Baseball

3/13/2026 |  Team USA makes roster changes ahead of World Baseball Classic quarterfinals (CBS Sports) In advance of their match-up with Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Team USA has made some roster changes.
Such between-round pitching staff churn isn't unusual in the WBC, and that's indeed what the United States has done ahead of Friday's knockout game. Out is starter Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, as well as Michael Wacha of the Royals and Ryan Yarbrough of the Yankees, who pitched out of the bullpen during pool play. New to the active U.S. roster are right-handed relievers Will Vest of the Tigers and Tyler Rogers of the Blue Jays, along with lefty reliever Tim Hill of the Yankees. 

3/13/2026 |  CNBC’s Official MLB Team Valuations 2026: Here’s how the 30 franchises stack up (CNBC Sports) The average Major League Baseball team is now worth $2.95 billion, up 13% from a year ago.
The New York Yankees retain their spot at the top of the heap, worth $9 billion, 13% more than last year. Besides playing in the biggest market, the Yankees have won 27 championships — 16 more than runner-up St. Louis — and are widely considered by sports bankers to be baseball’s biggest brand. 

3/13/2026 |  For baseball's tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone (Fox Sports) PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 “and some change,” he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues' Automated Ball-Strike System.

3/13/2026 |  Big Picture: 'Hall of Famer' Brian Cashman Changes With the Times, Blocks Out Noise (Fox Sports) George M. Steinbrenner Field (Tampa) – Brian Cashman walked into his office at the spring training facility for the New York Yankees and pulled up a TikTok video on his iPad. He had already seen this video but thought it was funny enough to watch it again.

3/13/2026 |  Mark DeRosa derides 'false narratives' about misunderstanding WBC rules, then gets Team USA's record wrong (Yahoo Sports) Team USA has advanced to the knockout rounds of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, and the two narratives they’ll be carrying with them are a) how close they came to a mortifying elimination in pool play and b) their manager quite publicly flubbing on the rules of the tournament.