Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Mike Trout plans to spend the season persuading Shohei Ohtani, who’s a free agent in nine months, to stay with the Angels, promising better times.

Buckle up, baseball fans! Get ready for a wacky, crazy, explosive spring training with tempers rising before opening day.

Just when the Houston Astros’ Alex Bregman thought his hoop days were over, along comes an opportunity exceeding his wildest, craziest imagination.

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.

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.

The 32-year-old will be full-time in MLB this season, a stunning rise for the Compton native who never thought he’d end up an umpire.

Scott Rolen got in but a few other worthy candidates fell short in 2023. Is it time to be more forgiving?

A-Rod is one of baseball’s most polarizing stars ever, with PEDs forever tainting the slugging infielder’s legacy.

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.

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.