Pitchers and catchers will start spring training workouts next week at jetBlue Park and dozens of … [+] other spots in Florida and Arizona. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) Ge...
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With Players In New Places, Records Will Fall In 2023 Baseball Season
Justin Verlander buttons up for the 2003 baseball season, his first in the National League. (Photo … [+] by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) Getty Images After spending more than $1 billion in a wild ...
Carlos Correa Signs $350 Million Contract With Giants—2nd Biggest In MLB History And Latest Massive Signing This Year
Topline The San Francisco Giants signed free agent shortstop Carlos Correa to a 13-year $350 million contract, the second biggest free-agent contract in MLB history, and just the latest massive long-t...
How MLB’s Business And Labor Perfect Storm Created $1.77 Billion Of Player Contracts In Less Than A Week
MLB contract agreements during the 2022 Baseball Winter Meetings approached $2 billion. getty It won’t happen every year. It may not happen again for some time. But a confluence of factors created a r...
Phillies Use Bryce Harper Model To Sign Trea Turner For Next Decade-Plus
FILE – Los Angeles Dodgers’ Trea Turner celebrates as he runs the bases on a solo home run against … [+] the San Diego Padres during the third inning in Game 2 of a baseball NL Divis...
Bryce Harper’s Bad Elbow Could Delay His 2023 Debut, Phillies Say
Even elbow and thumb injuries didn’t stop Bryce Harper from leading the Phillies into the 2022 … [+] playoffs. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Getty Images The nagging elbow injury t...
Fourteen Players Win First Gold Gloves, Boost Off-Season Paydays
Max Fried’s fielding skills produced his third straight Gold Glove in 2022. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. With an assist to their fielding prow...
Tipping Or Not, Lance McCullers Jr. Makes Dubious World Series History
Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber rounds the bases after a two-run home run off Houston Astros … [+] starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. during the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball&...
Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber Just Had One Of The Weirdest Seasons In MLB History
Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber watches players warm up ahead of Game 1 of the … [+] baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday,...
4 Reasons The Phillies Can Beat The Astros In The World Series
Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper celebrates after a two-run home run with J.T. Realmuto during … [+] the eighth inning in Game 5 of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San D...
Four Players To Watch In The World Series
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper celebrates with John Middleton, an owner, after … [+] winning the baseball NL Championship Series in Game 5 against the San Diego Padres on S...
The Phillies’ Financial Path To The World Series
PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 23: Bryce Harper #3 and teammates of the Philadelphia Phillies … [+] celebrate on the podium after taking Game 5 and winning the NLCS against the San Diego Padre...
Contract Bonus Clauses Pay Off Big For Philly Slugger Bryce Harper
NL Championship Series MVP Bryce Harper collected 10 hits, including five home runs, in the first 10 … [+] postseason games of 2022. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) Getty Images Bryce Harpe...
Bryce Harper Seeks Elusive Championship In Third Act Of Baseball Career
Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper celebrates after a home run during the fourth inning in Game 1 … [+] of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and the Philade...
Placing New San Diego Padre Juan Soto Into Historical Perspective
San Diego Padres’ Juan Soto batting during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado … [+] Rockies Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Copyright 20...
Atlanta Braves Give Austin Riley Biggest Contract In Club History
Austin Riley used his last at-bat of July to break Hank Aaron’s club record for extra-base hits in a … [+] month. Riley’s game-winning double Sunday was his 26th that went for extra ...
Braves’ Dansby Swanson Leads A Tightly Bunched NL MVP Race
El jugador de los Bravos de Atlanta Dansby Swanson observa su remolcador de tres carreras en el … [+] segundo inning de su juego de béisbol contra los Cardenales de San Luis el lunes 4 de julio ...
Phillies Lose Two-Time MVP Bryce Harper With Fractured Thumb
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper, down with a fractured thumb after an inside fastball from San Diego’s … [+] Blake Snell Saturday night, hears from manager Rob Thomson and teammate Nick Cast...
Joe Girardi Of Philadelphia Phillies Is First Manager Fired This Season
A frustrating season for Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi ended early when he was relieved … [+] of his duties Friday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ASSOCIATED PRESS Joe Girardi is the first...
The Phillies’ Plan To Ignore Defense Has Proven To Be Indefensible
The DRS stat scores Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm (-10) as the worst defender in the game this … [+] season. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Great Phillies Experiment is a failu...
Manny Machado’s Early Statistical Success In 2022 Reveals Leadership And Maturity
SAN DIEGO, CA – MAY 6 : Manny Machado #13 of the San Diego Padres points out to the infield after … [+] scoring during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on May ...
Philadelphia Phillies’ Lack Of Depth Exposed With Bryce Harper’s Absence
Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper gestures toward his dugout after hitting a double during the … [+] first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 14, 202...
$500 Million Contract Is Inevitable As New Revenues Fuel Major League Baseball
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 08: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals takes a swing against the New … [+] York Mets at Nationals Park. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Getty Images O...
Yankee Star Aaron Judge’s Gamble On Himself The Central Focus Of Opening Day
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a double in the ninth inning of an opening day baseball game … [+] against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, April 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchil...
Free-Agent Frenzy Shakes Up Top 10, With A New Record At No. 1
As MLB emerges from a three-month lockout, its ten top earners are set to collect $377 million combined this year, an all-time high. Major League Baseball and its players’ union spent three months arg...
Phillies Execs Fuld And Dombrowski Look For Balance Between Old-School And New-School Team Building
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 18: Dave Dombrowski the President of Baseball Operations of the Boston Red … [+] Sox stands at home plate before a game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park o...
With Nick Castellanos And Kyle Schwarber Signings, Phillies Get Their Guys And Signal Attitude Change
The Phillies’ signing Nick Castellanos will send the team over the luxury-tax threshold. (AP … [+] Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Phillies are going for it — officially. Last wee...