Sure, there are the building block wins, the steps that build impressions and create early excitement. There may be some recognizable names along the way. It’s different when the real step up arrives.

Luis Ortiz is the kind of player teams want to be the first one off the plane or bus as an imposing pitcher with the stuff to back it up. He was already on the Guardians' radar when he took the mound ...

The Mets signed Ortiz (elbow) to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Ortiz will miss most, if not all, of the 2025 ...

2025 STATS: 37 G, .257/.352/.444, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 17 R, 2 SB, 11.5% BB%, 23.0% K%, .310 BABIP, .365 wOBA, 121 wRC+ ANALYSIS: Ortiz signed with the Rangers after he didn't hear his name called in the ...

NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians' pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he took bribes to help gamblers win bets placed on pitches he threw. His teammate, Guardians former ...

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation and was placed on non-disciplinary leave Thursday, two people with knowledge of the ...

Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz is bracing himself for a National League MVP outcome that will leave him a bit bitter. Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is regarded as the MVP favorite, even ...

Perhaps not since James Toney has boxing seen a talent quite like Teofimo Lopez at the elite level. Lopez, just 23, proved capable of defeating Vasyl Lomachenko to unify the lightweight division. Last ...

With the process still tainted by the steroid era, David Ortiz was the lone player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, while others like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were shut out. "Big ...