Todd Helton was a five-time All-Star by the time Troy Tulowitzki made his MLB debut, and the veteran made a big impression on the young shortstop. “I respected him so much for what he did on a daily basis,” Tulo said recently.

The Pirates’ bullpen entered the offseason as arguably the club’s greatest strength, and now they’ve bolstered it further, reaching an agreement on a one-year, $10.5 million contract with free-agent reliever Aroldis Chapman, a source told MLB.com‘s Mark Feinsand.

Manny Machado’s subpar 2023 season can be largely attributed to the fact that he played through serious elbow pain for most of the second half — and yet he still hit 30 homers with a .782 OPS.

St. Louis inked center fielder Tommy Edman to a two-year contract that will allow both sides to focus solely on the season ahead, the club announced on Monday.

Hall of Famer and Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg said Monday that he has begun treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, which was diagnosed last month.