MLB Rule 5 Draft results 2020: Breakdown of all 18 picks, including multiple players from Yankees, Dodgers

Major League Baseball conducted its annual Rule 5 Draft on Thursday ... This one goes out to the trivia buffs: Sceroler's uncle is former big-league pitcher Ben McDonald, who, of course, spent ... Read More

MLB draft history shows why pitchers aren't reliable No. 1 picks, but Pirates could take chance on Paul Skenes

Come Sunday, July 9, the Pittsburgh Pirates will make the first selection in Major League Baseball amateur draft ... Let's go beat-by-beat through the first most recent No. 1 pitchers: Those ... Read More

Yankees have 3 pitchers stolen in Rule 5 draft

they’re trying to leverage some of that quality now for MLB-ready talent. Yankees have 3 pitchers stolen in Rule 5 draft Yankees among teams interested in signing Frankie Montas Yankees ... Read More

Who could go No. 1 in 2024 MLB Draft? Florida's Jac Caglianone, UNC's Vance Honeycutt among names to know

Major League Baseball's 2023 amateur draft came to a close on Tuesday ... For perspective, no MLB pitcher with 100 or more innings in 2022 walked more than 13% of the batters they faced. Read More

What MLB pitchers think of baseball's pitching injury rise

The rate of pitcher injuries in baseball has been a topic of conversation across the sport in recent years, but debate reached a boiling point when aces Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider and budding ... Read More

Yankees lose three RHP in MLB phase of 2023 Rule 5 Draft

The Yankees dealt three arms to the Boston Red Sox for Alex Verdugo on Tuesday night, and while awaiting more arms likely going in a Juan Soto deal, the Rule 5 Draft ... per MLB.com, at No ... Read More

A’s select pitcher Mitch Spence from Yankees in MLB Rule 5 Draft

In the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft, the A’s lost three players, seeing catcher William Simoneit go to the Phillies, pitcher Calvin Coker to the Tigers and outfielder Moises Gallardo ... Read More

What is the MLB Rule 5 Draft? When is it and why is it important?

This year’s annual MLB Winter Meetings will conclude with the Rule 5 draft on December ... can join their new clubs with no roster restrictions. A whole ton goes into deciding which players ... Read More

MLB conducting study into pitching injuries; team doctor says uptick is mainly caused by two pitches

"What I've talked to MLB about ... when we see a pitcher throwing that pitch more than 15% of the time, the likelihood of him having an injury to his shoulder or elbow goes (up), whatever, tenfold." ... Read More

Tigers ink No. 1 MLB Draft pick Spencer Torkelson to record signing bonus, per report

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to terms with their No. 1 draft ... near-MLB ready or ready this instant to take part in meaningful major-league games. We haven't seen a player go straight from ... Read More

MLB News: Astros Pitcher Throws First No-Hitter of 2024

In the eighth start of his career and first start of 2024, Houston Astros pitcher ... on Aug. 1, 2023, and according to OptaSTATS, it's the earlier no-hitter (by date) in MLB history. Read More

MLB Draft 2023: Three reasons why LSU ace Paul Skenes could be a risky No. 1 pick for the Pirates

The Tigers went 54-12 on the year, and fielded a roster that included possibly the No. 1 and 2 picks in the upcoming Major League Baseball ... been 18 pitchers chosen first in the draft: of ... Read More