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NewsJon Paul Morosi is a reporter for MLB.com and MLB Network. He has also covered baseball for FOX Sports, the Detroit Free Press, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
 | When his name is called in next month's MLB Draft, outfielder Jarred Kelenic -- ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 8 prospect in the class -- will further illustrate the sport's geographic diversity.
More» Jarred Kelenic, High School outfielder |
 | The Rangers have surrendered the most runs in the Major Leagues this year and must consider any possible upgrade to their pitching staff. Matt Harvey is one of those options.
More»The Mets designate Matt Harvey for assignment |
 | When Jim Stoeckel signed Didi Gregorius for the Reds in 2007, there was no way to know Gregorius would become so popular that he'd receive a curtain call -- on the road -- while starring for the Yankees more than a decade later.
More»Didi Gregorius takes home AL Player of the Week |
 | In a stirring pregame ceremony Tuesday to honor heroes of the Hurricane Maria recovery efforts, Puerto Rico's baseball icons -- Roberto Alomar, Bernie Williams, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Baerga and Juan Gonzalez among them -- walked alongside fellow Puerto Ricans amid appreciative applause. When those luminaries are in the company of one another, the conversation returns to one of the proudest periods in the lineage of Puerto Rican baseball: the 1995 Caribbean Series, and the Dream Team assembled for it.
More»Puerto Rican Dream Team Tribute |
 | Jose Berrios would have been a strong candidate to start the Twins' season opener, but this week's Puerto Rico Series took precedent. The Opening Day honor instead belonged to Jake Odorizzi, who had arrived from the Rays in a trade only six weeks before.
More»Morosi previews Indians-Twins in Puerto Rico Series |
 | Today, less than 10 miles from Papa Juan, Jose Berrios will take the mound at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in the first Major League series on Puerto Rican soil in eight years. Berrios expects 150 friends and family members to attend.
More»Jose Berrios talks about the Puerto Rico series |
 | Spring Training took on added importance this year, as the on-field workshop for rule changes announced in February to address place of play, and the early returns are encouraging.
More» Manfred discusses new rules, Yankees' power |
 | It will be said today that there's no better feeling in baseball -- in March or April, at least -- than wearing a Major League uniform as the anthems play on Opening Day.
More»Evans on making the Mets' Opening Day roster |
 | At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, baseball and softball will return to the Games for the first time in 12 years. Now we know how the competing national teams will make it there.
More»Strasburg on about being ready for the 2008 Olympics |
 | The first Spring Training I covered from start to finish was in 2007. The Tigers were coming off their first American League pennant in more than two decades, and my home state had fallen madly in love with baseball again.
More» Granderson on his new team |
 | Scott Kingery has heard the comparison before. He still smiled when a reporter mentioned it to him Wednesday afternoon.
More»Kingery dazzles for the Phillies this spring |
 | Newly-signed Phillies ace Jake Arrieta threw his first bullpen session in a Philadelphia uniform Wednesday, and told reporters that he hopes to make his team debut in a Minor League game on Saturday.
More»Scott Palmer covers Arrieta's first bullpen session |
 | J.A. Happ is likely to start for the Blue Jays on Opening Day, barring a change in plans over the next two weeks. That decision won't affect Aaron Sanchez's expectations for his 2018 season.
More» Sanchez on overcoming injuries |
 | Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki won't be ready for Opening Day, manager John Gibbons said Tuesday. Tulowitzki did not play after July 28 last year because of ligament damage in his right ankle. He has been battling a bone spur in his right heel this spring, and while he has taken ground balls and batting practice, his inability to run at full speed means he won't be ready when the regular season begins in a little more than two weeks.
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 | Victor Robles and Juan Soto were born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a little more than one year apart. They rank among the top 30 prospects in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline -- Robles at No. 6, Soto at No. 29. They were signed by the same Nationals scout, Modesto Ulloa.
More» Robles makes a running grab in right field |
 | One spot in the Nationals' starting rotation remains in flux, and A.J. Cole has the best opportunity to claim it. After Sunday, one right-hander who's no longer a candidate is Jake Arrieta, after he agreed to a three-year, $75 million contract with the Phillies.
More»Arrieta, Phillies agree to three-year deal |
 | With his Triple Crown, two American League Most Valuable Player Awards and 462 career home runs, Miguel Cabrera could retire today and be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
More» Cabrera clears the bases with a double |
 | When JaCoby Jones stepped into the Dunedin Stadium batter's box at 1:06 p.m. ET Saturday, he did so as the Tigers' leadoff hitter and center fielder.
More» Jones belts a double off the wall in center |
 | No meat. No dairy. No excuses. So went the six-word summary of Mike Fiers' Saturday at Dunedin Stadium.
More» Fiers K's Leblebijian swinging |
 | Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith have been linked for years as top prospects in the Mets' farm system. Many observers pegged 2018 as the season in which the 22-year-olds would appear in a Major League Opening Day lineup for the first time -- Rosario at shortstop, Smith at first base.
More» Rosario fields ricochet off Taylor's glove |
