Melissa Lockard

The A's open on the road in Seattle on March 27 and play their first official home game at Sacramento's Sutter Health Park on March 31.

The Pirates get some much-needed bullpen help from an unlikely source — the Colorado Rockies.

One day before the trade deadline, the Arizona Diamondbacks watched as first baseman Christian Walker had to leave a game against the Washington Nationals early with an oblique strain. Hours before the deadline, they added first baseman Josh Bell, who had been placed on waivers by the Miami Marlins earlier in the week. League sources confirmed the trade to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. The return is not yet known.Diamondbacks acquiring Josh Bell from Marlins, source tells @TheAthletic. First: @CraigMish. Christian Walker left last night’s game with oblique tightness. — Ken...

By Johnny Flores, Melissa Lockard and Aaron Gleeman The Kansas City Royals struck quickly on Tuesday afternoon, swinging a pair of separate deals in rapid succession to bring in reliever Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics and shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox, league sources told The Athletic ahead of baseball’s trade deadline. The returns for the A’s and White Sox remain unknown. With closer Mason Miller on the IL, Oakland seemingly pivoted and elected to take advantage of the demand on the reliever market. Erceg is under club control through 2030, making him a valuable...

The 2024 MLB trade deadline wasn't necessarily notable for the names of the players involved in the deals, but it will be remembered for the sheer volume of transactions. Sixty trades were made in the six days leading up to the deadline, with more than 30 coming on the final day. Nearly 100 players were traded, many of them minor leaguers. For some of those minor-league players, the moment they were mentioned as the trade return on the scroll on MLB Network could be the last time they're national news. For others, it will mark the start of long MLB…

Nearly 100 players were moved at the trade deadline, many of them minor leaguers. Where are the most notable playing now?

Four top-10 round picks failed to sign, including supplemental second round picks Tyler Bell and Chris Levonas.

The maximum amount the Ballers can raise through this round of funding is $1.235 million. The listed value of the team is $26.235 million.

Crews, the No. 2 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, was recently ranked the No. 7 prospect in MLB by Keith Law.

The younger Baker first became known nationally in 2002 when he was scooped up at home plate during Game 5 of the 2002 World Series.