The Phillies’ Johan Rojas is contesting a possible 80-game suspension after allegedly testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, according to multiple reports.
Category: Baseball
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Dodgers RHP Stone has inflammation in shoulder
Dodgers righty Gavin Stone won’t throw for the next couple of weeks as he deals with inflammationt in his throwing shoulder.
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Scherzer: Daughter’s letter to Jays ‘the cutest’
Max Scherzer says the letter his daughter wrote asking the Blue Jays to re-sign him over the offseason was “the cutest thing you can possibly imagine.”
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Vertigo symptoms delay McLean’s arrival for WBC
Mets pitcher Nolan McLean, whose arrival to camp ahead of the WBC has been delayed due to vertigo-like symptoms, is confident he’ll join Team USA later this week.
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Kershaw cheered by Rockies fans in debut for USA
Clayton Kershaw’s first appearance for Team USA saw him receive a standing ovation from a Colorado crowd he had spent years haunting as a Dodger. “If that was the last time on the mound, it was worth it for sure,” he said after the Wednesday exhibition.
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Reds ace Greene to have MRI on stiff right elbow
Right-hander Hunter Greene has left the Cincinnati Reds’ spring training camp due to right elbow stiffness.
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Braves: Sans Profar, ‘someone’s gonna step up’
Braves manager Walt Weiss says he’s disappointed following Jurickson Profar’s suspension, but remains confident “someone’s gonna step up” in the outfielder’s absence.
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🔮 Predicting All-Stars: Our rosters for AL and NL
Who could be representing both squads in Philly this summer? We make our (very) early roster picks.
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U.S. listed as WBC favorite with Japan in chase
The United States is a -110 favorite to win the World Baseball Classic, followed by reigning champion Japan at +350 and the Dominican Republic at +400.
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Valdez dazzles in scoreless spring debut for Tigers
New Tigers left-hander Framber Valdez threw 30 of his 43 pitches for strikes while pitching three scoreless innings against the Braves in his spring training debut.