Baseball

2/17/2026 |  Mets owner Steve Cohen says club won’t have a captain as long as he’s in charge (Associated Press (AP)) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets owner Steve Cohen likes the vibe in a revamped clubhouse, and says he’ll never have a captain in charge of that scene.
“As long as I’m owning the team, there will never be a team captain,” Cohen said in his first meeting with reporters at spring training Monday. “That was my decision. My view is the locker room is unique. And let the locker room sort it out, year in, year out.”

2/17/2026 |  Yankees captain Aaron Judge, like many fans, fretted for much of offseason over lack of moves (Associated Press (AP)) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge fretted like many Yankees fans as big-name free agents kept signing elsewhere.
“It was brutal,” the New York captain said Monday after the year’s first full-squad workout. “Early on it was pretty tough to watch. I’m like: Man, we’re the New York Yankees. Let’s go out there and get the right people.”

2/17/2026 |  Judge frustrated by slow winter; says Yanks now in good spot (ESPN) TAMPA, Fla. -- Aaron Judge fretted like many Yankees fans as big-name free agents kept signing elsewhere.
"It was brutal," the New York captain said Monday after the team's first full-squad workout. "Early on it was pretty tough to watch. I'm like, 'Man, we're the New York Yankees. Let's go out there and get the right people.'"

2/17/2026 |  Tony Clark intends to resign as MLB players’ union head, AP source says, as possible cap fight looms (Associated Press (AP)) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Clark intends to resign as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a person familiar with union’s deliberations said Tuesday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because his decision, first reported by ESPN, had not been announced. The person said an announcement was likely later Tuesday.

2/16/2026 |  Shohei Ohtani for Cy Young? Why it's a long shot for Dodgers superstar in 2026 (CBS Sports) Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is going to finish his career having won pretty much everything a player can. He's already done most of it. Ohtani is a four-time MVP, a four-time Silver Slugger, the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year, a two-time World Series champ and the NLCS MVP. One item that remains absent in Ohtani's trophy case is the Cy Young award. His best finish was fourth in AL Cy Young voting in 2022