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Juan Soto was supposed to be the center of attention on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, not just for his high-profile return to Yankee Stadium, but also for his planned in-game interview. But just under an hour before the first pitch of the series finale between the Mets and Yankees, the script changed. According to ESPN […]

The Matt Shaw watch in Chicago appears to be nearing its conclusion. After slugging four home runs in three games and making visible improvements to his swing mechanics, the Cubs’ top infield prospect is on the verge of rejoining the big-league roster. Shaw was pulled from Triple-A Iowa’s lineup on Sunday, and Cubs manager Craig […]

All good things must come to an end — and on Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee, the Minnesota Twins watched two of their most impressive streaks unravel in a 5-2 loss to the Brewers. The Twins entered the series finale riding high on a 13-game winning streak, their longest since 1991 and tied for the fourth […]

On a day when the Philadelphia Phillies needed a spark, 23-year-old right-hander Mick Abel delivered one of the most electrifying debuts in recent memory — and possibly in franchise history. Facing off against Pirates ace Paul Skenes in front of a sold-out Citizens Bank Park crowd of 44,356, Abel pitched with poise, purpose, and power. […]

Pete Alonso didn’t sugarcoat it. After a brutal throwing error opened the floodgates in the eighth inning of the Mets’ 8-2 loss to the Yankees, the All-Star first baseman took full responsibility. “I messed it up,” Alonso said. “I just made an awful throw. That whole inning, this game, it’s on me. After that throw, […]

“Break out the brooms!!!” That was the four-word mic drop the Los Angeles Angels posted on social media after delivering an unexpected but resounding message to the baseball world: don’t count us out just yet. BREAK OUT THE BROOMS!!! pic.twitter.com/itPRgbPTOF — Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 18, 2025 The last-place Angels stunned the Dodgers with […]

Max Fried grew up in an area where the Freeway Series was popular. The Santa Monica native now witnessed his first Subway Series with the New York Yankees on Sunday. The 31-year-old took to the hill inside Yankee Stadium for the third game against the Mets. The sounds of roaring Yankees and Mets fans reverberated […]

Cody Bellinger sparked baseball fireworks in the Subway Series. Facing a 97 mph pitch, the left-handed batter blasted the baseball over to right field. He got Yankees fans on their feet in watching the Grand Slam unfold versus the Mets. Bellinger sent the ball flying during the bottom of the eighth inning. New York’s lead […]

When Chris Taylor committed to play baseball at the University of Virginia, he probably did not know what to expect for his long-term future in the sport. Sure, the Cavaliers featured enough baseball prowess and Taylor’s ceiling suggested he could catch the attention of MLB teams. However, Taylor likely did not imagine that someday he […]

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mick Abel had an impressive Major League Baseball debut for his club Sunday. Abel dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates, striking out nine batters while allowing no walks or runs in six innings of shutout baseball. Abel is the third pitcher in the modern era to do that in a debut, per The Athletic. […]

The Cleveland Guardians were swept by the Cincinnati Reds this weekend to fall to 25-21 on the season. Overall, it’s been a solid start for the defending AL Central champs, but they could use a boost. Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis spoke to MLB.com on Sunday about Shane Bieber’s pending return from injury. How close […]

As the Los Angeles Angels faced off against the Los Angeles Dodgers, there was an interesting situation involving relief pitcher Kenley Jansen facing off against his former team. While the Angels pitcher in Jansen has been mentioned in trade rumors, he closed the game against the Dodgers, resulting in an 11-9 win, as Jansen speaks […]

The Milwaukee Brewers lost to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday to drop another series. It was their third consecutive series loss and second consecutive shutout loss, a 7-0 defeat. Brewers manager Pat Murphy was asked about their issues after the game and seemingly took aim at the front office in his response. Brewers Manager Pat […]

The Baltimore Orioles are cutting ties with embattled pitcher Kyle Gibson, per USA Today. Gibson has struggled so far this season with a 16.78 ERA, and an 0-3 record. The pitcher had signed a one-year deal with Baltimore before the 2025 campaign. Gibson’s contract was for $5.25 million. It hasn’t worked out well for him […]

New York Mets pitcher Edwin Diaz made a bold statement after fanning New York Yankees star Aaron Judge on Saturday. Diaz posted that key strikeout to end the game against the Bronx Bombers. The Mets won, 3-2. “I was just trying to go after him. I know he’s a great hitter, but I’ve got really […]

Detroit Tigers slugger Javier Baez is getting the stamp of approval from one of his teammates. Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty says that Baez deserves consideration for this year’s Comeback Player of the Year honor. “It just goes to show, you can’t write guys off,” Tigers pitcher Flaherty said, per USA Today. “You can’t give up […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a hot start as they try to defend their World Series crown, and they made another move that shows their embarrassment of riches on Sunday. With infielder Tommy Edman returning from injury, the Dodgers have DFA’d longtime utility man Chris Taylor according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. […]

As the New York Yankees deal with injuries to their pitching, one question that still hasn’t been solved is the recovery of star Marcus Stroman, who’s been on the injured list with a left knee issue. While the Yankees are dealing with other injuries besides pitching, such as to Giancarlo Stanton, Stroman’s situation is interesting, […]

The Atlanta Braves have been playing improved baseball as of late, currently sitting at the .500 mark despite a crushing loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening. The Braves seem to have put a brutal 0-7 start to the season behind them and are now looking to make up ground in the crowded […]

