TAMPA, Fla. — During a Yankees spring training that’s been overloaded with injuries to key players, there have been some feel-good storylines. Outfielder prospect Everson Pereira is looking great after having Tommy John surgery last May.
We reached out to decision-makers with all 30 teams to identify players on their club who are turning heads this spring in camp.
The Mets trimmed their major league spring training roster by 13 on Tuesday, including a former closer who made 22 saves only two seasons ago.
Pitcher Jacob deGrom and outfielder Wyatt Langford each made their first spring training appearance with the Texas Rangers on Saturday. DeGrom struck out three while pitching two perfect innings against Kansas City.
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.
All I'm hoping for in the first week of Spring Training is for players to stay healthy. Anything more than that is gravy. Let's talk gravy. Alex Bregman made his Red Sox debut Sunday against the Blue Jays,
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.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole allowed six runs in 2.2 innings facing the Twins in his last start on Thursday in Tampa.