The Latest Breaking News from ARIZ

PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado wanted to remain in San Diego, and he wanted to remain on a winner.

MESA, Ariz. — Seiya Suzuki could not suppress his disappointment.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The pitch clock has arrived in Major League Baseball. It’s here to stay, and that’s a wonderful thing, no matter how loudly people howl on Twitter or anyplace else about the end of Saturday’s Braves-Red Sox game in Florida.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Three games into spring training, the Dodgers might already be facing a potentially devastating injury.

Pedro Quintana-Lujan of Phoenix faces several charges after driving his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists. The local cycling community is reeling from the tragedy.

SURPRISE, Ariz. — What is spring training for, if not a time to dream?

PEORIA, Ariz. — Remember that Manny Machado opt-out clause, the fly in the Padres' ointment — pterodactyl-sized to many — that threatened to loom over the clubhouse and season like a dark, angry wall cloud?

GLENDALE, Ariz. — José Castro’s professional baseball career included three seasons in the Chicago White Sox farm system. He played all four infield positions and the outfield in the organization from 1982-85.

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres have locked up the big one.

TEMPE, Ariz. — The first image one remembers from the 2020 World Series: Julio Urías throwing a called third strike, crouching behind the mound and pumping his fists, then rising to hug catcher Austin Barnes as teammates swarm in celebration. For the first time since 1988, the Dodgers were champions.

PEORIA, Ariz. — In a quiet room at a care center, a 15-year-old boy promised his father he would take care of the family. If the unthinkable became a horrifying reality, if a life-and-death teeter-totter or crushing financial pressure pushed them to the brink, the teen would shoulder the weight…