Getty Images Japan on Tuesday night in Miami prevailed over the United States in the finals of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The taut 3-2 win for Team Japan was punctuated by Shohei Ohtani’s high-leverage save and his title-clinching strikeout of Angels teammate Mike Trout on a put-away slider that’s […]
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MLB’s ‘year of the stolen base’: Why players think new rules should result in more steals in 2023
PHOENIX – Among a series of radical rule changes for the 2023 season in Major League Baseball is a more subtle switch: the bases got bigger. The most simple reason for the change — from 15 inches squared to 18 inches — stems from the fact that players’ feet are […]
Jose Altuve injury update: Astros star to miss more than two months after surgery on fractured thumb
Getty Images Houston Astros All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve suffered a fractured thumb during Saturday night’s World Baseball Classic game between USA vs. Venezuela and had surgery Wednesday, GM Dana Brown announced. Brown said it will be two months until Altuve can resume baseball activities, according to the Houston Chronicle, meaning […]
Mets’ Buck Showalter says top prospect Francisco Álvarez could spend most of 2023 season in minors
Opening Day is only a week away and, on Wednesday, the New York Mets finalized one of their biggest spring training position battles. Top catcher prospect Francisco Álvarez was optioned to Triple-A, the team announced. That means Tomás Nido and Omar Narváez will handle catching duties, and suggests Darin Ruf […]
MLB rule changes: League to tweak pitch clock, but 15- and 20-second limits remain for 2023 season, per report
With Opening Day a week away, Major League Baseball is making slight adjustments to the new pitch timer, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN. The core pitch timer rules — 15 seconds with the bases empty, 20 seconds with runners on base, hitters must be alert to the […]