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R.J. Anderson

CBS Sports Staff

10 notable MLB players returning from major injury in 2026: Gerrit Cole, Zack Wheeler and more

Not all are back for Opening Day but more than a few teams are counting on these players to return to form

Five prospects who could break Opening Day rosters: Konnor Griffin, Carson Benge and more MLB-ready players

New incentives have encouraged teams to stop slow-playing MLB debuts. So who could we see in 2026?

MLB robot umpires are here to stay: Everything to know about ABS challenge system

The ABS system is back in spring training and will be used during the MLB regular season for the first time

Yankees' Aaron Judge has one more tool he wants to add to his repertoire for the 2026 MLB season

Judge is coming off his third MVP award and still looking to improve

Bryce Harper still mystified by Dave Dombrowski's 'elite' comments as Phillies open 2026 spring training

Harper said comments from the Phillies exec in October are 'kind of wild to me, still'

Elroy Face dies at 97: Pirates Hall of Famer pitcher helped club win 1960 World Series

Face developed one of the best forkballs in the sport's history during his 16-year MLB career

MLB Draft candidates: Five college baseball programs to watch in 2026 as NCAA season kicks off

Ahead of the July draft, let's look at some schools with the most impressive rosters

Jackson Holliday injury: Orioles second baseman to miss Opening Day after breaking hamate bone

Mets star Francisco Lindor and Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll have also suffered hamate injuries this spring

Way-too-early 2027 MLB free agency rankings: Tarik Skubal, Bo Bichette (maybe), Jazz Chisholm Jr. and more

As the offseason winds down and spring training camps open, let's jump a calendar year

Tarik Skubal wins arbitration case vs. Tigers, sets MLB record with $32 million salary for 2026 season

The Tigers filed at $19 million, a record gap of $13 million

MLB rumors: What Framber Valdez, arbitration mean for Tarik Skubal; Mets trade targets still drawing interest

Here are Thursday's most notable MLB transactions and rumors

Predicting MLB's No. 1 prospect of the 2027 season: Which top players will soar up the rankings?

Let's break down the possible successors to Kevin McGonigle in the top spot

R.J. Anderson joined CBS Sports in 2016. He previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus, where he contributed to five of the New York Times bestselling annuals. His work has also appeared in Newsweek and Baseball America, as well as on ESPN.com and Wired.com.

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