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Baseball season is right around the corner, and the Arizona Diamondbacks take the field for spring training next month. Feb. 12 marks the first day of practices for the Diamondbacks as the teams catchers and pitchers break in the new season at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale.

Opening Day for the Diamondbacks' regular season is a night game at Chase Field on March 27 at 7:10 p.m., against the Chicago Cubs. Arizona's opening series is four games against the Cubs from March 27 to March 30, all starting at different times.

For Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick, four-time All-Star and former Orioles ace Corbin Burnes was a worthy investment.

The Toronto Blue Jays were unable to land top free agent Roki Sasaki, which puts Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s future in more doubt than ever.

Corbin Burnes hit the market this offseason as one of the most wanted and most reliable starters available. Here’s how he landed close to home with the Diamondb

Scott Boras helped secure a record bag for Juan Soto from the New York Mets, but the results for other clients like Cody Bellinger, Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman have been decidedly mixed so far this offseason.

Spring training is less than a month away, but there is still plenty of MLB offseason business to tackle. A handful of notable players remain on the free-agent market, including Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso,

Even Guerrero’s relatively short remaining window of team control doesn’t fully illustrate how quickly the Blue Jays are reaching a crossroads, however. Guerrero has made clear that he set a deadline for negotiations of the first full day of Spring Training with the club’s front office.

With Spring Training only a month away and dozens of free agents still looking for jobs, it seemed like a good time to dive into the inbox and answer some hot stove questions. Some questions have been

St. Louis Cardinals, by not making significant additions from outside, have placed pressure squarely on their returning players and staff.