Who is the best first baseman in the game today? MLB Network gave that title to Miguel Cabrera for a second straight year, but runner-up Paul Goldschmidt could make a move for the top spot this season.

Omar Minaya was hired by the Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday to be senior advisor to executive director Tony Clark.

The Dodgers’ desire to sign Cuban free agent Yoan Moncada has been tempered by the weighty penalties that would be levied against the club if it does.

Uniform numbers are revered more in Japan than America. That’s probably explained in part by the culture of free agency and trades in the U.S. decreasing the chances that a player will be identified by one number for his entire career. The most anticipated moment of the news conference announcing Ichiro’s signing with the Marlins on was the return of his iconic No. 51 to his uniform.

Ichiro Suzuki was thrilled to receive a warm welcome from his new club, which happened to occur more than 7,000 miles away from Miami, as Marlins officials traveled to Tokyo to introduce the veteran, who signed a one-year deal with the team this week.

The top 10 outfielders list annually has some of the most athletic and exciting prospects in the Minor Leagues, and this year is no different. Here is MLBPipeline.com’s breakdown of the top-ranked outfield prospects for 2015.

Bernie Pleskoff takes a look at which Phillies prospects could see the big leagues in 2015, including infielder Maikel Franco and left-hander Jesse Biddle, ranked No. 3 and No. 7 by MLB.com.

After an offseason filled with transactions and intrigue, Spring Training is fast approaching. That means it’s time for the unveiling of the latest MLBPipeline.com’s Top 100 Prospects list.

In addition to Ben Cherington’s upbeat talk of “untapped potential” in the Red Sox rotation, we’ve seen plenty of pooh-poohing of the “Boston needs an ace” topic by members of the Clay Buchholz-Rick Porcello-Justin Masterson-Wade Miley-Joe Kelly fivesome this winter. Maybe these guys are on to something.

Had he walked away earlier from the Los Angeles Raiders to focus entirely on baseball, Bo Jackson could have been the Mike Trout of his generation.

A 12-year-old Sam Fuld, still coming to terms with the Type 1 diabetes diagnosis he received two years earlier, took the field during batting practice at Fenway Park for a meeting with Tigers pitcher Bill Gullickson. A diabetic himself, Gullickson had just two minutes for Fuld, who has since lived out every word he heard during those 120 seconds.

There will likely be more than 215 starting pitchers during the season. MLB.com’s Bernie Pleskoff takes a look at the cream of the crop — a list of 30 starting pitchers with another eight who easily could have been included.

Fifteen years after winning the Caribbean Series with Puerto Rico as a player, former big leaguer Eduardo Perez is back in tournament with the Santurce club, this time as manager, and the baseball lifer wants to relive history.

Five team executives flew 18 hours to Japan to properly welcome Ichiro Suzuki — who signed a one-year, $2 million contract on Tuesday night — into the family.

Jenrry Mejia and the Mets have settled on a deal for 2015, agreeing on a $2.595 million contract.

By no means is Christian Yelich the first player to sign a contract with Louisville Slugger, but on Wednesday he became the first to do so at the facility in Louisville, Ky.

A week after adding Max Scherzer to the front of their rotation, the Nationals have agreed to a deal that addresses the only issue they faced on the way to Spring Training, adding another solid late-innings option in former Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen.