The Latest Breaking News from Max Scherzer

MLB pitchers are calling their own games in spring training and it's providing an advantage. We break down why.

We don't have to watch this snoozefest. We can be better.

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Jacob deGrom did not pitch Thursday. He did not play catch. He did not field ground balls. He did not cover any bases.

In an alternate universe, maybe the lunch that Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer sat down to have together earlier this week in Florida doesn’t happen. The last time the two played on the same team was in 2014 when Scherzer was 29 and Verlander 31 and if you believe what…

He didn’t pull any punches in his evaluation of the blockbuster deal.

Since its inception in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has been a fun event for hardcore fans, but it has never quite shed its reputation as a silly little World Cup wannabe. To an extent, this is understandable. Despite baseball’s global reach, soccer is by far the most popular sport…

As we segue from the Hall-of-Fame election to the soon arrival of pitchers and catchers, this is a good time to celebrate the active players who don’t have to do anything more for us to earn a ticket to Cooperstown.

“Hi, I am Kodai Senga of the New York Mets,” said the Mets’ newest hurler, introducing himself to the Major Leagues on Monday at Citi Field. “I am very happy and excited to be in the Big Apple and to join such a great team.”

For many years, Mets executives were forced to shop in the bargain bins. General managers would have to wait out the market to see who was available at the end of winter. Even in years when there were elite free agents available as spring training started, the Mets waited out…