A’s prospect Lawrence Butler is ready to build on his…
Butler emerged as one of the A’s top position prospects in 2021, with a breakout season that saw him hit 19 home runs and steal 29 bases.
Minor-league mini-camp begins in TigerTown
Tigers minor-leaguers took the field for the start of mini-camp Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Lakeland, Florida.
DMV, baseball communities react to Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman retiring
Ryan Zimmerman left a significant mark on the DMV during his 17 years with the Nationals.
J.D. Martinez looks like trade bait, thanks to two proposed CBA changes
The Red Sox boast one of the game’s best designated hitters in J.D. Martinez. But a pair of proposed changes to the CBA may conspire to convince Chaim Bloom to trade him elsewhere, writes John Tomase.
Rangers prospects coveted by Canadiens as NHL trade deadline nears: report
Could the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens strike a trade before the NHL deadline?
FAMU baseball opens season in Andre Dawson Classic in New Orleans
The Rattlers play Prairie View A&M at 4 p.m. Friday; Alabama State University at 7 p.m. on the MLB Network Saturday; and Southern at noon Sunday.
‘Mr. National’ will live forever in franchise lore
It is one of baseball’s enduring beauties that there are still stories like Ryan Zimmerman, who came to the Washington Nationals as a kid and stayed. It does nothing to diminish the stars of the sport who leave. But the ones who stay matter, mostly to …