By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
12:16 AM EDT
One team with the top two Cy Young Award finishers? It hasn't happened often -- only five times by four different pairs of pitchers -- but it's definitely in play this season. In our third Cy Young poll of 2024, a pair of teammates took the first two spots in
By Keegan Matheson @KeeganMatheson
June 10, 2024
MILWAUKEE -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s bat took over Toronto's 3-1 loss to the Brewers on Monday, but not how you’d think. In the fourth inning, Vladdy’s bat flew out of his hands and whizzed over the Blue Jays’ dugout into the netting above as players ducked and scrambled. But it
By Josh Kirshenbaum
12:30 AM EDT
SEATTLE -- From the absolute depths to the most dramatic way to begin to a homestand. Down to their final six outs against the bottom-feeders of the Major Leagues on Monday, the Mariners pulled off an improbable comeback, plating four runs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the
Lefty returns to site of nightmarish finish to '23 and pitches 7 brilliant innings
By Jackson Stone @Jackson_Stoneee
12:59 AM EDT
KANSAS CITY -- Carlos Rodón’s last trip to Kansas City had been gnawing at him for months. So much so that when he looked at the schedule this season, he circled this four-game set in his mind, relishing the opportunity to get payback on the Royals. On Monday night, Rodón
By Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports
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Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
Burnes' hot stretch continues with career-high 9th consecutive quality start
By Jake Rill @JakeDRill
June 10, 2024
ST. PETERSBURG -- Once a house of horrors, Tropicana Field now feels like home to the Orioles -- and not only because of the sea of loud, energetic orange-clad fans who are filling the seats behind the third-base dugout every time the Birds come to town. The O’s have made
By Maria Guardado @mi_guardado
12:59 AM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO -- Austin Slater delivered an RBI single to left field to cap a three-run rally in the bottom of the 10th inning and lift the Giants to a 4-3 walk-off win over the Astros in Monday night’s series opener at Oracle Park. The Astros scored two runs off
Statcast's bat-tracking data isn't just for hitters
By Mike Petriello
12:16 AM EDT
“The whole premise of pitching is to keep the ball off the barrel,” 13-year veteran pitcher Wade LeBlanc said to Japanese media in 2016, as he was finishing up a stint with the Saitama Seibu Lions. “To keep guys from hitting the ball hard. It's not necessarily [to] strike everybody
By Shaun O'Neill @oapostrophesd
44 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO -- It was a lights-out Major League debut for reliever Michel Otañez on Monday night during the A’s 6-1 loss to the Padres. As if coming into a bases-loaded situation in his first game wasn’t challenging enough, Otañez got only three pitches in before the lights literally went
By Matthew Ritchie @mkrwrt
12:16 AM EDT
Faye Davis remembers every time she left church early on Sundays. Sure, the youthful satisfaction that comes from being able to sneak away from a sermon is exciting enough, but it was more about where Davis was heading after church that elicits joy and rosy memories, bringing laughs and full
By Michael Clair @michaelsclair
June 10, 2024
Known for massive blasts and a patient batting eye, Rintaro Sasaki made major news when the then-high schooler opted out of the NPB Draft where he was expected to go first overall to instead enroll at Stanford University. Set to be a freshman in the fall, the 6-foot, 250-pound Sasaki
By Do-Hyoung Park @dohyoungpark
June 10, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins were the first North American professional sports franchise to name themselves after their home state, not their home city -- so, it should come as no surprise that the Twins used their “City Connect” jersey as more of a “State Connect” concept. The team representing
By Theo DeRosa @Theo_DeRosa
June 10, 2024
Want to give the gift of baseball for Father’s Day? MLB.TV has just the deal for you. During the MLB.TV Father’s Day Sale, the All Teams Yearly package -- which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your favorite supported devices -- is now just
By Jackson Stone @Jackson_Stoneee
12:57 AM EDT
KANSAS CITY -- Juan Soto’s long-awaited return to the Yankees’ lineup after a three-game absence came Monday night in Kansas City, but without Aaron Judge’s protection behind him. Judge, the American League Player of the Week, was given a day off for the Yankees' 4-2 win over the Royals at
By Jason Foster @ByJasonFoster
June 10, 2024
Francisco Lindor might've been in London on a work trip, but he still took time to be a tourist – and maybe even imagine himself as a star in another sport. Of all the attractions Lindor and his Mets teammates got to visit while in town last week for their
By Do-Hyoung Park @dohyoungpark
June 10, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS -- How exactly does a Major League pitcher add 3.5 mph of average velocity to his fastball in less than a week? Chris Paddack revealed after his start at Yankee Stadium last Wednesday that he owes much of that to a conversation on the airplane with one of his
By Christopher Cornejo
June 10, 2024
Major League Baseball started its “Summer of Development” in style, hosting dozens of elite high school-age players at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla., for the first Breakthrough Series event of the summer. From the moment the players and coaches arrived, it was all baseball. The staff
By Benjamin Hill @BensBiz
June 10, 2024
Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the month of May, features reptile cameos, offensive explosions, oppositional surnames and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get in touch
By Adam McCalvy
June 10, 2024
MILWAUKEE -- As one Brewers pitching prospect faces the possibility that his promising rookie season may be over, another is on the way up for a team thriving with a patchwork starting rotation. Colin Rea delivered seven innings of one-run ball and Willy Adames homered as part of a two-RBI
By Will Leitch @williamfleitch
June 9, 2024
There are only 30 teams in baseball, so, by definition, there is only so much of a jump you can make in one week. The Dodgers are always in the top 10, so even if they go 7-0 in a week, they’re still only going up so far. Same for
By Jason Foster @ByJasonFoster
June 9, 2024
It's never too early to get hyped for potential postseason matchups, and this week features several series that could serve as October previews – or at least play a role in how playoff berths shake out. Just consider this baseball feast: The slugging Yankees vs. the scrappy Royals. The veteran
By Jim Callis
June 10, 2024
As the White Sox struggle through the worst season in their 123-year history, their future is much more enticing than their present. Several of their better prospects have made their big league debuts this season, including third baseman Bryan Ramos and right-handers Nick Nastrini and Jonathan Cannon. Now for the
Roy Wood Jr. teams up with NPR for series on iconic park that will host MLB game in June
By MLB.com Staff
June 4, 2024
On June 20, the Giants will play the Cardinals at Rickwood Field, the oldest ballpark in the country, located in Birmingham, Ala. The game will be broadcast on FOX, with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Rickwood once served as home to the Birmingham Black Barons, an iconic Negro League