Jackson Chourio (hand) won't start in WBC opener Friday, per DanielAlvarez-Montes.
Will be available to pinch run, play defense if necessary.
Jackson Chourio (hand) won't start in WBC opener Friday, per DanielAlvarez-Montes.
Will be available to pinch run, play defense if necessary.
SHOHEI OHTANI GRAND SLAM
MacKenzie Gore in 3 spring starts as a Ranger:
6.1 IP
9 ER
12 H
3 BB
.414 BAA
Andrew McCutchen to sign a minor-league deal with the Rangers, per Evan Grant.
World Baseball Classic winners:
2023 - Japan
2017 - USA
2013 - Dominican Republic
2009 - Japan
2006 - Japan
The tournament's first pitch is scheduled for 10pm ET tonight.
Junior Caminero in a Team Dominican Republic jersey:
105.4 MPH single
101.1 MPH triple
118.5 MPH single
107.8 MPH HR
112.5 MPH single
110.1 MPH single
Captain America home run
USA 3/4
Witt Jr. SS
Harper 1B
Judge RF
Schwarber DH
Bregman 2B
Henderson 3B
Smith C
Clement LF
Crow-Armstrong CF
Yarbrough SP
Matt Shaw will begin playing more outfield over next two weeks, per Bruce Levine.
Hunter Greene said there's no UCL damage.
Hunter Greene will undergo MRI on pitching elbow, per Charlie Goldsmith.
Top of Red Sox' batting order, per Alex Cora:
1. Roman Anthony
2. Trevor Story
3. Jarren Duran
MLB officially announces Jurickson Profar has been suspended 162 games after testing positive for Exogenous Testosterone.
Full Team USA WBC pitching rotation:
Logan Webb vs. Brazil
Tarik Skubal vs. Great Britain
Paul Skenes vs. Mexico
Nolan McLean vs. Italy
Quarterfinal - Webb
Semifinal - Skenes
Final - McLean
Rosenthal: Logan Webb will start WBC quarterfinal if Team USA advances.
Rosenthal: Paul Skenes will pitch in WBC semifinal if Team USA advances.
Skenes wants to pitch on 4-6 days rest after his pool play start; final would have been 7 days.
Team USA defeats the Giants 15-1.
They take on the Rockies on Wednesday…
Heyman: Johan Rojas appealing failed PED test.
Athletics still hold Kyler Murray's rights after drafting him 9th overall in 2018.
Aaron Judge opens the scoring with a 2-run single for Team USA
Nolan McLean will start World Baseball Classic final if Team USA advances to final, per Joel Sherman.
Rosenthal: Player's association plans to challenge MLB's intention to suspend Profar.
Jurickson Profar scratched from Team Netherlands lineup on Tuesday.
Wonder what happened?
Passan: Jurickson Profar facing 162-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the second time.
Team USA pool play rotation, per Bob Nightengale:
Logan Webb vs. Brazil
Tarik Skubal vs. Great Britain
Paul Skenes vs. Mexico
Nolan McLean vs. Italy
Nightengale: The plan is for Tarik Skubal to throw around 55 pitches against Great Britain in World Baseball Classic.
Skubal will rejoin the Tigers after.
Tyler Soderstrom crushes a 113.3 MPH homer off Michael King
Soderstrom signed a 7-year, $86M extension this offseason.
Alex Verdugo to sign a minor-league deal with the Padres, per @sdutkevinacee.bsky.social.
Alex Bregman homers for the first time in a Cubs uniform
Mike Trout on his 29.9 feet per second sprint speed on Saturday:
"I’m going to get to 30. Because I got more in the tank."
Trout's 29.9 feet per second sprint speed was his fastest since April 2024.