Phillies ace Wheeler to make franchise-record $42M US per season starting in 2025

Ace Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Monday on a three-year, $126-million US contract for 2025-27, the fourth-highest average salary in baseball history at $42 million.

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and close friend has been fired from the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star.

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star.

Shohei Ohtani's RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut, and Los Angeles beat San Diego 5-2 in Wednesday's season opener as the game turned when a routine grounder went through the webbing of first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Joey Votto homered in his first at-bat in the opening inning and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays played to a 5-5 draw against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday in pre-season action in Clearwater, Fla.

Baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani — perhaps best known for jilting Toronto Blue Jays fans last year when he agreed to a record $700 million US, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers — revealed yesterday that he's married to none other than former professional basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole won't throw for three to four weeks because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow.

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will miss at least one to two months to start the season due to an injury to his pitching elbow, but a clearer picture will come after a visit with a noted specialist, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing number of baseball's biggest stars. Mostly on the mound, but at the plate, too. An operation that changed everything: Tommy John surgery.

Joey Votto's 'easy decision' to sign up for spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays may prove to be a difficult road ahead as he says he must prove himself worthy of getting on the Jays' roster.

After 17 years with the Cincinnati Reds, hometown hero Joey Votto has signed a minor-league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, joining the team for spring training in Dunedin, Fla.

Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media.

With trusty black notebook and pen in hand, broadcaster Buck Martinez covers a wide expanse at the Blue Jays' player development complex during spring training. The notebooks start getting filled in mid-February. "It's been something I've done my whole life," he says.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito could miss the entire 2024 season after initial imaging revealed a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and flexor strain in his pitching elbow, ESPN reported Tuesday.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito will undergo right elbow surgery on Tuesday, potentially ending his first season with the team before it even begins.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito is expected to miss this season after his right ulnar collateral ligament was repaired with an internal brace.

Josh Donaldson says he's retiring after a 13-year career in which he was voted the 2015 AL MVP while with the Toronto Blue Jays and was selected to three All-Star Games.

Former Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman was introduced as a member of the Giants on Monday, reuniting with former manager Bob Melvin. San Francisco has been willing to spend this off-season as it chases the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.

The Toronto Blue Jays say right-hander Alek Manoah has been bumped from his next scheduled pre-season start due to right shoulder soreness.

Matt Chapman is leaving the hot corner in Toronto for greener pastures in San Francisco. The Toronto Blue Jays' third baseman agreed to a three-year, $54 million US deal with the Giants, according a media report.

Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have finalized their contract that guarantees the former Toronto Blue Jays slugger $54 million US over three years.

Matt Chapman is leaving the hot corner in Toronto for greener pastures in San Francisco. The former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman agreed to a three-year, $54 million US deal with the Giants, according a media report.

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson's son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit. The four-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and was airlifted in critical condition to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson will be away from the team indefinitely after his four-year-old son was hit by a car and hospitalized on Sunday in Florida, manager John Schneider said.

Cody Bellinger is going back to the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to a three-year, $80-million US contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches on Saturday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches on Saturday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

A Fredericton fantasy baseball league has been going for more than three decades. Organizer Bob MacMullen says the most valuable thing up for grabs is bragging rights.

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios is a student of the game and looks to keep moving forward after last October's playoff loss.

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios is a student of the game and looks to keep moving forward after last October's playoff loss.