SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jerar Encarnacion was positioned to make an Opening Day roster for the first time in his career, no small feat given how his career has unfolded.

He played six seasons in the minors before making his...Read More

MESA, Ariz. — If the regular season is a marathon, as players and managers like to say, spring training is a leisurely jog on a Sunday afternoon that increases in intensity over the final week.

But the Chicago Cubs’ ...Read More

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Drew Thorpe joined the Chicago White Sox organization last spring after being acquired as a key part of the trade that sent pitcher Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres.

The right-hander spent this ...Read More

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Rays ace Shane McClanahan left Saturday’s spring game in the third inning with what appeared to be an arm injury.

The Rays later announced that McClanahan left the game with triceps tightness. ...Read More

MIAMI — Ah, spring! Opening Day, the words always capitalized. This is when the baseball poets with romanticized prose pay homage to “America’s Pastime.” The red, white and blue bunting decorating ballparks, the ...Read More

LOS ANGELES — Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was suspended through the All-Star break for a second violation of MLB's policy against domestic violence and sexual assault.

Under the discipline, announced Friday by ...Read More