Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Ohtani won the AL MVP award in 2021, hitting 46 home runs and making 23 starts as a pitcher.

Angels endured a tough winter, and their image took a hit after a drug trial that sent one of their former employees to prison.

Melvin, who signed a three-year, $11.5 million contract with the Padres after leaving Oakland, will be the best acquisition the Padres make all year.

Major League Baseball’s lockout ended Thursday with the ratification of a new CBA, setting up a sprint to opening day less than a month away.

It’s unknown how much baseball will be permanently scarred by this lockout, but without a full season, there’s fear the damage could be irreparable.

The players union gave MLB the right to implement rule changes with a 45-day notice instead of a full year, but sizable economic differences remain.

Corbin Burnes earning little more than the MLB minimum in 2021 is an example of why the players union is battling so vigorously in labor negotiations.

The cancellation of Opening Day leaves Major League Baseball uncertain if it will ever recover and everyone seething with rage.

MLB called Sunday’s talks with union “productive” even though no formal proposals were exchanged. The MLBPA says the sides are still “very far apart.”

Major League Baseball’s lockout is compounding the issues that have been brewing in the sport for years.