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Rainy Weather Disrupts Grapefruit League Spring Training Games

Learn about the impact of rainy weather on Grapefruit League games in Florida and the challenges faced by the Tampa Bay Rays in playing their regular-seaso...

Top News · Feb 25, 2025

Every MLB Team That Hosts Spring Training in Florida: Full List of Locations

Half of the MLB spends spring training playing in the Grapefruit League across 12 towns in Florida.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2025

Tigers’ Jackson Jobe Hit 102 MPH in Electric Debut, and MLB Fans Were in Awe

The former No. 3 pick captivated observers during his eagerly anticipated first Grapefruit League appearance.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2024

Mets' Jose Quintana shut down until at least July after opting for bone graft surgery on rib

There is no such thing as too much pitching, or so the saying goes in baseball. For the Mets, this is once again proving to be true.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Mets’ hitters still adjusting to pitch clock with 2 weeks left till Opening Day

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Buck Showalter’s spring training musings often veer between amusing and informative with the non sequitur somewhere in the middle. The pitch clock has been a particular point of fascination this spring and he keeps coming back to one question: What does it mean for beer…

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Bill Madden: Anthony Volpe, Oswald Peraza and the Yankees’ shortstop dilemma

TAMPA, Fla. — For the much-maligned Yankee farm system, this spring is the best of times and the worst of times.

Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2023

Phillies’ José Alvarado will bring opposing hitters a third pitch this season: a ‘nasty’ curveball

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Last Monday, switch-hitting Pittsburgh slugger Carlos Santana stepped up to the plate against left-hander José Alvarado in the fourth inning of the Pirates-Phillies Grapefruit League game in Bradenton. The first six pitches of the at-bat went about how you’d expect. Alvarado threw Santana a 98 mph sinker,…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 5, 2023

Houston Astros vs. New York Mets, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch MLB Spring Training

The Houston Astros will face the New York Mets in a Grapefruit League game on Tuesday from Port St. Lucie, Florida.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 28, 2023

On offense and defense, Cardinals prospect Masyn Winn looks for progress by doing less

JUPITER, Fla. — Even after reaching a career high in home runs with 12 this past minor league season, Cardinals shortstop prospect Masyn Winn isn’t looking to continue a trend that hadn't been a part of his minor-league career prior to the 2022 season.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 27, 2023

Justin Verlander struggling to figure out timing in first ‘normal’ spring training since 2019

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Justin Verlander can’t remember whether he’s on time or not. It’s been so long since he’s experienced anything that could be considered typical or usual in spring training that he’s struggling to figure out the timing of his progression toward the season.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2023