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UNBELIEVABLE: 6 - The Untold Story

Team USA Is So Money, It’s ‘Ridiculous’

Take a good look at the Americans’ WBC roster, folks. There has never been a team like this, at least not by net worth.

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'He looked natural over there.' Mookie Betts seamlessly adjusts to second base for WBC.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Team USA's starting second baseman Thursday took his position for some work a few hours before the first pitch against the Angels and looked the part.

Los Angeles Times

Bryce Harper feels good as he reports to Phillies, but won’t rush his return to the lineup

CLEARWATER, Fla. — In his first time speaking with reporters after undergoing Tommy John surgery in November, the Phillies’ Bryce Harper said Thursday he is “feeling good” physically, but still has no timeline for when he will play again.

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World Baseball Classic 2023: Here’s Team USA’s complete roster and schedule

Meet the All-Stars who will play for the United States in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Larry Stone: Will Mariner’s decision to stick with J.P. Crawford at shortstop pay off?

PEORIA, Ariz. — Mariners manager Scott Servais calls J.P. Crawford “a thinker. He doesn’t get credit for that.”

Tribune News Service

Dodgers shortstop Gavin Lux has torn ACL and is expected to miss 2023 season

PHOENIX — The Dodgers are in need of a new shortstop. Again.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers shortstop Gavin Lux injures right knee in spring training game

PEORIA, Ariz. — Three games into spring training, the Dodgers might already be facing a potentially devastating injury.

Los Angeles Times

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Tom Krasovic: Padres' contract with Manny Machado has been a win-win-win deal so far

Hang a gold star on the first four years of the 10-year contract between Manny Machado and the Padres.

Tribune News Service

Bill Madden: 6 rookies who could have a significant impact on their teams in ‘23

TAMPA, Fla. — The baseball spring is a time of great anticipation, especially for the rookies, and this year there are six of them in particular who are being counted on for various reasons to not only make the grade but to have a significant impact on their teams’ seasons.

Tribune News Service

Padres’ Machado Confirms Intention to Opt-Out After Season

The third baseman is entering the fifth year of a 10-year deal with San Diego.

Sports Illustrated

David Murphy: Three thoughts on three big Phillies spring training questions (beyond Andrew Painter)

Let’s not kid ourselves. The biggest story of Phillies spring training is the 19-year-old who could end up in the starting rotation when the season opens March 30. But, then, you knew that. So, let’s give Andrew Painter a break and take a look at the three other plot lines…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Fantasy Baseball 2023: First-Round Breakdown

As she prepares to draft in an experts league, Jen Piacenti examines how the first round might go.

Sports Illustrated

Everything You Need to Know About the World Baseball Classic Rosters

Since its inception in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has been a fun event for hardcore fans, but it has never quite shed its reputation as a silly little World Cup wannabe. To an extent, this is understandable. Despite baseball’s global reach, soccer is by far the most popular sport…

Sports Illustrated

The Most Impactful MLB Offseason Signings

We asked three of our writers which deal they thought was the best of this winter’s free agency.

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Tribune News Service

Padres must engage Manny Machado to keep 2023 from being his final season in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — The Padres have some work to do to keep their de facto captain beyond 2023.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trea Turner’s path to Phillies’ $300 million man began as a baby-faced freshman at N.C. State

RALEIGH, N.C. — During Trea Turner’s three years at North Carolina State, the only opponents who could stop him were the ones manning the entrances to the local taprooms. When Turner was a freshman, his buddies on the baseball team would bar-hop on Friday and Saturday nights, many of them…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What the shortstop aging curve means for the Phillies’ 11-year contract with Trea Turner

PHILADELPHIA — In stretching out Trea Turner’s $300 million contract over 11 years, the Phillies diluted the average annual salary for luxury-tax purposes and payroll flexibility. It’s the approach they took four years ago in signing Bryce Harper. The length of Turner’s deal, like Harper’s 13-year pact, was predicated on…

Los Angeles Times

Jack Harris: No high-priced help is coming. Why the Dodgers are betting on themselves.

LOS ANGELES — By not taking a gamble on any of this offseason's top free agents, the Dodgers instead placed one very big, very high-stakes bet on something else.

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15 MLB Predictions to Ring in 2023

The rule changes will bring joy to baseball in the new year.

Boston Herald

Jason Mastrodonato: After Nathan Eovaldi’s departure, 2023 Red Sox roster looks worse than it was in 2022

The Red Sox have nearly completed their turnover of the 2018 World Series team.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why are baseball teams spending so much money?

It has been an epic holiday season already for several major league teams and players a year after baseball trudged through an ugly labor dispute

Sports Illustrated

Mets Owner Steve Cohen Is Embarrassing His Peers. And It’s Awesome.

The Mets swooped in and signed Carlos Correa after his deal with the Giants fell apart.

Sports Illustrated

Why the Dodgers Are Mostly Sitting Out the Free Agent Frenzy

The superteam with seemingly infinite resources has been noticeably absent from the hottest market in years. What gives?

Los Angeles Times

Former Dodgers standout Justin Turner reportedly agrees to deal with Red Sox

After nine years, two All-Star selections and a World Series title, Justin Turner's tenure with the Dodgers appears to be ending.

Tribune News Service

Michael Cunningham: If Braves don’t retain Dansby Swanson it won’t be because they can’t afford it

ATLANTA — The Phillies raised eyebrows when they signed Bryce Harper to a 13-year contract for $330 million. Harper was voted National League MVP at 22 years old and still was in his prime, but what about later? The Phillies are on the hook to pay Harper $288 million after…

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