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Aaron Judge added another historic milestone to his resume on Saturday, crushing his 350th career home run in the Yankees’ 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The two-run blast made him the fastest player in MLB history to reach the 350-homer mark, doing so in just 1,088 career games. The New York Yankees took to […]

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has been just as good as ever. The fourth-year pro earned his second straight All-Star selection in 2025, even if he is a reserve. Kansas City fans have enjoyed Witt Jr.’s stellar performances for years. On Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, they will honor him with a competition similar […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been up-and-down over the last week. After losing the series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Friday, they entered Saturday’s game looking for revenge while dealing with trade rumors in St. Louis. However, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol lost one of his starters. Lars Nootbaar left the game in the sixth […]

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Friday night. However, Boston manager Alex Cora suffered a fatal blow to his starting rotation. Starting pitcher Hunter Dobbins tore his ACL covering first base and is out for the season. His absence leaves a hole in the Red Sox’s starting rotation, and Cora […]

The 2025 Home Run Derby is just two days away. The derby is always one of the top events to watch in sports, as there is nothing like seeing a ton of baseballs being hit out of the park. The field is set with eight sluggers ready to win their first-ever derby. Atlanta Braves’ Matt […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are two wins away from entering the All-Star break at the top of the National League East. Their successful first half is thanks to their pitching staff. Cristopher Sánchez has flirted with records and Ranger Suarez has stepped up behind Zack Wheeler. However, both fell short of All-Star nods to Milwaukee Brewers […]

The Milwaukee Brewers contain a young pitcher who is quickly rising to fame. 23-year-old starter Jacob Misiorowski became an All-Star after just five starts, shattering the record set by Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes last season at 11 games as the fewest starts to be selected. A tearful Jacob Misiorowski can’t quite believe it. He’s a […]

The Boston Red Sox are one of the hottest teams in baseball, but their latest win came with a major setback. Rookie pitcher Hunter Dobbins exited Friday night’s 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays after suffering a non-contact injury while covering first base. On Saturday, the team confirmed the worst. Dobbins sustained a torn […]

Once again, catcher Cal Raleigh spurred the Seattle Mariners to another win on Friday. The 12-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on the road must have been especially sweet considering the Mariners were able to inflict a lot of damage on reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. Raleigh discussed the latest bit of […]

The Cincinnati Reds are coming off a loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night to begin their 3-game series. Ahead of Game 2 on Saturday, the Reds made a roster move that will impact the lineup. The Reds have activated outfielder Jake Fraley from the IL and then sent back down infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand […]

Veteran infielder DJ LeMahieu is looking to sign with a new team for the remainder of the 2025 season following his release from the New York Yankees, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. LeMahieu, 36, was designated for assignment on Wednesday, a move that drew significant backlash. Yankees manager Aaron Boone reportedly informed LeMahieu […]

The Atlanta Braves were dealt another tough blow in a season already teetering on collapse. On Saturday, the club announced that Austin Riley had been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right abdominal strain, delivering another setback to a team already riddled with injuries. The news compounds growing frustration among fans and the […]

The New York Yankees’ quest to return to the World Series has taken some bumps. As the All-Star Break approaches, it’s clear that the team needs reinforcements in a few spots. Coming into the season, the hope was that DJ LeMahieu would be able to help fill the void at second or third base. Unfortunately, […]

The Atlanta Braves are running out of “ifs” and “buts.” Luck has not turned, injury misfortune continues to decimate the pitching staff, Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies are regressing beyond comprehension and veteran closer Raisel Iglesias had a rough start to the campaign. The cracks started to form in Truist Park last season, but […]

Mr. Met is going to have to keep it on the baseball field after the beloved New York Mets mascot has a fall on stage. The Mets’ iconic mascot showed up as a surprise guest at the Lumineers concert on Friday (July 11) in Flushing, NY, where his appearance has now gone viral online due […]

The Toronto Blue Jays continue to surge as they head into the All-Star break, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is making sure he’s leading the charge. In Friday night’s 7-6 win vs. the Athletics, the first baseman made Blue Jays franchise history by becoming the youngest player in team history to reach 1,000 career hits while […]

Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan is making franchise history, and giving the team real hope approaching the second half of the season. With a 2.72 ERA over 109 1/3 innings thrown, Ryan just posted the best first-half ERA by a Twins starter since Johan Santana in 2007, when the former two-time Cy Young winner recorded […]

New York Yankees star Cody Bellinger delivered a historic performance on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, launching three two-run home runs in an 11-0 rout over his former team, the Chicago Cubs. In doing so, Bellinger became the first player in MLB history to hit three homers in his first game against a former team. […]

With just five Major League appearances under his belt, Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers was surprised on Friday when he learned he’d been selected for the National League All-Star Game. The 23-year-old right-hander was called into manager Pat Murphy’s office moments before the national anthem, where he received the exciting news — something he […]

With the New York Mets leading by just one run in the top of the ninth inning, 4-3, Francisco Lindor stepped to the plate with two runners on and nobody outs. In an inning where it seemed like the Mets did not want to waste much more time, Lindor took Royals reliever Taylor Clarke deep […]

