J.J. Cooper

Blue Jays righthander Nate Pearson showed a fearsome arsenal of pitches in a spring training outing. Now he hopes he can show it off every fifth day.

With a crowded catcher depth chart and no roster spot for Erik Kratz, the Brewers found a way to turn their unlikely 2018 playoff hero into a prospect.

With Opening Day around the corner, we look at which 2018 Rule 5 Draft players are likely to stick on MLB rosters and who has already been offered back.

With his plus speed and ample defensive versatility, Ray-Patrick Didder could bolster the Braves’ bench in the near future.

Righthander Patrick Murphy showed off a much-improved changeup to go with a mid-90s fastball in a recent outing.

Watch how Twins catchers are working on new setups to try to do a better job of framing and presenting pitches.

The Cubs and Royals struck a minor trade over the weekend, with Chicago sending righthander Stephen Ridings to Kansas City for Donnie Dewees.

MLB hopes the changes will create more balls in play, more defensive action and more baserunning.

Pirates SS prospect Cole Tucker belts two homers, Hudson Potts handles the move to second base, and Yankees top prospect Estevan Florial looks healthy again.

We whiffed on stars like Altuve and Goldschmidt. Here’s what we learned, and how it impacts current prospects like Pete Alonso, Luis Urias and Nick Madrigal.

Tyler O’Neill is one of spring training’s most powerful bats, Richie Martin zeroes in on the Orioles starting SS job, and two Blue Jays pitching prospects have very different days.

Albert Pujols, Bartolo Colon, Miguel Cabrera, Craig Kimbrel, Robinson Cano and CC Sabathia could all approach significant milestones in 2019.

A quick appreciation of Joey Votto’s exceptional career OBP numbers.

Jesus Luzardo strikes out six, Kyle Wright takes on a loaded Yankees lineup and a quiet spring so far for Eloy Jimenez and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Pete Alonso hits a dinger, Richie Martin holds his own, Red Sox prospects continue to impress and Casey Mize makes his spring training debut.

USA Baseball will host the 18U World Cup championship in 2021 in Sarasota and Bradenton, Fla. It marks the first time the event has come to the U.S. since 1995.

Nick Senzel’s quest for an Opening Day roster spot, Michael Chavis’ blistering spring start, Meibrys Viloria’s chance at a starting job and a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. highlight.

Touki Toussaint and J.B. Bukauskas have very different days, plus Mariners prospect Kyle Lewis looks as good as he’s been since returning from injury.

Fernando Tatis Jr. goes yard again, Joey Bart looks like a veteran, Jesus Luzardo eyes an A’s rotation spot and much more.

We’re getting used to seeing baseball produce one great rookie class after another. And the industry is, too.