University of Minnesota baseball coach Ty McDevitt scooped talented baseball players from across the state by the ladle-full. A few spit the hook, sure, but there will definitely be a Gophers presence ...

LOS ANGELES -- Umpires barredDodgersmanager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning against the New York Mets on Saturday night, enforcing a rule Roberts apparently did not ...

When the script is eventually written on the career of Tyler Andrew Heineman, this may not be among his career accolades, but ...

Ahead of the start of training camp this week in Lakeland, Florida, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News takes a look at the position players. Coming Tuesday: Pitchers. Detroit — Just because the names ...

DETROIT — Under normal roster math, Kevin McGonigle’s case for an Opening Day spot has nothing to do with the pitching staff. Position players compete with other position players; pitchers compete ...

During opening weekend, John Ryan Murphy, the Diamondbacks' third-string catcher, faced Brock Stewart, the Dodgers' mop-up reliever. Stewart had the bat. These ultra-rare matchups -- between a ...

Spring training camps are underway, which means it is time to look at the state of baseball. As part of our 2026 MLB season preview, ESPN's Buster Olneysurveyed those around the industry to help him ...

Every season there's a select player or two who rises above the preseason expectation and thrives for LSU. In 2025 that was certainly Ethan Frey, whose breakout season resulted in a seven-figure ...

As a result of recent blowouts, six position players pitched in major league games the last two nights, according to the Associated Press. The position-players-turned-pitchers included the Phillies' ...