Next season, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is hoping to roll out the automated ball-strike challenge system league-wide — a ...

The Mets catcher keeps making strides in the minors as he searches to regain his power: "All I’ve seen him do is work his ...

Arencibia, a former major-league catcher who is bilingual, told Acuña, “Let’s see your hands a little higher up and your bat a bit farther back. Let’s see how you feel. ...

Arencibia was taken in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2007 draft. He crushed minor league pitching, bashing 80 home runs between 2008-10, giving fans the hope that he would be the club’s ...

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Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia’s presence on social media makes it easy for the cynical to see him as some kind of publicity whore, but the fact is it’s just the way he’s wired.

Arencibia was a first-round pick in the 2007 draft after a terrific college career at Tennessee, and three years later he was named MVP of the Pacific Coast League.

TORONTO – Where some see flaws, J.P. Arencibia sees progress. Where others see regression, he sees room for improvement. Where others see the need for a replacement, he sees no reason to doubt ...

For J.P. Arencibia it has been a matter of clearing his mind before clearing the bases. The rookie catcher had been struggling at the plate for the Toronto Blue Jays and his average was dipping ...