Yordan Alvarez missed 114 games in 2025 due to injuries. Alex Slitz / Getty Images ORLANDO, Fla. — At full strength, Yordan Alvarez can ease any apprehension surrounding the Houston Astros. He is a ...

For now, the Atlanta Braves look to keep the designated hitter position open. Marcell Ozuna is still out there. His return isn't fully ruled out. Perhaps bringing in a big bat could still happen in ...

Astros manager Joe Espada said Monday that he would like Alvarez (ankle) to "spend most of his season" at designated hitter, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. Alvarez started 32 games at DH and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Braves have an opening at designated hitter that they’d prefer to alternate among their players. Since the National League adopted the DH, the Braves have had Marcell Ozuna on ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — For all of the talk this offseason about what changes might be coming to the Atlanta Braves lineup in 2026, it's possible that one name could return in what many might consider to be a ...

A Mets minor leaguer bats in a Low-A Florida State League game. MLB is considering eliminating hitter timeouts entirely, or reducing their length, in three Low-A minor leagues next year. Mike Janes / ...

After a career season in which he threatened the Phillies single season home-run record and cemented himself as the face of the franchise, Kyle Schwarber is returning to Philadelphia. The Phillies and ...

The Atlanta Braves have two star catchers, Sean Murphy and Drake Baldwin, on their roster right now. While the team is expected to use both stars and rotate them at designated hitter, there's a chance ...

The lineups are out for tonight’s second-half opener between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees. The Braves clearly feel like they’ve got a good thing going by having both Drake Baldwin and ...

The departure of Pete Alonso left a crater in the middle of the New York Mets lineup that no single player could realistically fill, but David Stearns isn’t trying to replace the “Polar Bear” with one ...

Kyle Schwarber, who hit a National League-best 56 home runs in 2025, is heading back to the Philadelphia Phillies, agreeing to a five-year, $150 million contract Dec. 9, according to a baseball ...

There's snow on the ground in Berkshire County. As I write this, the temperature is a balmy 12 degrees. That must mean it's baseball season. It isn't yet Christmas, and the Red Sox are making, what I ...