There appears to be a new development regarding the future of the Tampa Bay Rays. Former Major League Baseball player Barry Larkin and his ownership group would possibly be interested in taking the team to Orlando, per USA Today. Larkin, who famously played for the Cincinnati Reds, is part of a group looking to bring […]

Philadelphia Phillies closer Jose Alvarado has been suspended for 80 games and won’t be eligible for the postseason after testing positive for exogenous Testosterone, a banned PED, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports. Nightengale notes that the Phillies were already on the lookout for pitching help and are now “desperate” for an Alvarado […]

Boston Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers is feeling good. Devers blasted a walk-off home run on Saturday, to lift his team to a win over the Atlanta Braves. Boston nipped Atlanta, 7-6. After the game, Devers opened up about what that moment meant to him. “Obviously, very excited because of the type of game,” Devers […]

The Boston Red Sox have found themselves in a bit of a bind at the first base position early in the 2025 campaign. The team will be without their starting first baseman, Triston Casas, for the rest of the season after he ruptured his patellar tendon in his left knee on May 2, and since […]

The Milwaukee Brewers might be entertaining a lot of calls for one of their stars soon. Milwaukee pitcher Freddy Peralta is expected to be a hot trade commodity if the Brewers are out of the NL Central race in the coming months, per USA Today. Peralta is the ace of the Brewers staff. On the […]

When MLB commissioner Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose and others from the permanently ineligible list, giving them a pathway to the Hall of Fame, there was no doubt an immense amount of debate on the issue. With some considering the move to remove Rose from the list as a “dark day for baseball,” baseball columnist […]

As the MLB season reaches its two-month point, teams around the league are starting to look at how they can improve their rosters as they try to make a run at the playoffs. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs have been two of the best teams in baseball so far in 2025, but […]

Rece Hinds is rewriting the record books—and he’s just getting started. The Cincinnati Reds rookie outfielder reached a modern MLB milestone on Saturday night, when he belted a towering home run in the seventh inning of a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. The blast wasn’t just a dagger in the game—it also cemented Hinds […]

It wasn’t Clayton Kershaw’s sharpest night, but it didn’t take long for the Dodgers to erase his early deficit thanks to a familiar power surge — this time from rising centerfielder Andy Pages. Facing a 3-0 hole in the bottom of the first inning, Pages delivered a jolt to the crowd at Dodger Stadium with […]

When baseball fans witnessed the Los Angeles Dodgers’ wild spending spree this offseason many became irate assuming the team would easily repeat as World Champions based on their ultra-talented roster. Few fans predicted at the time that the Dodgers would become one of baseball’s most emphatically snakebit teams when it comes to injuries. Clayton Kershaw […]

The Boston Red Sox didn’t just win a baseball game Saturday night — they made a statement. And Jarren Duran had the perfect words for it. “We have a come-from-behind spirit,” Duran told Ken Rosenthal after the game. “We like to fight, and today it worked out for us.” “We have a come-from-behind spirit. We […]

The Boston Red Sox finally got the monkey off their back Saturday night, and Rafael Devers made sure the Fenway faithful got a memory to remember. Trailing 5-0 early and losers of four straight, Boston clawed all the way back to stun the Atlanta Braves 7-6, capped off by Devers’ first career walk-off home run […]

After the best night of his career, Wilmer Flores somehow managed to top it. A day after clubbing three home runs and driving in eight, the San Francisco Giants’ veteran infielder delivered again — this time, with a walk-off walk. Flores took a nine-pitch at-bat against Oakland A’s fireballing closer Mason Miller in the 10th […]

The Minnesota Twins picked up their 13th straight win when they beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Saturday. The Twins made MLB history as the only team to win 10+ straight games in a row after starting the season with a losing record. Minnesota’s remarkable surge this season has vaulted the team to a 26-20 […]

Clayton Kershaw felt the energy of Chavez Ravine for the first time in 2025. He heard the reverberating gesture, too, after delivering his first Los Angeles Dodgers strikeout of the year. The southpaw fired five pitches toward Jo Adell. Kershaw switched from curve to slider in the first four throws. But Adell swung and miss […]

Before he was a Super Bowl Champion. Before he was the starting quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams. And before he was even drafted into the NFL as the first overall pick out of Georgia, Matthew Stafford was a high school kid at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, who was a young teammate […]

The Baltimore Orioles have been a playoff team each of the past two seasons in the American League. While they suffered the indignity of getting swept in the postseason both years, there was no reason to think that the Orioles would suffer a major downturn in the American League East in 2025. Orioles’ Tony Mansolino […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks received some good news over the weekend as right-hander Justin Martinez made a successful rehab appearance in the Arizona Complex League, offering optimism about a return to the big-league bullpen in the near future. Martinez, who landed on the injured list earlier this month with right shoulder inflammation, pitched one inning Saturday […]

Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna is off to a slow start to 2025 by his standards. The slugger hit a home run to give the Braves a win at the beginning of the month, but has been quiet overall. Ozuna showed signs of getting back on track on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are gaining new sets of arms on the mound to close out May. The franchise received a big injury update on one key reliever. Los Angeles has Blake Treinen on his way back, per MLB Network reporter Sonja Chen Saturday. “Blake Treinen said he started playing catch yesterday. He had been […]