Tim Tebow sat alone in a corner of the New York Mets clubhouse, quietly working his iPhone. In an hour or so, Tebow would make his big league spring training debut against the Boston Red Sox. Amid nationwide hoopla. He looked relaxed enough, considering the situation. So, MAS ...
Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma made his first start in a spring training game on Friday, allowing one run in two innings in his team's 8-2 defeat to the Texas Rangers. The 35-year-old gave up three hits and issued a walk while striking out one ...
Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki returned to training for the first time in nine days on Thursday after recovering from a knee bruise. The 43-year-old had a minor outfield collision with a teammate on Feb. 21 that caused swelling above his right knee. The veteran ...
The 16th year of Ichiro Suzuki's major-league career began Tuesday, when he reported to spring training ahead of his second season with the Miami Marlins. The 42-year-old, who is approaching the iconic major-league milestone of 3,000 hits, said baseball at this stage of his career ...
Are there any words more beautiful to the ears of MLB diehards than these: Pitchers and catchers report Feb. 23rd. MAS thinks not. They warm the cockles of the heart, if not the nose and toes, of the faithful shivering through another hot stove league winter. And ...
The exhibition season is well under way in Japanese baseball, with most teams already five or more games into spring training games. The defending Japan Series champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (6-1) are currently atop the spring standings, while the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (0-4-2) are ...
Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish was pleased with his session Wednesday after throwing to hitters for the first time since August. Darvish, who missed the final seven weeks of last season because of elbow inflammation, threw 30 pitches and said he felt he was pitching ...
Seibu Lions closer Tomomi Takahashi said Friday that a sinker he's playing around with might keep left-handed hitters more off balance this season. The 26-year-old lefty, who saved 29 games last season for the Pacific League club, threw his first bullpen of spring training at ...
Orix Buffaloes outfielder Kenichi Marumo underwent emergency surgery after being struck in the head by a batted ball, the team announced Friday. Marumo was hit during practice Thursday but continued to train. He later complained of dizziness before being diagnosed with acute epidural hematoma and ...
Is big league spring training best held in arid Arizona or humid Florida? Hmmm. Well, MAS once saw an Arizona postcard that pretty much sums up the difference between that state and Florida. The card pictures two skeletons relaxing on beach chairs in the desert under a ...
Wily Mo Pena, who signed with the Orix Buffaloes over the winter, put on a ferocious power display at the team's spring training camp on Friday. The 32-year-old Pena, who played two seasons for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and won a Best IX Award as ...
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, who last season won their first Japan Series in the franchise's ninth year of existence, started spring training Saturday in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for the start of the regular season on March 28. The Eagles and seven other ...
