle.
I'd really like to see Elvis Andrus hit lower in the order. Not seventh of eighth, but ninth.
