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The New York Yankees are quickly falling off the pace in the race for AL East supremacy. Just three games after the All-Star break (and a 2-1 series win over the Atlanta Braves), the Yankees will be facing the Toronto Blue Jays, the current division leader, in a three-game bloodbath that could have repercussions come […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are done tormenting the Los Angeles Dodgers but the team kept up its winning ways. After completing a historic six-game sweep in LA, Milwaukee headed up the coast for a three-game tilt against the Seattle Mariners. And the Brewers took the series opener on Monday, extending their winning streak. Milwaukee has now […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t been playing their best baseball as of late, as they came into their Monday night contest against the Minnesota Twins with just two wins in their last 10 ballgames. During that stretch, they were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in two separate three-game sets. Nonetheless, the Dodgers got back on […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got the clutch play they desperately needed Monday night — and it came from center fielder James Outman, whose game-ending catch might be remembered as one of the most important defensive highlights of the team’s season. Facing the Minnesota Twins at Chavez Ravine, the Dodgers clung to a 5-2 lead in […]

The Cincinnati Reds may have fallen short in Monday’s 10-8 loss to the Washington Nationals, but Elly De La Cruz and Terry Francona made sure fans didn’t leave without a laugh. In a moment that lit up social media, the young shortstop and veteran manager shared a playful exchange during a fifth-inning pitching change that […]

The Detroit Tigers are one of the best teams in MLB heading into the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline. However, they have entered quite a rough patch on the field. Detroit has lost seven of its last eight games. And their latest loss, against Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates, was a rather tough pill to […]

The New York Mets turned to Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning to close out a wild comeback against the Los Angeles Angels Monday. Fans were fed up with Diaz after a rocky start to the season. But the veteran closer has been brilliant for New York since some early struggles. And he picked up […]

As teams around the league approach the 100-game mark of the 2025 season, the Minnesota Twins found themselves in the national spotlight Monday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers — and not just for their performance on the field. When Carlos Correa stepped up to bat at Chavez Ravine, the atmosphere turned sharply hostile. Dodgers […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are surging — and Bo Bichette knows exactly who’s riding with them. After helping power the club to a 4-1 win over the New York Yankees on Monday, the star shortstop took a moment to give credit where it was due — the Blue Jays fans. MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson posted Bichette’s […]

Zack Wheeler continued his historic season for the Philadelphia Phillies Monday with another gem. After a rare poor outing from fellow starter Ranger Suarez in the series finale against the Angels, Wheeler got the Phillies back on track with a strong showing in the series opener against the Boston Red Sox. Wheeler allowed two runs […]

Aaron Boone had to come to Anthony Volpe’s defense following his struggles in the New York Yankees’ 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Volpe stepped up to bat three times throughout the matchup, failing to land a hit. He even committed a fielding error as he made a mistake on a […]

The Minnesota Twins wasted no time making noise against the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night, as leadoff hitter Byron Buxton launched an electrifying solo home run off Shohei Ohtani to start the night with a bang. In what many were calling a heavyweight All-Star rematch, Buxton delivered the first blow—crushing Ohtani’s second pitch of the […]

Since returning to the mound, Shohei Ohtani, the pitcher, hasn’t gotten much run support from leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers’ top offensive player. Now granted, some of that might be because the two-way unicorn doesn’t exactly get an extended period of rest between the top and bottom of the first inning, having to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies needed some heroics to pull off a thrilling home win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. They even made history while they were at it. Both teams were even at two runs apiece after nine innings, needing extra innings to determine a winner. They looked for wins as Philadelphia needed […]

Tampa Bay Rays Ha-seong Kim left Monday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a concerning ailment. The 29-year-old has gotten off to a slow start with the Rays after signing a two-year, $29 million contract this offseason. To be fair to Kim, he has been recovering for most of this season from shoulder surgery […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are on a roll, not just presently, but from a historical standpoint. They are 59-41 and in first place in the American League East.  In addition, they are in a fierce battle with the New York Yankees, with whom they are in the midst of a three-game series. On Monday, the […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are entering the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline in a good spot. Milwaukee has some ups and downs early in the season. However, they have turned it up as of late. Led in part by top prospect Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers have won 10 straight games and are gunning for an 11th straight […]

The Toronto Blue Jays sent a clear message Monday night — they’re not just winning, they’re having fun doing it. And no moment captured that better than Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launching himself into home plate like a rocket, igniting the Rogers Centre crowd and Blue Jays fans across social media. In the fifth inning of […]

Paul Skenes continues to shine on the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Although Pittsburgh isn’t doing so good in the 2025 MLB season, the former LSU Tigers star hurler has been nothing but a bright spot for his team, which entered Monday’s series opener versus the Detroit Tigers at home still searching for its first […]

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman revealed a World Series-inspired swing adjustment he made to help himself recover from a recent slump. The 35-year-old is putting together another All-Star-caliber season, but has seen his stellar form drop in July. Freeman, through 15 games this month, is hitting just .196 in 56 at-bats without a […]

