After a bumpy 2025 season, the Atlanta Braves brought in some reinforcements this offseason to try and avoid that same fate. One of their most notable moves was signing free agent relief pitcher ...

Sterner has given up four runs on four hits while striking out 12 and walking three across six innings during spring training, and Jason Burke of SI.com didn't list him as a closer candidate for the A ...

Bryan Abreu has been one of baseball's most valuable relievers over the past four seasons. Sam Navarro / Imagn Images WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Bryan Abreu personifies the problem with being a setup man ...

As spring training winds to an end, many of the bullpen situations we evaluated last month have gained a lot of clarity, mostly in the closer-by-committee situations. So as we head into the biggest ...

Rogers has a 4.50 ERA this spring with a 6:3 K:BB in four innings. He's still likely in the mix to close games but manager Derek Shelton said he has no plans for how he'll distribute save ...

All-Star closer Mason Miller will be available for Team USA in Tuesday night's championship game of the World Baseball Classic against Venezuela, manager Mark DeRosa said. San Diego Padres manager ...

Utilizing a closer by committee is not a unique approach. The Detroit Tigers may take that concept to another level in 2026. The Tigers are set to enter the 2026 season with three pitchers who ...

It surprised everyone a little bit last season when the San Diego Padres traded for Mason Miller and didn't make him their closer. But they had Robert Suarez in that role, and they kept him there, so ...

Should Mason Miller pitch Tuesday, it would mark three appearances in five days — a significant workload. Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images MIAMI — With the United States one win from its second World ...

The Houston Astros were dealt a tough break on Wednesday, March 11. Josh Hader will miss Opening Day and begin the season on the injured list with biceps inflammation, according to The Athletic’s ...

Although Canada was eliminated in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals, fans of the Toronto Blue Jays still have plenty to keep an eye on in the semifinal showdown between Team USA and the ...

The Houston Astros won't have six-time All-Star closer Josh Hader at the start of the 2026 MLB season. Hader, who is dealing with left biceps tendinitis, is making progress in his recovery, but will ...