Yankees’ Austin Wells taking time before swinging in spring training
TAMPA – Austin Wells stepped into batter boxes on multiple occasions for live batting practice during the first week of camp. He hasn't waved bats yet. The Yankees catcher who swings in an indoor cage on Sunday said the decision has nothing to do with the injury and he is “not ready yet.” “I was […]
Mets’ Juan Soto already used to ‘different vibe’ in spring training
Port St. Lucy – Juan Soto's one-season stop with the Yankees served as the perfect primer for All-Star outfielders as they began the first of their potential 15 spring training with the Mets It might be. Soto joined the conditioning drill on Sunday in his first training with his new team, fans stood behind the […]
Juan Soto arrives at Mets spring training
The Mets' fan Soto era is underway. Soto arrived at the team's facility in Port St. Lucie and joined his teammate on Sunday. He didn't need to report until Monday. He saw him chatting with his manager, Carlos Mendoza, before preparing to practice batting. The Mets ink Soto on a 15-year $765 million contract to […]
Mets’ Kodai Senga all smiles after passing first spring test
PORT ST. Lucy — With Kodai Senga's broad-faced smile on Saturday, he told the story more than any metric as he walked from the mound at Cloverfield towards the Mets dugout. It was an inning of live batting practice, but it was a good start for a right-handed person. “The fact that he is facing […]
How Shohei Ohtani fared in his first Dodgers spring training bullpen
Shohei Ohtani first got his mound this spring on Saturday. The Dodgers' two-way superstar threw 14 pitches back to all first balls of two- and four-seams in front of 1,000 fans in Glendale, Arizona. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Otani, 30, won rave reviews from his manager. “I thought it was great,” Dodgers […]
Miami Beach’s reality TV-themed promo forewarns spring breakers
Once an enclave of spring breakers looking for warm weather, the city of Miami Beach is working together to curb the noisy parties by launching a “Spring Break Reality Check” campaign. The reality television-themed PSA video shows how unwelcome college students are for Florida destinations. “Think of this as a reality check. Spring break and […]
Marcus Stroman missing from spring training after Yankees trade attempts
TAMPA – Marcus Stroman, who the Yankees were about to trade throughout the offseason, has not been involved in the first two days of pitcher and catcher drills on the field. Due to the collective bargaining contract rules, the mandatory reporting date is February 22nd. However, anyone familiar with Stroman's ideas said they would expect […]
Jake Cousins reports to Yankees spring training with ominous injury
TAMPA – A key piece of the Yankees bullpen last season begins at the back of this year. Jake Cousins reported spring training on Tuesday with forearm tension, coach Aaron Boone said, and is in the middle of a three- to four-week shutdown. The correct rescuer is “a few weeks” per boon in a no-throw […]
The 50 most-interesting people of MLB spring training
Last year was very easy. The world's most well-known players signed with mega-teams on the biggest contract of all time, with a strange twist that was mostly postponed. Therefore, there was not much difficulty in the annual exercise when choosing the first shoe, the 50 most interesting people in baseball. But when Otani is about […]
Aaron Boone opens spring training with Yankees questions to answer
TAMPA — The Yankees' player development complex is busy on Monday, with new faces like Max Fried, Cordy Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt working among return crops like Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr. On Tuesday, pitchers and catchers will travel across the street to George M. Stein Brenner Field for Report Day. This […]