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MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball is showing off new uniforms during this year’s spring training. The biggest problem is they might be showing too much. A series of pictures have shown a slightly embarrassing problem with MLB’s new look: At least a handful of teams have white pants that are relatively see-through, making for some less-than-ideal pictures. “I …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years. The 47-year-old from New Jersey will work the bases during Houston’s exhibition against Washington in West Palm Beach, …

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Elly De La Cruz and Hunter Greene faced off in Cincinnati Reds camp on Tuesday and it took a toll — on a window on Greene’s car. With Greene on the mound, De La Cruz hit a foul ball into the players’ parking lot at the team’s spring training facility. The ball left a crater in …

Shohei Ohtani did not participate in live batting practice Sunday, and his Los Angeles Dodgers spring training debut is on hold. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani, who is coming back from elbow surgery, will not play in Thursday’s opener against the San Diego Padres. The two-time MVP signed a record $700 million, 10-year contract as a free agent in …

Don Gullett, a standout major league pitcher who played for four consecutive World Series champions in the 1970s, died on Wednesday. He was 73. The Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Baseball Hall of Fame all paid tribute to Gullett in social media posts. There was no information provided on his death, but the Cincinnati Enquirer reported he had recent …

The new sign outside the Texas Rangers’ training facility in Surprise, Arizona, became a favorite photo opportunity on Wednesday. “World Series Champions. 2023.” “I’ve gotten even a deeper appreciation of what these guys did. It was just incredible year with a lot of ups and downs,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. “I mean, yeah, got some pretty big hits on …

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Retired St. Louis Cardinals All-Star pitcher Adam Wainwright has joined the MLB Network as an on-air analyst. Wainwright will make his debut on opening day, March 28, the network said Tuesday. He will work the Cardinals’ game against San Francisco at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 20. Wainwright went 200-128 with a 3.53 ERA …

TORONTO (AP) — Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodríguez and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $32 million, five-year contract on Friday. A 26-year-old right-hander, Rodríguez was 6-2 with a 1.15 ERA over 56 relief appearances in 2022 with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Central League. He struck out 60 and walked 18 over 54 2/3 innings. He had a 2.45 ERA …

NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Diekman and the New York Mets finalized a $4 million, one-year contract on Tuesday that includes a club option. New York holds a $4 million option for 2025 that becomes guaranteed if the left-handed reliever pitches in at least 58 games this year. The sides agreed to terms last week, subject to a successful physical. …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtanimania descended on Dodger Stadium on Saturday, with fans getting their first in-person glimpse of the two-way superstar wearing blue. Ohtani, of course, spent the last six seasons playing for the red-clad Angels in Anaheim, which for Dodgers fans may as well be as far away as his native Japan. Now, Ohtani is theirs. And …