Baseball

Juan Soto hits a 426-foot home run in his first at-bat for the New York Mets

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Juan Soto wasted little time in showing off his power for his new team. Again.

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Martinez homers, Blue Jays top Yankees 6-4 in spring training

DUNEDIN — The Toronto Blue Jays opened their spring training campaign with a win Saturday, topping the New York Yankees 6-4.

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NL Cy Young winner Chris Sale throws 2 perfect innings for Atlanta in his spring debut

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Fresh off his first Cy Young Award, Chris Sale opened spring training with two perfect innings for the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.

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$Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins has shin fracture and will miss start of the season$

Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins has shin fracture and will miss start of the season

PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins is expected to miss the first month of the season after fracturing his right shin during batting practice.

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A look at some Yankees players who trimmed their hair to comport with the team's facial hair policy

TAMPA, Fla.

Feb 22, 2025 11:10 AM Read more >

Blue Jays to wear City Connect uniforms on Friday night home games this season

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will wear their City Connect alternate uniforms on 13 occasions during the 2025 season, the team said Saturday.

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Eddie Fisher, an All-Star reliever with the Chicago White Sox in 1965, dies at age 88

ALTUS, Okla. (AP) — Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and a World Series title with Baltimore, has died. He was 88.

Feb 22, 2025 10:42 AM Read more >

Reds manager Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run. 'It just muddies the waters'

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he's told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training.

Feb 22, 2025 9:24 AM Read more >

Corbin Burnes strikes out all 3 batters he faces in spring training debut with Diamondbacks

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes had a stellar spring training debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, striking out all three Colorado batters he faced.

Feb 21, 2025 6:16 PM Read more >

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal tied to payroll minimum

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal as long as it contains a provision mandating minimum payrolls.

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