Mariners top prospect Colt Emerson doesn't have a hit this spring. But a 14-pitch at-bat Sunday could be a defining moment.

Ray’s second Cactus League start was an encapsulation of the 33-year-old veteran at his best. He touched 96 mph with his fastball. He generated whiffs with his changeup, a pitch he learned from last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal. He filled up the zone, landing 29 strikes on 36 pitches.

There have been 2,555 major league pitchers who had Tommy John surgery. Of those, 162 had a second procedure, and fewer still achieved their previous level of success.

PORT ST. LUCIE — The journey back to this spot has been a long one for Max Kranick, but he has a puncher’s chance of making the Mets roster. Kranick, 27, has not pitched in the majors since 2022. That’s when, while playing for the Astros, he underwent Tommy John surgery that sidelined him the entire 2023 season.

Twins Daily’s Ultimate Guide to Twins Spring Training has some tips on YOUR perfect time to come to spring training, but I’ll need to update it for the nichiest of nichy interest groups: the starting pitching geeks.

“While Roberts may have gotten back at Ohtani on Friday, the real winner of the whole ordeal might have been Decoy, Ohtani’s dog, who had a blast playing with the giant pile of ball-pit balls the manager left behind,” Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com wrote.

The Orioles’ first week of their 2025 spring training schedule is in the books. Here are five early trends to keep an eye on moving forward.

Jacob deGrom received an important update as Texas Rangers' 2025 spring training continues to move forward.

The Blue Jays have work to do in terms of developing young pitchers, sorting out their bench and planning their management style before the 2025 season starts.

The right-hander has had a long road back from Tommy John and back surgeries, but was feeling good and healthy this spring. That came to a screeching halt on Tuesday.

So far, that progression has advanced to the point where Bieber is throwing bullpens utilizing two different fastballs, his four-seamer and his cutter. He anticipates adding more pitches when he has his next bullpen on Tuesday, and then he’ll throw another bullpen on Friday before the team decides on the next course of action.