MLB

Yanks pitching prospect Hampton has TJ surgery

Yankees pitching prospect Chase Hampton had Tommy John surgery Friday to repair his right elbow.[read more]

Burnes stellar in spring debut with Diamondbacks

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.[read more]

Tigers' Baddoo to miss start of regular season

Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo had surgery to repair a broken bone in his right hand and will miss the start of the regular season.[read more]

Betts says work paid off, feels 'prepared' at SS

Mookie Betts started the first two games of the Dodgers' spring schedule at shortstop and said he's ready to embrace a full season at the position.[read more]

Dodgers' Miller has no fracture after liner scare

One day after he was struck in the head by a line drive, Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller has no fracture and is in "good spirits," according to manager Dave Roberts.[read more]

Steinbrenner: No edict for Yankees to spend less

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said Friday that he has not ordered his front office to drop the team's player payroll, adding, "We know what our fans expect."[read more]

Reds' Francona tells vets to skip ABS challenges

Reds manager Terry Francona plans to opt out of elective participation in the automated ball-strike challenge trial during spring training but is willing to let Cincinnati's minor league players accustomed to the procedure use challenges.[read more]

'It was time': Yanks welcome new facial-hair rule

New closer Devin Williams and several former Yankees stars helped nudge owner Hal Steinbrenner into changing the franchise's decades-old policy on facial hair.[read more]

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie phenom Roki Sasaki announces marriage on social media

The development is similar to when Sasaki's teammate Shohei Ohtani announced his own marriage in a surprise spring training Instagram post.[read more]

Bryce Harper honors Phillies' mascot with forearm tattoo

The Phillies star embraced the team mascot with some new body ink.[read more]