This year, Kansas City Royals rookie Jac Caglianone is having a historic season. Earlier this month, he hit the longest home run for a rookie in franchise history, 466 feet against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Now, he’s added another dimension to his still-growing aura with another dinger. This time, it came in the second inning against […]

The New York Mets gave fans something to cheer about Monday night as Francisco Alvarez made his highly anticipated return to the big-league lineup. The 23-year-old Mets catcher was called up after a dominant stretch in Triple-A, and the crowd at Citi Field made sure he felt the love. As Alvarez stepped into the batter’s […]

Tarik Skubal won the American League Cy Young award last year, and he is looking to do it again this season. It’s hard to argue that any pitcher in baseball has been better than Skubal as he is putting up another outstanding season, but he isn’t worried about the individual success. Skubal wants to perform […]

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will take the field on August 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway for the first MLB Speedway Classic. It will be the first-ever MLB game played at a NASCAR venue (and the first in the state of Tennessee), and the teams’ uniforms will match the occasion. MLB and Nike unveiled […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are back in the national spotlight — not just for their playoff hopes, but for a stinging comment from a former star. Ahead of his return to the desert with the Houston Astros, Christian Walker didn’t hold back, taking a jab at his former team’s handling of his free agency this past […]

Houston Astros starter Luis Garcia turned in a clean outing Sunday in his first Class-A rehab appearance with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, continuing his return from Tommy John surgery as the club awaits reinforcements to a depleted starting rotation. Garcia, who missed all of 2024 following surgery in 2023, pitched two scoreless innings, striking out two […]

The Chicago Cubs lost sole possession of the NL Central on Sunday as the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers moved into a tie for first place in the division. The Cubs plan to battle back by addressing their pitching needs at the MLB trade deadline as Chicago hopes to bolster its underwhelming rotation. But in the meantime, […]

One day after taking a hit by pitch off his wrist, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is in the lineup and batting cleanup. Freeman left the Dodgers’ 6-5 loss on Sunday to the Milwaukee Brewers after the incident, which manager Dave Roberts initially admitted was cause for concern. The 2025 National League All-Star […]

The New York Mets have made a timely MLB roster move, reclaiming right-handed pitcher Rico Garcia off waivers from the New York Yankees after his recent DFA. With mounting injuries in the Mets bullpen, the organization had little choice but to circle back to a familiar face who impressed in a brief stint earlier this […]

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki will experience a first on Monday night as he will get his first career start in center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong is the usual starter in center for the Cubs, but he is not in the lineup for this contest at home against the Kansas City Royals. Suzuki has played both […]

The New York Yankees are bringing back the traditional Old-Timers’ Day format in 2025. And the alumni game will include the greatest closer of all time, Mariano Rivera, and the best starting pitcher in MLB history to not make the Hall of Fame, Roger Clemens. The Sandman and Rocket will headline New York’s 77th Old-Timers’ […]

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is one of the handful of athletes with cameos in the upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun, and he’s here to assure us all that stolen bases are a part of the game. Betts’ appearance comes when Liam Neeson, who plays the bumbling detective Frank Drebin, visits ESPN headquarters. […]

The MLB Draft isn’t typically a big TV draw, and that’s almost unavoidable considering even the top picks are usually more than a year away from suiting up in the Major Leagues. But MLB commissioner Rob Manfred would like to see some changes to simplify what’s become a complicated draft process. “I think that there […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers must retrace to their hitting and winning ways post MLB All-Star game. Tyler Glasnow made one request involving the game, though. Glasnow revealed what he hopes to see moving forward during his appearance on “Foul Territory” with Ken Rosenthal Monday. He desires one whole week for that festival. He dished his […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are streaking during the perfect time of the season, and they are currently on a 10-game winning streak after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second time this year. This is the third time since 1995 that the Brewers have won at least 10 straight, and they’re the first club since […]

Despite back-to-back seasons with at least one team lagging far, far behind any other and reaching near-record levels of losing, Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred is defending the owners. Manfred, who represents the heads of the 30 MLB franchises, said some owners who are viewed as cheap are doing so because they know […]

The Kansas City Royals should be sellers at the MLB trade deadline. They are well out of the AL Central, which is currently dominated by the Detroit Tigers, and stuck in a crowded AL Wild Card race. That could include trading Seth Lugo, who finished second in Cy Young voting last year. The Royals made […]

The Boston Red Sox opened up the second half by losing a series to the Chicago Cubs. They ended their 10-game winning streak with the first loss, but did salvage the series in the Sunday matinee. During the series, Cubs president Jed Hoyer was asked about Red Sox GM Craig Breslow and his trade of […]

The MLB trade deadline is just days away and some insiders are predicting that the Boston Red Sox could consider trading outfielder Jarren Duran. ESPN recently updated their 50 trade candidates ranking, and Duran was listed as the third-best target. Despite the fact that Boston is in the Postseason hunt, trading Duran might help them […]