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Position Changes Outfielders Performance Issues Giancarlo Stanton First Base Kyle Schwarber Outfield Positioning Nick Castellanos Pinch Hitting Relief Pitcher

Dodgers Limit Shohei Ohtani to Pitching Only Against Marlins

The move reflects a plan to ease his load on a shorter turn.

Jurickson Profar Cleared for Braves Camp After Sports-Hernia Surgery With DH Role Expected

Pete Alonso Hits Free Agency as Red Sox, Phillies Surface as Top Pursuits

Bo Bichette Nears ALCS Decision After Jogging and Live At-Bats

Dodgers Weigh Ohtani as Postseason Reliever as Roberts Rules Out Outfield Role

Isaac Paredes Runs and Fields for First Time Since Hamstring Strain, Return Still Unclear

Chicago Cubs Activate Ian Happ from IL, Option Moises Ballesteros to Triple-A

Rafael Devers Sets MLB Record with 15 Strikeouts in First Five Games

Rafael Devers Struggles as Red Sox DH with Historic Strikeout Start

Joc Pederson Joins Texas Rangers on Two-Year, $37 Million Deal

Joc Pederson Declines Diamondbacks' 2025 Option, Enters Free Agency

Cardinals' Willson Contreras Fractures Finger, Heads to Injured List