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TAMPA — Carlos Lagrange stepped onto the mound at Steinbrenner Field Monday afternoon, looked at the batter’s box and thought, “Damn, it’s Aaron Judge.” After a few pitches during live batting practice, Judge hit a 90.3 mph fastball into the seats for a home run. But Lagrange, one of the Yankees’ best pitchers, showed his […]
TAMPA — Aaron Judge was like many frustrated Yankees fans early in the offseason. The only difference is that he likes where they ended up. The judge acknowledged Monday that the start of the winter was “brutal,” waiting for the Yankees to make moves while the rest of the league improved around them. They got […]
Major League Baseball is being extra cautious as the new Automated Ball Strike Challenge System takes effect this season. The Chicago Sun Times reported last week that MLB broadcasts will not show whether a pitch is a ball or a strike on the strike zone on the screen, in an effort to ensure no one […]
HARBOR ST. LUCIE – Francisco Lindor is still weeks away from starting full practice, but that doesn’t mean he will be absent from the Mets scene during spring training. After undergoing surgery last week for a broken hamate bone in his left hand, the All-Star shortstop reaffirmed his hopes of returning in time for Opening […]
TAMPA – Ryan Weathers isn’t exactly in his first camp as a member of the Yankees. The newly acquired southpaw came out and pumped up the heat in his first live batting practice since the start of spring training, regularly hitting 97 and 98 mph with his fastball Sunday afternoon at Steinbrenner Field. These kinds […]
PHOENIX — No translation was needed for Hyeseong Kim’s review of Roki Sasaki’s new slider. “Good,” Kim said in English. Good enough for the Korean infielder to swing on the field and miss Saturday in live batting practice against Sasaki. Roki Sasaki participates in a throwing drill during spring training at Camelback Ranch. Getty Images […]
TAMPA — Jason Dominguez heard the speech. A year ago, he arrived at spring training with the starting job in left field that he would lose. On Sunday, he reported to Yankees Camp as the fourth outfielder, with a possible trip to Triple-A in late spring if everyone stays healthy. In the space of 365 […]
Bryce Harper isn’t using Dave Dombrowski’s assessment of his play last season as motivation for 2026, but the Phillies first baseman still thinks it’s “wild” that the team president came out last October with claims that the two-time MVP wasn’t “elite” last season. “I’m not motivated by stuff like that. To me, the whole situation […]
TAMPA – Ben Rice is now experiencing what opposing pitchers probably thought about him last season: neck pain. In the first few days of camp, the Yankees slugger has not yet joined his teammates to take the field as he is dealing with a minor neck problem after recently sleeping on it incorrectly, Rice said […]
