Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 23.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Dec. 29. 1) Devon White (1962) White was a three-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner during his 17-year

PHOENIX -- Justin Verlander delivered the start the Giants needed, and the offense finally broke through in the 11th inning as San Francisco held on for a 5-1 win over the D-backs on Wednesday afternoon to end a tough series at Chase Field on a high note. After D-backs right-hander

PHOENIX -- For the second time in four days, the Giants grabbed a lead with a four-run first inning, only to fall in a heartbreaker to a division foe. With a 6-5 walk-off loss to the D-backs on Tuesday night at Chase Field, the Giants have dropped four straight and

PHOENIX -- Giants top prospect Bryce Eldridge was trying to get through security at the Oklahoma City airport on Sunday after the conclusion of the Sacramento River Cats’ long road series against the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate. But his trip was about to get longer.

PHOENIX -- Spencer Steer woke up a slumbering offense with a three-run homer in the eighth, and Brady Singer spun another gem as the Reds kept their sweepless streak alive with a 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. The Reds needed a win in the

PHOENIX -- Andrew Abbott turned in a rare stinker and the Reds’ offense did very little to pick him up on Saturday at Chase Field as they absorbed a 10-1 loss to the D-backs and fell a game further behind in the postseason race for the second straight night. Cincinnati

PHOENIX -- Cincinnati’s Wild Card chase got a little sweeter on Friday with the addition of the club’s No. 24 prospect, Zach Maxwell, better known in Reds Nation as Big Sugar.

PHOENIX -- Former Diamondback Christian Walker hit a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning to hand Arizona a 4-3 loss to the Astros on Wednesday afternoon, completing a three-game sweep at Chase Field. It’s a disappointing end to a second-half-opening homestand that began with such promise, with Arizona sweeping

PHOENIX -- A day after getting good news on the injury front with the returns of third baseman Nolan Arenado and right fielder Jordan Walker, the Cardinals were dealt a blow with second baseman Nolan Gorman landing on the injured list with lower back pain on Saturday. Gorman missed the

PHOENIX -- The Cardinals posted their most first-half wins since 2015 with a 51-46 mark that outpaced most preseason prognostications, but they limped into the All-Star break with a 3-8 stretch thanks in no small part to a handful of injuries.

PHOENIX -- Ezequiel Tovar’s five hits in his second game off the injured list took a lot of the spotlight in Warren Schaeffer’s first win as Rockies manager on Saturday night at Chase Field, rightfully so. As did Schaeffer’s laundry-cart ride into the shower for a celebratory dousing of shaving

PHOENIX -- Reasons to celebrate have been hard to come by for the 2025 Rockies, but the club got a big one on Saturday night, and the evidence was all over new manager Warren Schaeffer when he met with the media postgame.

PHOENIX -- You can’t just tell someone they’re going to the big leagues. You have to make a whole thing of it. The call into the manager’s office is a special moment for a Minor Leaguer with big league dreams, and telling a young man his dream is about to

PHOENIX -- Good teams and good players find a way. Kodai Senga absolutely could not find the strike zone to open Wednesday’s series finale against the D-backs at Chase Field, becoming the first Mets pitcher to walk five of the first 10 hitters in a game since Zack Wheeler did

PHOENIX -- On the heels of getting swept in a doubleheader in St. Louis on Sunday and having gone three straight series without a series win, the Mets arrived at Chase Field in need of a palate cleanser. Mission accomplished.

PHOENIX -- A.J. Minter, the Mets’ most significant bullpen upgrade this winter, is done for the season after deciding to undergo surgery to repair his left lat muscle, manager Carlos Mendoza said before Monday’s series opener against the D-backs. Minter, who signed a two-year, $22 million deal in January, was

PHOENIX -- The Mets will be without Jesse Winker, the left-handed side of their designated hitter platoon, for six to eight weeks after placing him on the injured list Monday with a right oblique strain. He sustained the injury Sunday during a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals. Starting in the

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for April 17:

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MESA, Ariz. -- After 982 at-bats and 255 innings pitched over 29 Grapefruit League games, plus two exhibition games against the Cubs in Arizona for good measure, the Braves are nothing if not eager to take the field for Opening Day on Thursday in San Diego. “They’re ready. They’ve had

MESA, Ariz. -- Still shaking off changing hemispheres after returning from the Tokyo Series on Thursday, most of the Cubs’ regulars got Friday off when the club returned to Cactus League play. But manager Craig Counsell wasn’t about to sit this one out. “I was too excited to see Nico

For the Diamondbacks, Thursday’s Opening Day against the Cubs at Chase Field is a chance to put the disappointing end to 2024 when they missed the postseason due to a three-team tiebreaker behind them and start fresh. The fresh start the Cubs will be seeking is a lot more recent,

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Feb. 1. 1) Paul Blair (1944) Considered one of the premier defensive outfielders of his time, Blair earned eight

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Fall League playoffs started a day early on Thursday, with the matchup between the Scottsdale Scorpions and Glendale Desert Dogs at Camelback Ranch serving as a de facto play-in game to Friday’s semifinal contest. Riding back-to-back homers from Adrian Pinto (Blue Jays) and Jacob Reimer