The start of spring training for the 2025 MLB season is days away. Here's what to know before all 30 Major League Baseball teams return to the field.

Reds star Matt McLain reported for spring training on Monday. Position players don't need to report until Saturday, but McLain showed up on Monday with the rest of the pitchers and catchers. McLain missed the entire 2024 season after sustaining a shoulder injury in spring training.

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As the Dodgers head toward their first workout of spring training on Tuesday, here’s a reminder of the roster changes that have taken place over the winter.

You get to that place in the offseason towards the end, where it feels like you’re waiting for the first day of school,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said. “... It feels a little bit early because of [the Tokyo Series],

Ladies and gentlemen, it's baseball season. Players are arriving at Spring Training complexes in Arizona and Florida, and every club will hold its first pitchers-and-catchers workout before the end of this week.