Major League Baseball

The Tampa Bay Rays begin the 2022 Major League Baseball season Friday against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field.

Fans came out to Carpenter Complex in Clearwater to watch the Philadelphia Phillies during their first spring training workout after a 99-day lockout.

Players will start to report for optional workouts as early as Friday ahead of the start of the season April 7. Here are answers to some questions you might have.

The new collective bargaining agreement must be approved by both sides before it becomes official. Baseball would return on April 7 if it's accepted.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that another two series of games are being canceled, as players will not be paid for the games they don't play.

Manfred made the statement a month after Major League Baseball nixed the Rays' split-season plan with Montreal.

Spring training workouts are to start Feb. 16, and baseball’s ninth work stoppage could threaten opening day on March 31.

The beloved Red Sox player who helped put an end to the "Curse of the Bambino" was voted into the elite group in his first year on the ballot. Bonds and Clemens fell short in their final year.

Brian Auld said two open-air stadiums, one in the Tampa area and one in Montreal, could as much as double attendance at games.

In addition to $10 tickets for select seats, the Rays will offer discounts on some concessions.

Toronto played its first two homestands at its spring training ballpark in Dunedin and will play its final games there between May 14-24.

NPR's Scott Simon offers his thoughts on why the value of baseball cards shouldn't be measured in dollars.