Go ahead and think about it: What's the longest home run in baseball history? What's the first tater-shattering, gravity-defying, ear-splitting blast that comes to your mind? Maybe it's the Sultan of Swat, the King of Crash. Babe Ruth had a bunch of moonshots over his baseball-wrecking career. Some ended up

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Evidently Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres are bringing Slam Diego back for a sequel in 2021. Tatis, fresh off signing a record-setting contract extension last month, unloaded on a first-pitch fastball from D-backs veteran Caleb Smith in the second inning of the Padres' 7-2 victory on

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Yoenis Céspedes showed off impressive power and arm strength at his free-agent showcase on Tuesday, according to multiple people in attendance, as he looks to hook on with a team for 2021. Céspedes took batting practice and fielded fly balls for close to a dozen

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Only in Spring Training can a starting pitcher, pulled in the first inning due to pitch-count concerns, stroll back to the mound to pitch the second. That was exactly what John Means did in his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday, proving re-entry is a thing these days in

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Essentially, the Mets had two reasons for remaining measured in their pursuit of free agents this winter. Long-term, the front office wanted to remain flexible, so that it would have the freedom to remain aggressive in future offseasons. Short-term, the Mets wanted to keep money

JUPITER, Fla. -- All things considered, Andrew Miller felt pleased with his performance during a live batting-practice session on Monday, his first time facing hitters this Spring Training, as the 35-year-old is being given ample time to ramp up to his normal workload. Then he watched Jordan Hicks take the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- D-backs right fielder Kole Calhoun will undergo surgery on his right knee Wednesday morning after an MRI on Tuesday showed a medial meniscus tear. The procedure is known as a partial medial meniscectomy. D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said Calhoun told the team that he had experienced some

DUNEDIN -- George Springer wasted no time in his first game action with the Blue Jays. Batting leadoff in Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Phillies at TD Ballpark, Springer took the second pitch he saw and ripped it back up the middle for a single. We’re still a long way

MESA, Ariz. -- The day that Adbert Alzolay was pitching at the Cubs' alternate training site last year was not a fun one for the hitters. Without a large group of position players available, and Alzolay staying stretched out as a starter, it meant a heap of at-bats for those

It's an emotional spring for Red Sox prospect Rio Gomez, whose father, beloved national baseball reporter Pedro Gomez, died unexpectedly last month at age 58. On Tuesday, Gomez joined the broadcast of Boston's Spring Training game against the Rays on ESPN, the network where his father covered Major League Baseball

The Royals have agreed to a deal, pending a physical, with Jarrod Dyson that will pay the veteran outfielder $1.5 million, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The club hasn’t confirmed the deal. Dyson, 36, spent his first seven seasons with the Royals, hitting .260 with a .325 on-base percentage

Every team has checked off just about every box on its offseason shopping list, and now the real fun begins. As full squads report to Spring Training this week, camps chock-full of veterans, rookies, non-roster invites and everyone in between will try to earn a coveted roster spot for Opening

We may never see another season quite like 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Opening Day was pushed back and teams played an abbreviated schedule of just 60 games in the regular season. With such a small sample size, fantasy managers need to figure out how much stock to put

This year, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Topps’ first set of baseball cards, MLB.com will revisit the most memorable cards to ever hit shelves. To identify the creme de la creme of cards, MLB is asking you -- the card holders -- to share your favorites. Fans can share

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- White Sox ace Lucas Giolito allowed one run over two innings during his 2021 Cactus League debut in a 5-5 tie played over six with the Rangers at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday. The projected White Sox Opening Day starter for a second straight season struck out four,

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Baseball is rife with sluggers these days, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to guess who will lead the Majors in homers in any given year. Entering 2020, Luke Voit was on the heels of a season in which he hit 21 homers in 118 games. Then, in ‘20, he

JUPITER, Fla. -- Cardinals manager Mike Shildt refused to let the thought cross his mind this offseason. Could Adam Wainwright really sign with a different team? “Honestly, I couldn't get in my head that Waino wouldn’t come back,” Shildt said Tuesday. “... I just didn't see Waino in another uniform

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jordan Montgomery may be the only left-hander in the Yankees’ rotation, but he is never alone. A quick scroll through his text messages serves as confirmation of that, as legends like Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia have not shied away from offering their encouragement and wisdom. “It

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Spencer Torkelson’s first Spring Training game appearance as a Tiger on Tuesday had a little irony to it. Among the humbling moments that the top overall Draft pick endured in his first week of camp was a slip and fall around first base during baserunning drills on

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- How has life changed for Brett Phillips since his big moment in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series? For starters, just consider that he answered the question on Tuesday afternoon while standing in center field for the defending American League champions, talking to ESPN’s broadcast

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- In his Major League Spring Training debut, Kohei Arihara faced off against a star-studded Chicago White Sox lineup for two innings of work Tuesday. It didn't go exactly as he would've liked for a debut, having given up five hits and three earned runs with two strikeouts

Angels first baseman Jared Walsh had a breakout rookie year in the shortened 2020 season, but now it’s up to him to prove that it was no fluke and that he can do it over the course of 162 games. Walsh, 27, comes from an atypical background as a 39th-round

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Kolten Wong and Christian Yelich made their spring debuts in Tuesday’s exhibition home opener against the A’s at American Family Fields of Phoenix, leaving only Lorenzo Cain among the Brewers’ regulars yet to get into a Cactus League game. The Brewers will take it slow this spring

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- After eight months of work, Marcus Stroman finally unveiled his secret weapon on Tuesday in the Mets’ 2-0 win over the Astros. In two innings, Stroman threw more than a half-dozen split changeups -- a pitch he learned from Robert Gsellman when both were rehabbing