Jose Altuve has pretty much every accolade to his name over 16 seasons with the Houston Astros: two World Series, an MVP, a Gold Glove and seven Silver Sluggers. Now, the nine-time All-Star can add to that list … being the namesake of a zoo animal?! The Houston Zoo announced

Remember when torpedo bats were a thing? Er … they’re still a thing. Various players around MLB use them every day. But they’re not A THING like they were just over a year ago, when the Yankees clobbered the Brewers in a three-game sweep to open 2025, outscoring the Crew

A pair of top Cardinals prospects helped drive High-A Peoria to a walk-off, 7-6 win over Wisconsin on Thursday at Dozer Park. Yhoiker Fajardo, a piece of this offseason’s Willson Contreras trade, continued his strong start on the mound with five innings on one-run ball, striking out seven and walking

Just three games into his Triple-A career, Braden Montgomery is already making his mark. Montgomery, the White Sox’ No. 1 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 29 overall, tallied his first multi-hit game at the level Thursday in a 16-1 win for Charlotte over Jacksonville at Bragan Field at VyStar Ballpark.

The East-West Classic is back for the third straight year, headlined by team captains CC Sabathia (West) and Chris Young (East) among a bevy of fellow former Major League All-Stars. The full rosters for this year’s East vs. West Game at historic Rickwood Field were revealed on MLB Network on

What happens when a longtime big leaguer hangs up his cleats? Some go on to coach or stay in the sport in an off-field role. Others, they find a new day job or dive way into a new hobby. Some -- like 10-year infielder Daniel Descalso -- do both. Now

Bryce Rainer, the Tigers’ No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 28 overall, is heating up. Rainer on Wednesday clobbered his first home run since being promoted to High-A West Michigan, highlighting a 2-for-3 day for the shortstop in a 4-3 loss to Dayton at LMCU Ballpark. The 11th overall

Shohei Ohtani -- leading MLB with an 0.97 ERA -- has had it all working pretty much the whole time he’s been on the mound this season. But even when he hasn’t necessarily had his best stuff, he’s made opposing batters look silly. Ohtani struck out Astros star Jose Altuve

Jefferson Rojas had a shaky start to his time in Double-A as a 20-year-old last season. Now with another trip around the sun under his belt, the Cubs’ No. 4 prospect is raking at the level. Rojas homered for the fourth time this season for Double-A Knoxville on Tuesday, helping

The baseball world lost a legend on Monday, with longtime Yankees radio voice John Sterling passing away at 87. After more than three decades of calling Yankees games and injecting his one-of-a-kind personality into every moment, Sterling will leave a legacy in both New York and baseball on a larger

If you watched the Cardinals and Dodgers series finale on Sunday, you would have seen Dustin May -- a former Dodger himself who received a World Series ring pregame -- navigate through traffic to complete six quality innings. He did so while donning the No. 3 on his uniform, this

After allowing three runs his last time out, José Soriano’s bid at Fernando Valenzuela’s record of carrying a 0.29 ERA through his first seven starts in 1981 faltered. But his own ERA through seven starts in 2026 still starts with a 0, and the reeling Angels could use the newly

Monday night, 17 college softball superstars will have their dreams realized. The Athletes Unlimited Softball League College Draft airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, when those 17 recipients of the league’s “Golden Tickets” find out their new homes in the next step of their softball careers. The AUSL’s six

If you’ve long dreamed of finding yourself in a galaxy far, far away, the Yankees are making sure you don’t have to go THAT far to get at least a taste of the “Star Wars” universe. The club is hosting Star Wars Weekend for this weekend’s series with the Orioles,

This might be a new one. And if you weren’t watching closely or surfing social media Thursday, you probably missed it. The Phillies walked off the Giants twice in one day, the first team to have such a feat in 22 years. To win Game 2 of the double-header, Alec

The future is rapidly approaching for the Mariners, seemingly faster by the day. Seattle’s No. 1 prospect Colt Emerson (MLB Pipeline’s No. 7 overall) homered for the fourth time this season on Wednesday, helping Triple-A Tacoma to a 5-1 win over Las Vegas at Cheney Stadium.

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Pedro Ramírez wasn’t known for his power as the Cubs’ No. 8 prospect. Then he starred in Spring Training with a pair of home runs and a 1.065 OPS. Now, he’s only building on the surge. Ramírez already tied his career-high in a single season with his eighth home run

Jett Williams’ first chance at Triple-A Nashville as part of the Brewers’ organization didn’t get off to the start he may have hoped for. However, he’s begun to find his groove, and he punctuated it in a big way Wednesday. Williams, Milwaukee’s No. 3 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 45

After putting together an early MLB-best 10-game win streak, The Cubs just split a difficult six-game road trip against the Dodgers and Padres. They’ll head back to Wrigley Field this weekend with a 19-12 record, a half-game back of the Reds for the best record in the NL Central. Impressively,

The Mets -- whether it was their 12-game losing streak, a rash of injuries to their offense or questions about their manager’s job security -- haven’t seemed to have much fun early in 2026. But Juan Soto took the opportunity during an 8-0 win Tuesday over the Nationals to enjoy

The Reds have a long-standing partnership with local pizza chain LaRosa’s. If Cincinnati pitchers put together 11 strikeouts in a home game, fans in attendance can use their ticket to redeem a free pizza within the next week. But even in several years of this promotion, we’ve never seen the

It took a short while to begin 2026, but Spencer Jones is now back to crushing the ball in a way few others can. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect hammered two home runs for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night, his first multi-homer outing of the young season, in a 9-6

Two of MLB’s top rookie starters are set to clash in an AL East battle Tuesday night. The Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage, making his season debut after a right shoulder impingement, will square off against Payton Tolle and the Red Sox at 7:07 p.m. ET in Toronto.

Seiya Suzuki -- he of past comedy fame for moments like saying his nickname is “Justin Bieber” or when teammate Nick Madrigal gifted him a foul ball, only to have it stolen by then-third-base coach Willie Harris -- was back with his antics Monday in San Diego. The Cubs took

Before he became the 2025 AL MVP runner-up with perhaps the greatest offensive season ever put together by a primary catcher, Cal Raleigh had already established himself as one of the game’s best backstops. Raleigh has long been an elite pitch framer and has controlled the running game at a