Spring Training Report: The Boys Are Back In Town
Winter is beginning to thaw, which can mean only one thing: it's time for baseball to return!
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Winter is beginning to thaw, which can mean only one thing: it's time for baseball to return!
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2016 and are even more stacked now with Yu Darvish in the starting rotation.
A person familiar with the negotiations says slugger J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $110 million, five-year contract.
The MLB imposed stricter limits on mound visits by players in an effort to speed games, but decided against a 20-second pitch clock for the 2018 season.
Many players remain without homes as spring training camps open across Arizona and Florida, and Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is fully aware of it.
The 34-year-old Volquez will not pitch this season while recovering from ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow last August.
Cashner went 11-11 with a 3.40 ERA for the Rangers last year.
A team-by-team look at the American League West entering spring training.
Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who earned more than $43 million over 14 seasons, denied allegations Wednesday that he is a cocaine dealer.
Yu Darvish and the Cubs have finalized their $126 million, six-year contract. Darvish joins a rotation that includes Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, Jose Quintana and Tyler Chatwood.
Derek Jeter is heading to his first MLB spring training since his final season with the Yankees in 2014. But now he is with the Marlins, and he's sitting in the CEO's chair.
Hall of Famer and World Series champion John Smoltz discusses the Atlanta Braves dynasty and a new documentary about the franchise.
Plouffe hit .198 with nine homers and 19 RBIs in 100 games for Oakland and Tampa Bay, which acquired him June 17.
Roy Halladay's No. 32 will be retired by the Toronto Blue Jays before their opener against the New York Yankees on March 29.
Former Rangers pitcher Esteban Loaiza is facing felony drug charges after he was caught transporting 20 kilos of heroin or cocaine, according to Yahoo's Jeff Passan.
Ace Yu Darvish and the Chicago Cubs have reached agreement on a $126 million, six-year contract, according to a report by The Athletic.
The AL West is home to the World Series champion Houston Astros and now Shohei Ohtani, the pitcher-outfielder from Japan coveted by the Rangers before he signed instead with the Los Angeles Angels.
The Texas Rangers have traded Russell Wilson to the New York Yankees according to the club. Yes, that Russell Wilson. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback.
Home run king Barry Bonds will have his No. 25 jersey retired this August by the San Francisco Giants when his former Pittsburgh Pirates are in town.
MLBPA head Tony Clark said that the number of rebuilding teams and unsigned free agents in a historically slow market is threatening baseball's integrity, calling it a "race to the bottom."
Veteran infielder Darwin Barney has signed a minor league contract with the Rangers that includes an invitation to major league spring training. Texas announced with the deal on Monday.
World Series MVP George Springer and the Houston Astros avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $24 million, two-year contract.
A prominent baseball agent said players are angered over the slow free-agent market and suggested they consider boycotting spring training.
Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick is hoping Major League Baseball and the players' association can work out a deal to improve pace of play without imposing changes on the union unilaterally.
Divisive and hotly debated, the Chief Wahoo logo is being removed from the Cleveland Indians' uniform next year.
Supporters insist that the one-woman stage play will uplift the audience, even as they learn about Fannie Lou Hamer.
The Dallas franchise just completed its regular season and will host playoff games this weekend inside a newly constructed stadium court.
FBI hopes social media campaign will reach unreported hate crime victims.
As a young medical student, he said this isn't the career he imagined.
A CBS News Texas crew traveled from Amarillo to Houston to try to find the Texas State of Mind.
Supporters insist that the one-woman stage play will uplift the audience, even as they learn about Fannie Lou Hamer.
The Dallas franchise just completed its regular season and will host playoff games this weekend inside a newly constructed stadium court.
FBI hopes social media campaign will reach unreported hate crime victims.
As a young medical student, he said this isn't the career he imagined.
A CBS News Texas crew traveled from Amarillo to Houston to try to find the Texas State of Mind.
A Collin County man is facing an extremely rare traffic citation after an encounter that was caught on video.
The CBS Data Team learned there are about 5600 mail thefts reported every year in the North Texas region- that's more than 15 reported thefts a day.
For the past six months, the CBS News Texas I-Team has spoken with more than a dozen Medicare recipients who reported fraudulent activity on their accounts.
The officer was pursuing a stolen car in South Fort Worth when he collided with 57-year-old Andre Craig, who was killed in the crash.
Mothers Against Police Brutality accuses DPD of a "half century of unaccountable police brutality."
A CBS News Texas crew traveled from Amarillo to Houston to try to find the Texas State of Mind.
A CBS News Texas crew traveled from Marfa to Nacogdoches to try to find the Texas State of Mind.
Some voters may wish to only vote in some races. Here's what happens if you leave fields blank.
Former President Donald Trump said that his advisers deemed the line about protecting women "inappropriate."
The Trump campaign will place billboards in Erie, Pennsylvania; near Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and in Las Vegas.
At Fort Worth ISD's North Side High School, the sounds of an American sport on the field meet mariachi music in the stands.
With new foods, such as the "Drowning Taquitos" and the "Beso de Angel," Tony's Taco Shop owners say they don't take their success for granted.
Latinas in Tech DFW started back up last year after the pandemic. They have lots of opportunities for Latinas to network, connect, and learn new skills.
Anchor Ken Molestina shows us how he makes his Cuban coffee for the CBS News Texas newsroom.
Del Olmo, who has played golf his entire life, recalls how rare the sport was for people like him growing up in Mexico City.
As more seniors fall victim to financial scams, citizens and lawmakers search for stronger consumer protections.
Following an I-Team investigation, Sunnova Energy is facing legal action from nearly a dozen Texas families.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Recalled products were sent to distributors in 35 states and sold on Amazon, Dynarex said in notice posted by FDA.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
Colorado has seemingly eliminated one ingredient in the McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger E. coli outbreak as a cause for death and dozens of illnesses.
A notice to Costco customers urges them not to consume some packages of salmon over concerns it could be contaminated with listeria.
The EPA has finalized stricter rules meant to limit the exposure of children to lead paint.
Seventeen thousand workers depend on those containers to arrive by train or truck transport inside southern Dallas County’s International Inland Port.
Following an I-Team investigation, Sunnova Energy is facing legal action from nearly a dozen Texas families.
Elliott Hill is a TCU graduate and currently serves on the school's board of trustees.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
It's the eighth World Series title in franchise history for the Boys in Blue, and their second in five years.
"Discipline, focus, self-esteem - all the things that my sport taught me," Cowboys Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware said.
The Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy Lady Eagles were expected to compete for a state championship in a few months.
Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will compete in the Frisco-based tournament this February, organizers announced.
Kyrie Irving scored 16 of his 35 points in the third quarter, Luka Doncic had a late surge to finish with 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Scaring people for a living is a tough racket. "A bunch of teenagers that say 'Boo!' — that won't fly anymore," one haunted house veteran says.
Joe Exotic, made famous in the Netflix series "Tiger King" and currently serving time in federal prison, says he is engaged to a fellow inmate in Texas and hopes to get married.
As the 2024 election approaches, Aly & AJ reflect on surviving a mass shooting and why they're pushing for an assault weapons ban.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Check out photos of cars, trucks and SUV's on display this year at the Texas Auto Show at the State Fair of Texas.
We take a look back at Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia's time in Dallas.
Stars, stripes and plenty of fun in the sun is how Fort Worth celebrates the Fourth of July.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
