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The beleaguered Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff got some rare good news on Tuesday. Tony Gonsolin, who has not pitched in the Majors this season, will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. It will be his first time on a professional mound since August 13, 2023. It is the 15th time this […]

After the Boston Red Sox designated Bobby Dalbec for assignment on Sunday, the Red Sox infielder has cleared waivers. The team assigned him to Triple-A Worcester on Monday. A fourth-round pick out of Arizona in 2016, Dalbec first reached the Major Leagues in 2020. Though he burst onto the scene with eight home runs in […]

Michael Kopech lost eight games and had a 4.74 ERA in 43 relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox in the first half of the 2024 season. But since Chicago traded Kopech to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 29, he has been nearly unhittable, posting a 0.53 ERA and cutting his walk rate by […]

As September gets going, the San Francisco Giants are in real danger of finishing their third consecutive season without a winning record. At 71-73, they’re technically not out of the playoff race, but suffice it to say things have not gone as expected for a team that brought in Blake Snell, Matt Chapman, and Robbie […]

Anthony Santander’s career year continues. The Baltimore Orioles right fielder hit his 40th home run of the season Monday night and made a little history in the process. With his blast, which came in the top of the 7th inning of Baltimore’s game against the Boston Red Sox, he became the first switch hitter since […]

Alec Bohm expects to return to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup soon, but he’s not pain-free just yet. The third baseman spoke to the media on Monday, three days after the Phillies placed him on the injured list with a left hand strain. “I can tell it’s getting better each day,” he said, per Scott Lauber […]

Two days after Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy implied Kumar Rocker would not pitch in the Majors this year, Rocker is on the verge of doing just that. The Rangers will call up their pitching prospect after two stellar starts in Triple-A, the team announced on Monday. Rocker, the No. 3 overall pick in the […]

New York Yankees fans were baffled when the team decided not to call up prospect Jasson Dominguez when rosters expanded to 28 on September 1. Just over a week later, they got their wish, as the Yankees promoted their top prospect prior to their game Monday night against the Kansas City Royals. Dominguez will bat […]

Adley Rutschman knows he’s picked a bad time to slump. The Baltimore catcher is hitting .136 over his last 12 games as the Orioles remain neck-and-neck with the New York Yankees in the race for the American League East. With neither the Orioles nor Yankees able to string wins together and create separation, the race […]

Ask Sabrina Ionescu and she’ll tell you that the mood in the locker room after the New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday afternoon was not celebratory. The Liberty won, 75-71, clinching a regular season sweep over the team that beat them in the WNBA Finals last year. It also brought their […]

Through 17 New York Liberty home games, there’s been a different feeling in the air at Barclays Center. Really, it started during the 2023 WNBA Finals when 17,000 New Yorkers packed an arena that had grown accustomed to closing off the upper deck for WNBA games. It continued when the Liberty opened their 2024 home […]

Shohei Ohtani returned to Angel Stadium on Tuesday, one year to the day of his last game as a Los Angeles Angels player. Now suiting up for the Dodgers, Ohtani received a warm welcome from his former team and the fans who supported him through the first six years of his MLB career. During batting […]

In most seasons, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor would be a National League MVP frontrunner. He is having the best season of his New York career, slashing .271/.342/.493 and has appeared in all 138 of his team’s games as of September 3. Lindor also leads the National League in at bats and plate appearances. He is […]

Chicago Cubs left-handed pitcher Justin Steele remains optimistic despite the team scratching him from his scheduled start on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Steele felt soreness in his elbow on Monday and an MRI came back positive on Tuesday. The test showed elbow inflammation, which he had been feeling “for a while,” according to Paul […]

Bo Bichette is progressing as he recovers from injury. The Toronto Blue Jays shortstop has been on the Injured List since July 19 with a calf strain after enduring the worst season of his career to date. Bichette has taken a key step closer to a return to the lineup, however, according to Kaitlyn McGrath […]

A National League West division championship may be out of reach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, but the defending National League champions are still in great position to reach the 2024 postseason. Arizona is currently 2.5 games up on the Atlanta Braves for the second of three NL Wild Card spots with under a month to […]

The New York Yankees are expected to make a strong push to retain Juan Soto when his contract expires at the end of the season. If they are unsuccessful, however, the Philadelphia Phillies are favorites to sign him. Betonline released its odds for Soto’s next team, if not the Yankees, on Tuesday, with the Phillies […]

Justin Verlander has pitched in the majors for 19 seasons and at 41 years old, he knows when he has it and when he doesn’t. For a while on Monday, he didn’t. His AL West-leading Houston Astros lost 5-3 to the Cincinnati Reds, with Verlander putting his team in an early hole. The three-time Cy […]

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole left his start against the Texas Rangers on Monday with an apparent injury. The Yankees have announced it as a right calf cramp. With the Yankees leading 7-1, Cole came out to pitch the 7th inning but did not face a batter. As he was warming up for the […]

A couple fans at Globe Life Field have been up to no good, and with Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees back in town to face the Texas Rangers, Yankees fans want answers. Yankees broadcaster Justin Shackil shared the news on Monday that there is a thief on the loose in Arlington. Someone stole […]