The 2025 season has been a rather eventful one for the Boston Red Sox. And yet they’ve played average baseball for most of the year, being a .500 team for much of it. But something appears to have clicked for the Red Sox in recent weeks. On Friday night, the Red Sox took a 5-4 […]

On Friday, the Chicago Cubs were on the receiving end of a humbling beatdown from the New York Yankees, as they got destroyed 11-0 at Yankee Stadium. A former Cub came back to haunt them, with Cody Bellinger exploding for a three-home run, six-RBI game that essentially gave Chicago no chance at winning the ballgame […]

It wasn’t pretty, but it was enough. Mike Tauchman delivered the most unconventional of walk-offs Friday night, guiding the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 extra-inning win over the Cleveland Guardians with a broken-bat swinging bunt in the 11th inning. The infield single scored Colson Montgomery from third and salvaged a doubleheader split at Guaranteed […]

Kyle Schwarber has tried to become a complete hitter this season. The Philadelphia Phillies DH is having a standout year at the plate in 2025, earning his third-career All-Star nod. But while he’s raised his batting average, he hasn’t lost his power stroke. Schwarber homered again on Friday, belting his 30th bomb of the year […]

Ryan McMahon picked the perfect time to break out of his slump — and the Colorado Rockies are better for it. In the fourth inning of Friday night’s contest against the Cincinnati Reds, McMahon launched a towering 414-foot two-run homer off rookie Chase Burns to spark a 3-2 victory at Great American Ball Park. The […]

As expected, the Philadelphia Phillies have been one of the top teams in baseball this season. Rob Thomson and company have used a very strong lineup along with one of the best starting rotations in baseball to take a very slim lead over the New York Mets in the NL East with just a few […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are one of the hottest teams in baseball heading into the All-Star break and have established themselves as one of the top teams in the National League as the Midsummer Classic approaches. After an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night, the Brewers have now won five games in a […]

The New York Yankees have answered a brutal six-game skid with an improbable five-game winning streak. And Carlos Rodon responded to his worst outing of the season – an ugly loss to the New York Mets on July 5 – with his best start of the campaign against the Chicago Cubs Friday. Rodon shut down […]

The Minnesota Twins have not had a great season so far, and now they are just trying to get to the All-Star break unscathed and get a chance to regroup for the second half of the season. However, they weren’t even able to get there without suffering an injury to a key player. Star shortstop […]

The Boston Red Sox celebrated a thrilling walk-off victory over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Friday night at Fenway Park when Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning over the Green Monster. It was an electric scene as the fans celebrated as Rafaela touched home, with his teammates praising him. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski has made Major League Baseball history. Misiorowski became the fastest player ever to be named to an All-Star Game based on fewest appearances, per MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy. The 23-year-old was officially named a National League All-Star on Friday night, replacing Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd, who is unavailable […]

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continues to rewrite the record books with a historic first half of the 2025 MLB season. In the Mariners’ 12-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers, Raleigh slugged two home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth inning, bringing his season total to 38 home runs, just one shy of […]

Cal Raleigh channeled his clutch gene with a pair of home runs to lead the Seattle Mariners to victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. The Mariners were in need of positive momentum after losing all three games of their previous series against the New York Yankees. It wasn’t going to be easy against […]

Aaron Judge flashed some leather in the New York Yankees’ matchup against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The reigning AL MVP appeared determined to add a Gold Glove to his impressive trophy case with a great defensive effort in the Yankees’ blowout victory. After robbing Pete Crow-Armstrong of a home run early, Judge took extra […]

There’s no two ways about it: The Los Angeles Dodgers are having a tough go heading into the All-Star break. Entering the month as the best team in professional baseball, the Dodgers have amassed a 3-6 record in July thus far, including a six-game losing streak featuring two-straight series sweeps to the Houston Astros and […]

The Boston Red Sox have a chance to climb the ranks in the American League East this weekend. Their series against the Tampa Bay Rays is arguably the most important of their season. The team is focused on winning now, the Red Sox front office is thinking about the trade deadline. Boston needs a reliever, […]

Paul Skenes has been utterly dominant in his sophomore season. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace has followed up his epic, 2024 NL Rookie of the Year campaign with another incredible effort. Despite a historic lack of run support, Skenes continues to dazzle Pirates fans. In Pittsburgh’s series opener against the Minnesota Twins Friday, Skenes got off […]

The Seattle Mariners kicked off their final series of the first half of the season on Friday. However, they were not favored to beat the Detroit Tigers with Tarik Skubal on the mound. The Tigers’ American League Cy Young candidate has been dominant all season. However, Donovan Solano and Julio Rodríguez attacked against the All-Star […]

The San Diego Padres (50-43) boast an abundance of talent in their lineup, with possible Hall of Famer Manny Machado, slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. and three-time batting champion Luis Arraez leading the way, but the reason many fans have labeled this team as a potential World Series dark horse over the last two years is […]