4:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mike Trout, the consensus best player in baseball, ranked just 10th on the list of top-selling jerseys released Wednesday by Major League Baseball, behind even Boston Red Sox utility player Kike Hernandez. Trout had the league’s fourth best-selling uniform two years ago, but the three-time MVP has

9:21 AM ET As the New York Mets‘ contract negotiations with Francisco Lindor approach their Opening Day deadline, one of Lindor’s teammates is going to bat for the star shortstop. “I hope they pay him $400 million,” Mets first baseman Pete Alonso told reporters Tuesday. “He’s worth every penny.” The Mets were widely expected to

11:00 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Marlins Park will be renamed LoanDepot Park in a multiyear naming rights agreement announced Wednesday by the Miami Marlins. The deal provides additional revenue for the Marlins, who have operated with budget constraints and a small payroll for most of their history. They have not previously had a

7:00 AM ET After a shortened 60-game schedule in 2020, Major League Baseball returns to a full 162-game season in 2021. The Los Angeles Dodgers ruled last year’s unusual campaign, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in six games for L.A.’s first World Series title since 1988, but are they still the team to beat over

2:39 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays will play their third homestand of the season at their spring training ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, because of COVID-19 restrictions. Toronto announced Feb. 18 that its first two homestands will be at TD Ballpark, and on Tuesday they added 10 games May 14-24

4:47 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odor, the Texas Rangers‘ starting second baseman the past seven seasons, has been told he won’t be on the Opening Day roster after switching to third base this spring, the team said Monday. The Rangers also announced Monday that former closer Jose Leclerc will undergo

7:32 PM ET Once deemed the biggest bust in MLB draft history, former No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel is heading to minor league camp with the Philadelphia Phillies, ready to embark on a comeback after last pitching in a game in 2017. Appel, 29, talked with reporters on Monday from a Florida hotel room,

11:20 AM ET New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is joining in on the sports NFT craze, but with a minor league twist. Alonso, who is launching his own NFT on Tuesday on Blockparty, is auctioning off the one-of-one digital collectible and donating the proceeds to charity, teaming up with More Than Baseball, a

1:45 PM ET CHICAGO – Longtime Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will begin the season without a contract with the team beyond 2021, and is instructing his agents to end negotiations so he can concentrate on baseball. “It doesn’t look like anything at this time anything is going to be finalized,” Rizzo said on

8:00 AM ET The intimidating rotation that lifted the Washington Nationals to a championship in 2019 is mostly intact, with Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, et al. Right fielder Juan Soto is a popular pick to win his league’s Most Valuable Player Award. Washington also added the thump of Kyle Schwarber, who seems to be clicking