Baseball

3/3/2026 |  Judge relishes opportunity as U.S. captain in WBC, especially with conflict raging in Middle East (Associated Press (AP)) PHOENIX (AP) — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge said putting on a Team USA jersey Monday carried special significance, especially considering the conflict raging across the Middle East after the U.S-Israel joint strikes on Iran that started three days ago.

3/3/2026 |  MLB 2026: Inside New York Mets' makeover -- and what's next (ESPN) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Steve Cohen went to sleep annoyed the night of Jan. 15. The New York Mets' billionaire owner hoped Kyle Tucker would accept his club's four-year, $220 million offer, but the star outfielder chose to join the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. With the winter's best free agent off the board, the Mets, in the process of a thorough roster revamp, were eager to pivot. And everyone knew it.

3/3/2026 |  New Era and Adidas Expand NCAA Partnership for Baseball (SGB UPDATE) New Era reported that its partnership with Adidas has been expanded to include equipping all Adidas partner schools in the Power Four conferences with New Era on-field caps.
Launched in Spring 2025 with the Texas A&M Aggies, Miami Hurricanes and Arizona State Sun Devils, the partnership will continue to grow this season to include the University of Louisville Cardinals, NC State University Wolfpack, University of Kansas Jayhawks, Texas Tech University Red Raiders, Indiana University Hoosiers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhuskers, and Mississippi State University Bulldogs.

3/3/2026 |  Record Number of MLB Stars in WBC Fuels Viewership Expectations (Front Office Sports) It often hasn’t been easy in the development of the World Baseball Classic, including this year, but the international tournament is poised for a marked escalation in viewership and overall fan interest this time around.
The event is back for its sixth iteration, 20 years after its debut, and with an unprecedented level of star power. As WBC pool play begins Wednesday night in Tokyo (Thursday afternoon local time), a record 78 MLB All-Stars are taking part in the event, including 36 from the 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta.

3/2/2026 |  MLB Salary Cap Proposal: What a Cap and Floor Could Look Like (DEADSPIN) The proposed cap would be between $260 and $280 million, and the proposed floor would be between $140 and $160 million. Currently, five teams are above the upper quadrant of the proposed cap, and eleven teams are below the bottom quadrant of the floor. That’s probably the biggest issue to address when discussing a proposed cap.