Nationals’ pitcher Seth Romero arrested on DWI charge in Texas
Washington’s 2017 first-round draft pick has had a tumultuous tenure with the organization.
Royals announce 2022 Minors staffs
KANSAS CITY — The Royals announced their Minor League coaching staffs for 2022 on Friday, including the replacement to longtime Triple-A Omaha manager Brian Poldberg, who retired at the end of last season.
Last season’s Double-A Northwest Arkansas man…
Yankees Mailbag: What will they realistically do at shortstop, first base?
SNY’s Andy Martino will be responding to and breaking down answers to Yankees questions from readers. Here’s the latest…
Former Little Leaguer still racking up hits
Many Little Leaguers dream of one day playing in the Majors, but Conner Smith was different. Back in 2013, Smith’s South Nashville team reached the Little League World Series, and he was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. “I want to be a songw…
Mets Mailbag: Does Robinson Cano make the Opening Day roster?
SNY’s Andy Martino will be responding to and breaking down answers to Mets questions from readers.
Eddie Basinski, a former Pirates infielder who mastered the violin, dies at 99
Basinski joined the Pirates in 1947 and played in 56 games, batting .199 with four home runs in 161 at-bats.
Rockies-D-Backs schedule exhibitions unlikely due to lockout
The Colorado Rockies have announced the dates of two exhibition games in Las Vegas against Arizona, an increasingly unlikely event given spring training is threatened by Major League Baseball’s lockout
Friday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Scott Thorman manager of the Omaha (Triple-A East), Duane Johnson pitching coach, Brian Buchanan hitting coach, Tommy Shields bench coach, Ryan Powers assistant hitting coach, Ja…
O’s push back LF fence seeking ‘neutrality’
Pitchers — both at home and away — may feel a sense of enhanced comfort when they make their next appearance at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
That’s because the Orioles have decided to push back the wall in left field and raise it by nearly twice its …
White Sox trade talk: 9 guys who could be dealt in a win-now move
The price of trading for an impact big leaguer is typically promising young talent. Here’s who the White Sox could be forced to part with in an offseason trade.

