MLB Player News
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Hunter Greene SP | CIN
Reds' Hunter Greene: Shaky spring debut
Greene allowed four runs on five hits and one walk over one inning in Saturday's spring start against the Brewers.
Greene threw a total of 37 pitches (21 strikes) against eight batters over two different innings in his Cactus League debut. The right-hander used his typical arsenal of four-seamer, slider and splitter but not the two-seamer he'd worked on during the offseason. He was yanked in the first without retiring a batter and lamented his location to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. "Results obviously weren't great but going in, the plan - especially adjusting to the ABS - I wanted to fill the zone up. I was probably too middle today," Greene said. "Obviously, it's a good hitting team. I was trying to find a little bit more of those corners." Greene was better in his second inning, which included a walk, a groundout and double-play groundout. Despite the trials, the pitcher said he felt great, and manager Terry Francona was pleased with how the ball was coming out.
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Cristopher Sanchez SP | PHI
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez: Dominant in abbreviated outing
Sanchez allowed two hits and no walks in two scoreless innings during Saturday's Grapefruit League game against Toronto. He struck out four.
Following a breakout 2025 campaign that netted him his first All-Star nod, Sanchez picked up right where he left off a year ago while generating a whopping 12 whiffs across just 32 pitches in his first spring start. The left-hander was a model of consistency last season, submitting a league-leading 23 quality starts over 32 regular-season appearances.
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Brandon Sproat SP | MIL
Brewers' Brandon Sproat: Debuts with Brewers
Sproat allowed one earned run over 1.1 innings in Friday's spring game against the White Sox. He gave up three hits, struck out three batters and walked one.
Sproat made his first start since being acquired from the Mets and tossed 35 pitches while hitting 99.8 mph with his fastball, per Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sproat is in the mix for a spot at the back end of Milwaukee's rotation, though it may be a bit until roles are sorted out.
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Bryce Miller SP | SEA
Mariners' Bryce Miller: Dealing with side inflammation
Miller received a platelet-rich plasma injection Saturday to treat inflammation in his left side, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
Miller reported soreness after pitching in Thursday's Cactus League game against Cleveland, and an MRI later confirmed inflammation. He will now be shut down from throwing for five days, after which he'll begin playing light catch. A timeline for his return will emerge as he progresses in his throwing program.
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Freddy Peralta SP | NYM
Mets' Freddy Peralta: Dazzles in spring debut for Mets
Peralta struck out three over three perfect innings in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.
Making his first start of the spring, Peralta fired 18 of 29 pitches for strikes while fanning Jose Fermin, Nathan Church and Blaze Jordan. The 29-year-old right-hander had been named the Mets' Opening Day starter earlier in the day, and he heads into his first season in Queens having reached 200 strikeouts in each of the last three seasons for the Brewers, posting a 3.40 ERA and 1.14 WHIP during that time with a 10.7 K/9.
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Austin Peterson SP | CLE
Guardians' Austin Peterson: Out 6-to-8 weeks
Peterson was diagnosed with a right triceps strain Saturday and will require roughly 6-to-8 weeks of recovery time, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Peterson suffered the injury during his appearance in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Dodgers. He won't be able to make another appearance this spring and will almost certainly begin the regular season on either the Guardians' injured list or Triple-A Columbus' IL.
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Jose Corniell SP | TEX
Rangers' Jose Corniell: Dealing with soreness
Manager Skip Schumaker said Saturday that Corniell has been dealing with back and triceps soreness this spring, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Corniell's injury has prevented him from getting into a Cactus League game thus far, though Schumaker noted that the young reliever looked good during a side session Thursday. The Rangers will continue to bring him back slowly, though his availability for Opening Day doesn't seem to be a concern at this point.
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Brayan Bello SP | BOS
Red Sox's Brayan Bello: Rough spring continues
Bello allowed five runs on four hits and one walk while striking out one over two innings in Friday's spring start against Atlanta.
Bello was knocked around for a second time in Grapefruit League action. While results in spring training games are less important than the process and getting work in, the right-hander's 24.30 ERA over 3.1 innings is hard to overlook. He's allowed nine runs one eight hits and two walks over 3.1 innings while allowing a .471 batting average. A change of scenery may be good for Bello, who will depart camp to participate for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. DR manager Albert Pujols has scheduled Bello to start March 9 against Israel, per Aaliyan Mohammed of NESN.com.
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MacKenzie Gore SP | TEX
Rangers' MacKenzie Gore: Better in second start
Gore allowed three hits and struck out one over three scoreless innings in Friday's spring start against the White Sox.
After allowing two runs and three hits over 1.2 innings in his Cactus League debut, Gore was better his second time out, throwing 38 pitches (27 strikes). The lefty also took a comebacker off his leg but gathered the ball and got the out. Texas trainers paid him a visit, but Gore stayed in the game, per Matt Postins of SI.com. Gore is expected to serve as the third or fourth starter in the Rangers' rotation.
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Logan Taylor Allen SP | CLE
Guardians' Logan Allen: Fits in one more start before WBC
Allen allowed two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over three innings in Friday's spring start against the Cubs.
Allen made his second Cactus League start and final one before he joins Team Panama in the World Baseball Classic. The left-hander upped his pitch count to 51 (34 strikes). "It felt really good," Allen told Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. "Happy to get through three innings clean. Really feeling like I'm in a good spot. Everything's moving pretty good." The plan going forward is for Allen to stay on five-day routine while with Panama and build up his pitch count as a pitcher normally would in spring training.