Brent Honeywell is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers. With rosters expanding on September 1 and Clayton Kershaw hitting the Injured List with a toe injury, the Dodgers added depth to their staff. Honeywell was part of the equation, despite the team designating him for assignment in mid-August. Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA caught up […]

Assuming they can hold off the Seattle Mariners, the Houston Astros will head back to the postseason in 2024. With Justin Verlander back on the mound and Kyle Tucker seemingly on his way back, Houston has the makings of another team that can make a deep run. The scary part is the Astros have so […]

Three hours before the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks squared off at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night, few would have thought Nyara Sabally would be one of the most impactful players in the game for New York. But with Jonquel Jones feeling sick, Sabally had her chance to shine. On a night in […]

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is still learning third base and New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is preaching patience. The Yankees’ trade deadline acquisition made another error on Tuesday night in a 4-1 loss to the Washington Nationals in DC. It was a rough night for New York all around. The Yankees didn’t scratch a run […]

Jackson Chourio has no regard whatsoever for the valuable property of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball organization. The 20-year-old rookie socked his 16th home run of the season Tuesday night with a shot so destructive — nay, inhumane — that it broke the scoreboard at American Family Field. Chourio’s majestic act of vandalism traveled 449 feet […]

The Houston Astros seem poised for a return to the MLB postseason. After a miserable first month in which Houston went 10-19, the Astros have battled back as they seek their eighth straight trip to the ALCS and a third World Series title in franchise history. To get there, they’ll have to hold off the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will move Oneil Cruz to centerfield, and the hard-hitting shortstop will look to Fernando Tatis Jr. for help. The positional switch, which the team announced Monday, makes sense on paper. Cruz has elite speed and arm strength, making him the perfect defensive outfield weapon. Asked if the change will be permanent, Pirates […]

The Baltimore Orioles’ pursuit of the New York Yankees in the American League East took a hit on Monday when the team placed first baseman Ryan Mountcastle on the 10-day Injured List with a left wrist sprain. The move is retroactive to Friday. Baltimore has called up deadline acquisition Livan Soto from Triple-A Norfolk to […]

Chicago Cubs lefty relief pitcher Drew Smyly may soon be on the move. The team has placed him on outright waivers, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The decision allows a contending team to claim him provided they’re willing to take on the rest of his contract. Smyly is in the second year of […]

The Boston Red Sox shouldn’t be here. Two months into the season, Boston was hovering around .500 as the fanbase debated the Red Sox’ trade deadline strategy. Now, with less than five weeks left in the regular season, Boston is in striking distance of the postseason. Entering Monday at 67-62, the Red Sox are 4.5 […]

One of the top prospects in the Texas Rangers organization has taken another step closer to the Major Leagues. The Rangers announced on Monday that they have promoted pitcher Kumar Rocker to Triple-A Round Rock after he tore through Double-A in jaw-dropping fashion. Rocker, a rare two-time first-round draft pick after the Mets failed to […]

Danny Jansen made MLB history on Monday in a particularly bizarre way. In the first game of a doubleheader between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Jansen became the first player in MLB history to play for both teams in the same game. That’s because the afternoon AL East showdown […]

Jaylyn Sherrod knows she is good enough to be in the WNBA, even if her journey to the New York Liberty roster wasn’t the traditional path. The undrafted rookie played with the Liberty in training camp before the team waived her prior to the season. They brought her back on a trio of seven-day deals […]

The best players on the New York Liberty haven’t changed. Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones are still former MVPs who have had MVP-like stretches. A neck injury has cost Sabrina Ionescu her last two games, but she is still one of the most electric guards in the game. Yet the Liberty are visibly much better […]

For a team that’s 24-4, the New York Liberty have needed the clichéd “next woman up” line too often. On Tuesday, Sabrina Ionescu (neck) and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (knee) sat out and Leonie Fiebich (rib) left after 12 minutes with an injury. Kennedy Burke was that next woman up and she delivered. In 25 minutes off […]

Francisco Alvarez of the New York Mets made some history on Monday night with his walk-off home run. By delivering the Mets a 4-3 win in the bottom of the 9th inning over the Baltimore Orioles, he became the third-youngest player in franchise history to hit a walkoff home run, according to MLB’s Sarah Langs. […]

Freddie Freeman will play through the pain of the hairline fracture in his right middle finger, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Monday. Freeman’s pain tolerance will dictate his availability and he is in the lineup for their game against the Seattle Mariners. His injury occurred during the Dodgers’ game against the […]

Jacob deGrom’s Major League return has cleared another hurdle. The two-time Cy Young award winner will make a rehab start Thursday for the Texas Rangers’ Double-A affiliate, according to Jeff Wilson of Rangers Daily. deGrom, who hasn’t topped 100 innings in a season since 2019, will also throw a bullpen on Tuesday, Wilson added. The […]

Atlanta Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II has had enough of the injury bug running through his team. The Braves suffered yet another injury blow on Monday when they placed third baseman Austin Riley on the Injured List with a right hand fracture. Harris didn’t need any words to accompany his tweet. The two emojis and […]