MLB Pipeline’s recent poll of league executives crowned McLean as the top pitching prospect in baseball, and that recognition matters because it came from people paid to evaluate talent without sentiment. Those same executives also placed the Mets seventh overall in farm system rankings, a result that feels both validating and slightly incomplete.

The Chicago Cubs entered the offseason with fans ready for them to make a big free agent splash for the first time in years after getting a taste of playoff suc

As things stand, Philadelphia's options at catcher are career backups Rafael Marchán and Garrett Stubbs. Victor Caratini and Jonah Heim are the top free agent catchers behind Realmuto, and trade candidates include Ryan Jeffers ( Twins) and Tyler Stephenson ( Reds ). One way or another, expect the Phillies to add a backstop in the coming weeks.

White Sox sign INF Munetaka Murakami Details: Two years, $34 million Stats: Hit 246 home runs in eight seasons for NPB's Tokyo Yakult Swallows, breaking the league record for most home runs in a season in 2022 (56).

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred recently proposed a deadline for free agents to sign contracts and one Red Sox executive thinks the idea should be considered.

With spring training camps opening in exactly one month, USA TODAY Sports examines the biggest needs top contenders may seek to address.

On Saturday, Royals pitcher and Pleasant Grove alum Michael Wacha and his family hosted its third annual Wacha Family and Friends all sports camp for young, aspiring athletes. “Growing up here in Texarkana,