Could six-inning minimum starting pitcher rule come to MLB?  —  GOING INTO THE 2023 season, Major League Baseball implemented the most extreme set of rule changes in the history of the game.  The league instituted a pitch clock, eliminated the shift, enlarged the bases and placed a limit on pickoff throws.

ESPN fires Robert Griffin III, Sam Ponder in cost-cutting moves: Sources  —  ESPN has fired “Sunday NFL Countdown” host Samantha Ponder and analyst Robert Griffin III, sources briefed on the moves told The Athletic on Thursday.  —  The decisions were made for financial reasons as ESPN nears …

Detroit Tigers call up former 1st-round pick Jace Jung from Triple-A Toledo for MLB debut  —  The Detroit Tigers have called up one of their top prospects.  —  Infielder Jace Jung has been promoted from Triple-A Toledo for his MLB debut, according to sources not at liberty to discuss roster moves publicly.

Jazz Chisholm avoiding surgery for now as Yankees hope for September return  —  DETROIT - It appears that Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be avoiding the knife at least for now.  —  After the Yankees sought multiple opinions from doctors on their new third baseman's UCL injury …

Tyler O'Neill back in the Red Sox clubhouse after ‘pretty scary’ leg infection that required hospital stays  —  Tyler O'Neill, who returned to the Red Sox clubhouse on Wednesday for the first time in more than a week, disclosed that his left leg infection proved so severe that he required two hospital stays.

2024 midseason top 100 MLB prospects update  —  With the MLB draft behind us and the minor league season wrapping up next month, it's time for an updated look at my top 100 prospects in baseball.  —  This edition is actually a top 105 (as separating the players around No. 100 was where it became difficult) …

Spring Breakout returns as MLB unveils 2025 Spring Training schedule  —  Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that 2025 Spring Training will officially begin on Thursday, Feb. 20, as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs in Glendale, Ariz., to open the Cactus League season.

LHP Rich Hill, 44, to sign minors deal with Red Sox, source says  —  Open Extended Reactions  —  Left-handed pitcher Rich Hill is signing a minor-league contract with the Boston Red Sox, a source told ESPN's Buster Olney on Thursday.  —  Hill, 44, will report to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday or Monday, Olney reports.

Dodgers and Phillies both made deadline offers for Garrett Crochet, plus more MLB notes  —  Left-hander Garrett Crochet's reported refusal to pitch in the playoffs without a contract extension did not stop teams from trying to acquire him before the trade deadline.

Red Sox getting big boost as slugger expected to be activated Friday  —  BALTIMORE — The long wait for Triston Casas' return to the Red Sox' lineup is over.  —  Casas is en route to Baltimore and barring something unforeseen before first pitch, is expected to be in the lineup for Boston as it takes on the Orioles on Friday night.

Here's our ranking of every farm system, from 1-30  —  Evaluating the relative talents of more than 5,000 prospects in various stages of development across 30 organizations is difficult to do with precision.  Yet since MLB Pipeline started its biannual farm system rankings before the 2015 season …

Juan Soto's three home runs lift Yankees over White Sox  —  Juan Soto had his first career three-homer game, Nestor Cortes tossed seven shutout innings, and the New York Yankees held off the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night to take sole possession of the American League East lead.

Red Sox' trade, then DFA ‘hurt’ Reese McGuire, caught clubhouse ‘off guard’  —  WORCESTER — The Red Sox' trade for catcher Danny Jansen on July 27 surprised players in the Boston clubhouse.  —  Everyone knew chief baseball officer Craig Breslow was looking to acquire a right-handed hitter.

James Paxton Diagnosed With Partially Torn Calf  —  3:10pm: Manager Alex Cora tells the Sox beat that Paxton is a “long shot” to return in 2024 (X link via MLB.com's Ian Browne).  The skipper added that Criswell, once healthy, will rejoin the rotation as the team's fifth starter (X link via MassLive.com's Chris Cotillo).