Kenta Maeda looked sharp on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out five batters over 3⅔ scoreless innings.

Richie Palacios has played five different positions and is working on a sixth; Jose Caballero could offer even more flexibility.

Versatile infielder/outfielder José Caballero left Thursday’s 7-7 tie against the Tigers at Charlotte Sports Park in the second inning after fouling a ball off his left foot, but he avoided a serious injury.

Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the spring for Detroit Tigers against Rays, a massive shot that hit the top of the left field scoreboard.

The narrative of Eloy Jimenez signing with the Rays and his work early camp was about how hard he had been working and how good he looked. But in the first week-plus of spring games, the six-year big-league veteran hadn’t shown much,

The New York Mets led the major leagues in spending for the third straight season in 2024 and have totaled $1.36 billion in payroll and luxury tax over four years under owner Steve Cohen, exceeding what the Marlins,

When Mets pitching prospect Blade Tidwell walked off the mound after his second and final inning Saturday afternoon, he had no idea. He knew he had just struck out three Rays hitters in order, and he was pleased with the way he pitched overall,

The Rays like the way their starting pitching lines up at the big-league level with —if all get through the spring healthy — the good problem to have of choosing a starting five from six worthy candidates.

Liam Hendriks made his long-awaited team debut on Wednesday, turning the page on two years of frustration while making his first case for the Red Sox closer job.

The jokes write themselves. The Tampa Bay Rays are so cheap that some of the money they received from a local business was derived from running a Ponzi scheme. The Rays had to return $200,000 they received from Drive Planning after an SEC complaint.

Making his first start of the spring as he works his way back into the Rays’ rotation, Drew Rasmussen really only ran into trouble about an hour before first pitch Monday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park.