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Every MLB team's most pivotal player for 2025: Who needs to step up?
Mar 24 · Gabe LacquesThis article may be behind a paywall
$Days before MLB season kicks off, a look at all 30 team's most important player.
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When is MLB opening day? 2025 National League season preview for every team
Mar 23 · Jesse YomtovThis article may be behind a paywall
$Dodgers are heavy favorites but ace stiff competition from within the National League.
Cubs still hungover from Tokyo trip, desperate to find groove for MLB Opening Day
Mar 22 · Bob NightengaleThis article may be behind a paywall
$Cubs are definitely sleep-deprived after their trip to Tokyo, but the team is back playing spring training games ahead of opening day.
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Rays ace Shane McClanahan pulled with injury ahead of opening day start
Mar 22 · Gabe LacquesThis article may be behind a paywall
$McClanahan exited his final exhibition start Saturday in pain after throwing a pitch.
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MLB removes 'diversity' from job website in response to Trump's DEI purges
Mar 22 · Jesse YomtovThis article may be behind a paywall
$"Our values on diversity remain unchanged," MLB said a statement after removing references to "diversity" from its careers website.
MLB season preview 2025: Every American League team's keys to victory
Mar 22 · USA TODAY Sports NetworkThis article may be behind a paywall
$Major League Baseball's 2025 season gets underway with a full opening day on Thursday, March 27.
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Ex-Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías suspended under MLB domestic violence policy
Mar 21 · Gabe LacquesThis article may be behind a paywall
$Julio Urias has been suspended through the 2025 All-Star break, his second ban under domestic violence policy.
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Robot umpires take to the field for baseball's spring training | The Excerpt
Mar 21 · Taylor WilsonThe Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which uses Hawk-Eye technology was rolled up from the minors into the majors for an experimental run.
Paul Skenes' 1-of-1 baseball card sells for $1.11M at auction
Mar 21 · Scooby AxsonA rare rookie card of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul fetches $1.11 million at an auction.
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42-year-old Justin Verlander remains 'unreal' and raises expectations for Giants
Mar 21 · Bob NightengaleThis article may be behind a paywall
$Justin Verlander has already made a big impact on the Giants, particularly the pitching staff, the club says, stressing the value of preparation.
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Robot umpires take to the field for baseball's spring training
Mar 20 · @usatodayTechnology and tradition are converging this spring training as MLB tries out AI-based umpires.
Braves sign free-agent outfielder Alex Verdugo
Mar 20 · Steve GardnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$Alex Verdugo, a former top prospect who was once traded for Mookie Betts, latches on with Atlanta on one-year, $1.5 million deal.
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9-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel signing with Braves, his original MLB team, per reports
Mar 19 · Steve GardnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$A four-time All-Star in his first five seasons with Atlanta, Craig Kimbrel, now 36, gets $2 million deal if Braves call him up, according to reports.
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Ex-NFL QB Rodney Peete snags foul ball from Dodgers' Max Muncy in Tokyo Series
Mar 19 · Jesse YomtovThis article may be behind a paywall
$A multi-sport athlete in high school and college at Southern California, Rodney Peete was selected in the MLB draft four times.
