The New York Mets led the major leagues in spending for the third straight season in 2024 and have totaled $1.36 billion in payroll and luxury tax over four years under owner Steve Cohen, exceeding what the Marlins,

Kenta Maeda looked sharp on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out five batters over 3⅔ scoreless innings.

Only a few weeks remain in MLB Spring Training and the Detroit Tigers are slowly gearing up for the 2025 regular season, After a couple of games on the road, they will be back home in Lakeland on Wednesday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.

The narrative of Eloy Jimenez signing with the Rays and his work early camp was about how hard he had been working and how good he looked. But in the first week-plus of spring games, the six-year big-league veteran hadn’t shown much,

Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the spring for Detroit Tigers against Rays, a massive shot that hit the top of the left field scoreboard.

Versatile infielder/outfielder José Caballero left Thursday’s 7-7 tie against the Tigers at Charlotte Sports Park in the second inning after fouling a ball off his left foot, but he avoided a serious injury.

Richie Palacios has played five different positions and is working on a sixth; Jose Caballero could offer even more flexibility.

Liam Hendriks made his long-awaited team debut on Wednesday, turning the page on two years of frustration while making his first case for the Red Sox closer job.

When Mets pitching prospect Blade Tidwell walked off the mound after his second and final inning Saturday afternoon, he had no idea. He knew he had just struck out three Rays hitters in order, and he was pleased with the way he pitched overall,

Sizing up the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of the 2025 season

The Rays like the way their starting pitching lines up at the big-league level with —if all get through the spring healthy — the good problem to have of choosing a starting five from six worthy candidates.