Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito to open season on injured list with strained left hamstring  —  The Boston Red Sox will open the season with three starting pitchers on the injured list after right-hander Lucas Giolito strained his left hamstring.  Giolito left his first spring training start …

Tom Izzo is having too much fun to stop coaching now  —  As his peers step aside, Michigan State's Tom Izzo is still coaching — and still winning basketball games.  —  Just now  —  Tom Izzo did it again.  —  Just when you thought his era of Big Ten dominance might be coming to an end …

Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays  —  The Tampa Bay Rays withdrew Thursday from a $1.3 billion project to construct a new ballpark adjacent to Tropicana Field, citing a hurricane and delays that likely drove up the proposal's cost.

Blue Jays' offer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. revealed after superstar halted contract talks  —  The Toronto Blue Jays offered superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. a deal for about $500 million before negotiations were halted last month — although significant deferrals put an estimate …

Dillon Tate and Blue Jays agree to a 1-year contract paying $1.4 million while in major leagues  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Right-hander Dillon Tate and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract that pays $1.4 million while in the major leagues and $500,000 while in the minors.

Phil Maton agrees to 1-year contract with Cardinals  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Right-handed reliever Phil Maton and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a one-year contract, the team announced.  —  Maton was traded from Tampa Bay to the Mets on July 9 and finished 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA in 71 appearances …

Mets' Jeff McNeil to open season on injured list with oblique strain  —  New York Mets All-Star infielder Jeff McNeil will open the season on the injured list because of a strained right oblique.  Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday that the 2022 big league batting champion has a low grade strain.

X-rays negative on Bobby Witt Jr. after the Royals' All-Star shortstop is hit on forearm by a pitch  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was hit on the forearm by a pitch and left a spring training game against Seattle, but X-rays came back negative and the club …

Parker Meadows injury update: Detroit Tigers center fielder ‘not close to games right now’  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows has been shut down from baseball activities for nearly three weeks with a right upper arm nerve issue.

Meet the 5 unsung Mets players who have made a good impression this spring  —  For a New York Mets team expecting to have the parts to contend for a World Series this season, there are not many gaps on the Opening Day roster.  —  Two of the glaring needs with a little more than two weeks …

Mets eager for young pitchers led by Christian Scott, Brandon Sproat to make impact  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Christian Scott threw a baseball on Monday for the first time since last summer, a major milestone in his comeback from Tommy John surgery.  Nolan McLean will pitch …

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to have Tommy John surgery  —  New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole will undergo Tommy John surgery, the team announced Monday, ending his 2025 season before it began and leaving the club staggering from another blow as it prepares to defend its American League pennant.