Sources: Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (elbow) might miss season  —  Initial imaging showed damage in the right elbow of Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito that could cause him to miss the 2024 season, league sources told ESPN.  —  Giolito, who was expected to be the Red Sox's Opening Day starter …

San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman bets on himself after ‘abnormal’ free agency  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - New San Francisco Giants infielder Matt Chapman will be perfectly honest with you.  —  He had no idea free agency would play out like this.  —  Neither did veteran agent Scott Boras.

Yankees' Carlos Rodon gives up two HRs in ‘mixed bag’ outing  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Carlos Rodon's second Grapefruit League start of 2024 was “a mixed bag” featuring continued experimentation, a lack of zip on his fastball and bookending home runs.  —  The New York Yankees' left-hander gave …

Sources: Phillies, Zack Wheeler agree to 3-year, $126M extension  —  Zack Wheeler has reached an agreement on a three-year extension that begins in 2025 and runs through the 2027 season with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team announced Monday, bypassing the possibility that the ace pitcher will become a free agent in the fall.

How severity of Sonny Gray's hamstring injury could cloud Cardinals' pitching depth  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Quicker than Sonny Gray gave the Cardinals a glimpse in the first inning Monday on what it could be like with him on the mound, the right-hander caused them to gulp in the second inning as he …

MLB spring training 2024: 10 players scouts are buzzing about  —  With MLB spring training games in full swing, scouts are descending on Florida and Arizona to get their first looks at live action.  Plenty of the players they are watching are new versions of themselves …

Former AL MVP Josh Donaldson retires after 13-year career  —  Josh Donaldson, who won the American League MVP during a 13-year career, announced his retirement Monday.  —  Donaldson, 38, made the announcement on the podcast of former player Sean Casey.  —  Donaldson finishes his career …

Former Kansas City Royals infielder UL Washington dies at 70  —  Former major league middle infielder UL Washington, who was known for his time playing in Kansas City and his trademark toothpick, died over the weekend after a reported battle with cancer.  He was 70 years old.

Spring Training Notebook: Bellinger's timeline, Cubs sim game action and injury updates  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Monday represented another good test on Jordan Wicks' journey toward a possible spot in the Opening Day rotation.  —  Tasked with facing a Padres lineup that featured all of the team's star players …

WOMEN'S BRACKETOLOGY: 2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT  —  Bracketology is hitting overdrive in its 21st season on ESPN.com.  Champ Week is here, and we will frequently update our projection of the field of 68 right into Selection Sunday on March 17.  Albany, New York, and Portland, Oregon …

Gelof ‘right where he needs to be’ in hot spring start  —  MESA, Ariz. — Opening Day is still a few weeks away but Zack Gelof already appears to be locked in for the season.  —  Gelof added to his hot start this spring with a pair of doubles in Sunday's 5-2 A's victory over the Rangers at Hohokam Stadium.

Brandon Nimmo makes delayed exhibition debut for Mets  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Right on time, Brandon Nimmo made his delayed debut Sunday.  —  He went 0-for-2 and played four innings in leftfield in his first spring training game, a 5-2, six-inning, rain-shortened loss to the Astros.