The No. 1 prospect in baseball has a chance to join exclusive company on Opening Day — if the Pirates are willing to let him.
Category: Baseball
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Mets to start righty Peralta in opener vs. Pirates
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza says the team is planning to start newly acquired Freddy Peralta on the mound for New York’s March 26 season opener against the the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Sabathia to be 24th Yankee with retired number
CC Sabathia’s No. 52 will be retired on Sept. 26 by the Yankees, who will dedicate a plaque in the Hall of Famer’s honor at Monument Park before that day’s game.
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MLB’s top CF: Where do J-Rod, PCA and Buxton rank?
Our list of the elite at every position continues with a spot ruled some of baseball’s young stars.
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Does anyone beat Ohtani? Buster Olney ranks the top 10 designated hitters
Our dive into the best players at every position concludes with the game’s most powerful hitters.
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Froemming, MLB umpire for 37 years, dies at 86
Longtime MLB umpire Bruce Froemming, who worked 5,163 games, third most in big league history, died Wednesday at age 86.
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Padres reliever Matsui out of WBC for Japan
Yuki Matsui will not pitch in the World Baseball Classic and his status for San Diego’s season opener is also unclear because of a groin strain.
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Way-too-early roster predictions for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game
Who could be representing both squads in Philly this summer? We make our (very) early roster picks.
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U.S. denies 8 visas for Cuba’s WBC delegation
Eight members of Cuba’s delegation were denied visas to the United States for next month’s World Baseball Classic.
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Astros’ Imai hit by comebacker in spring debut
Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai threw a 10-pitch scoreless inning and was struck by a comebacker in his spring training debut for the Astros.