By Jason Foster @ByJasonFoster
10:30 AM EDT
If the MLB season is more akin to a marathon than a sprint, the same can be said for the MVP races in each league. Hot starts, or cold ones, offer no guarantees for how things will shake out for players when the winners are revealed. Just as there are
Yankees slugger has a 1.439 OPS since May 3
By Mike Petriello
11:15 AM EDT
Remember when Aaron Judge started off the season on a month-long cold streak? We barely do either, because over the past six weeks, the Yankees’ captain hasn’t just been on a “good run.” He hasn’t just been on a “hot streak.” Those phrases, while impressive, don’t begin to describe what
By Alex Stumpf @AlexJStumpf
12:21 AM EDT
PITTSBURGH -- At this time last year, as Paul Skenes was amid his astronomical rise to becoming one of the top pitching prospects in recent memory, so much of the excitement was around two pitches in particular: his triple-digit fastball and his wipeout slider. He had more pitches at his
By Jim Callis
35 minutes ago
MLB's fourth annual Draft Combine will give teams the opportunity to gather more information on and off the field about several of the top talents in this year's crop. A total of 319 prospects have accepted invitations to the event, starting today, June 18, and running through June 23, at
By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
June 17, 2024
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
By Matt Monagan @MattMonagan
12:00 AM EDT
If you were a Black baseball fan living in Birmingham, Ala., in 1948, the place to be was Rickwood Field. The Birmingham Black Barons were in the midst of a fantastic year – well on their way to playing in what would be the final Negro World Series. Artie Wilson,
By Juan Toribio @juanctoribio
12:49 AM EDT
DENVER -- Life without Mookie Betts, who will miss the next six to eight weeks with a left hand fracture, won’t be easy for the Dodgers. It’s impossible to replace one of the game’s biggest stars. But collectively, the Dodgers believe they can still produce at a high level until
By Theo DeRosa @Theo_DeRosa
8:22 AM EDT
MLB.TV has just the deal for you, and Tuesday is the last day you can take advantage. During this 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 $59.99. A Single
Turner's return celebrated with standing ovation in Phils' 18-hit drubbing of Padres
By Paul Casella @paul_casellaMLB
June 17, 2024
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies rolled out a lineup featuring their typical top four hitters for the first time in six weeks on Monday night -- and the results could not have been better. Philadelphia celebrated Trea Turner's long-awaited return by collecting a season-high 18 hits en route to a 9-2
June 17, 2024
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured and recovering players from across Major League Baseball.
By Jonathan Mayo
9:49 AM EDT
He became obsessed with sports at around the age of four. And the only way he could go to sleep was to hear a sports-themed story from his father. His older brother liked them, too, but was happy to hear one and call it a night. For him, though, it
By Will Leitch @williamfleitch
June 17, 2024
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
New York extends winning streak to 6 games behind season-high 22 hits
By Dave Sessions
12:57 AM EDT
ARLINGTON -- No offense in the Majors is feasting quite as mightily as the Mets are right now, a trend that continued in a 14-2 rout of the Rangers on Monday night at Globe Life Field. In pushing their winning streak to a season-best six games, the Mets amassed 22
By Tim Stebbins @tim_stebbins
1:22 AM EDT
CHICAGO -- Bob Melvin joked that he caught a glimpse of the ninth inning of Monday’s series opener against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Giants manager was ejected in between the top and bottom of the eighth inning for arguing balls and strikes. Melvin’s ejection proved to be just
11:35 AM EDT
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By Cole Jacobson @ColeJacobson32
June 17, 2024
After missing the entire season to this point with a right elbow injury, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will come off the injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, manager Aaron Boone said on the Talkin' Yanks podcast. Cole looked sharp in his third Minor League
By Ian Browne
June 17, 2024
TORONTO -- It was a couple of hours before game time on Monday when a Toronto-based reporter asked Red Sox manager Alex Cora to describe the identity of his team. “Shoot, man, we went from hitting a lot of home runs and striking out [earlier in the season] to all
By Ben Weinrib @benweinrib
June 17, 2024
One of the biggest events on the Minor League calendar has arrived: MiLB at Rickwood Field. Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball are celebrating the Negro Leagues with a four-day event in Birmingham, Ala., home of the oldest professional ballpark in the sport.
By Theo DeRosa @Theo_DeRosa
12:44 AM EDT
David Fry came out of nowhere. Now he’s playing everywhere. You might not have heard of the Guardians utilityman before this spring, but Fry has made a name for himself with a dominant 2024. Not only has the 28-year-old bounced around the diamond -- spending time at catcher, first base,
By John Denton @JohnDenton555
8:36 AM EDT
Long before Masyn Winn was drafted by the Cardinals and started electrifying fans with his acrobatic plays and powerful throwing arm, his stepfather, Earl Luckett, entertained him with stories about Ozzie Smith, recommending that he watch YouTube videos featuring the Hall of Fame shortstop’s handiwork. What Winn saw from Smith’s
June 17, 2024
ATLANTA -- While participating in a recent charity golf tournament, Jesse Chavez thanked Tim Hudson for the direction he and other Braves veterans gave him way back in 2010, when he was a 26-year-old Atlanta pitcher, still in the early stages of what has become a 17-year Major League career.
By Juan Toribio @juanctoribio
June 17, 2024
LOS ANGELES -- For decades, the Dodgers have been an integral part of the Los Angeles community. With its constant star power and flash, the team has represented the brilliance and excellence the city is known for. In their second wave of City Connect uniforms, which will debut on Saturday
11:47 AM EDT
The Yankees will be without first baseman Anthony Rizzo for an extended period, after he injured his right hand and wrist on a seventh-inning collision during New York’s 9-3 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday evening at Fenway Park. He is expected to miss four to six weeks with
By Juan Toribio and Sarah Wexler @SarahWexler32 and @juanctoribio
June 17, 2024
DENVER -- The Dodgers are going to be without Mookie Betts for some time, as the shortstop has a fractured left hand following a hit by pitch in the seventh inning of a 3-0 win over the Royals at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. Facing right-hander Dan Altavilla with a 1-2