Buckle up, baseball fans! Get ready for a wacky, crazy, explosive spring training with tempers rising before opening day.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
‘I really wish I could play in this game’: Houston Astros’ Alex Bregman ready for NBA All-Star role
Just when the Houston Astros’ Alex Bregman thought his hoop days were over, along comes an opportunity exceeding his wildest, craziest imagination.
Patrick Mahomes’ dad as Super Bowl 57 nears: Cigars, revenge and Chiefs QB’s baseball love
Pat Mahomes will do the talking (and celebrating) if his son prefers to be more low key, saying there could be more cigars if son wins Super Bowl 57.
Nightengale’s Notebook: Bruce Bochy, Brian Sabean back in the game showing they’re ‘not dinosaurs’
A duo that won three World Series titles with the Giants from 2010-2014, Bochy (Rangers) and Sabean (Yankees) each get another shot in 2023.
Are Baseball Hall of Fame’s standards too high? Why voters should be more forgiving | Opinion
Scott Rolen got in but a few other worthy candidates fell short in 2023. Is it time to be more forgiving?
Alex Rodriguez is one of baseball’s GOATs – but the Hall of Fame may always be out of reach
A-Rod is one of baseball’s most polarizing stars ever, with PEDs forever tainting the slugging infielder’s legacy.
Nightengale’s Notebook: Enough is enough, Carlos Beltran deserves to be in the Hall of Fame
Carlos Beltran is one of the finest players who ever played the game, but his role in Astros’ sign-stealing scandal is keeping him out of the Hall.
‘I don’t understand the Mets’: Scott Boras breaks down Carlos Correa saga – Nightengale’s Notebook
MLB’s most powerful agent had a winter to remember, negotiating more than $1 billion of deals with the Carlos Correa saga drawing out into January.
Carlos Correa agrees to $200 million deal with Twins after breakdowns with Mets, Giants
The free agent shortstop looks to be heading back to Minnesota, where he spent the 2022 season, after deals fell through with the Mets and Giants.
Nightengale’s Notebook: Carlos Correa saga shows the value of running a tight ship
While other clubs struggle with public contract negotiations and never-ending rumor mills, Atlanta GM Alex Anthopoulos values his club’s discretion.