The Braves extended their tireless and relentless roster reconstruction process on Friday by signing veteran outfielder Eric Young Jr. to a Minor League contract.

Some of the prominent all-time Marlins players, who endured the scorching heat and countless rain delays at Sun Life Stadium, are glad to finally see South Florida rewarded with an All-Star Game.

The 2017 All-Star Game is a triumph of persistence and a tribute to all the men and women who relentlessly pursued a two-decade dream of building a first-class ballpark in South Florida.

In a passionate article for The Players’ Tribune website, Andrew McCutchen offered his thoughts on the Jackie Robinson West Little League team and the financial challenges facing youth in baseball.

It’s no secret the Twins have one of the best farm systems in baseball. The Twins had six players ranked among MLB.com’s Top 100 prospect list, including Byron Buxton as the No. 1 overall prospect for a second straight year.

Several high-profile arbitration cases were finalized Friday, with a pair of teams reportedly coming away as winners, while others reached last-minute settlements.

After an uneventful high school career as a pitcher and nearly four years in the military, Daniel Lewis is trying to make the transition to big leaguer. The Cubs hope he also can help Minor Leaguers learn the importance of teamwork.

As pitchers and catchers get ready to report for Spring Training, some of the nation’s top youth players will meet in Florida this weekend for the USSSA Presidents’ Day Super NIT and All-Star Classic.

Last spring, the Cubs’ prospects received most of the attention in camp. This year is no different with more young players adding excitement in Chicago for 2015.

As MLB.com’s Spring Training primer continues, it’s time to introduce some of the prospects who will be on display for the Red Sox in Spring Training. The farm system is deep in upper-level talent, and many of these promising youngsters will get a chance to show their stuff in the coming weeks.

While we wait for spring-training camps to open and for Cuban sensation Yoan Moncada to choose which team gets to pay upwards of $80 million for his services, Jim Callis answers fans questions about the infielder and more.

For years, the AL East ruled as the toughest division in baseball. But no more. These days, with rising revenues and playoff expansion, the landscape of baseball has gotten much tougher to decipher.

Does having the home-field advantage matter in the Fall Classic? It has of late. Since the All-Star Game began to be used to determine the home-field advantage in 2003, the winner of the Midsummer Classic has won eight of 12 World Series championships.

Spencer Levin has put a lot of PGA Tour road between himself and the days of playing baseball year after year as a kid, but he can be spotted wearing a cap with the MLB.com logo on it in this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

David Price, Alex Avila and Yoenis Cespedes are among the 10 potential free agents who will be under the spotlight this season.

Saturday will be a special Valentine’s Day for Nationals outfielder Denard Span. He is engaged to Shadonna Copeland, who is from the Tampa area. The couple plans to get married sometime in December.

Marlins Park is set to take center stage for baseball’s biggest midseason attraction. Major League Baseball on Friday announced the colorful, retractable-roof facility will host the 2017 All-Star Game.