With two weeks remaining until the Trade Deadline, the cluster of teams contending for postseason spots remains sizeable. The perceived approach of front offices seems to change on a daily basis with every win or loss; remember when the Red Sox, Tigers and Twins felt like locks to sell? Not

The calendar reads July 20, which means we’re exactly two weeks away from the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline.

The Dodgers acquired right-hander Seth Halvorsen from the Rockies for outfielder Landyn Vidourek (L.A.'s No. 25 prospect) and righty Nick Frasso on Monday afternoon.

The hottest team in baseball right now is unquestionably the Boston Red Sox, who have won 13 games in a row for the first time since 1948. A month ago, there was perhaps no team in the sport outside of Queens that seemed more disappointing than the Red Sox. Now

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With so many metrics out there in the baseball world, sometimes the hardest thing to do is to collect them, to know where to look and to see what's changed over time -- to settle arguments, or create new ones. With the new Baseball Savant Statcast Player Comparison tool, maybe

A powerhouse showdown and a pair of intriguing young rosters take center stage Monday night, exclusively on ESPN. The Dodgers travel to Citizens Bank Park to begin a three-game series with the surging Phillies, while the surprising Cardinals finish a West Coast trip with three games against the Angels. -

BOSTON -- Adley Rutschman has hit the injured list for the third time this season. The Orioles placed the 28-year-old catcher on the 10-day IL due to left wrist inflammation ahead of Monday night's series opener in Boston. Rutschman previously missed time due to left ankle inflammation (April 11-21) and

The Mets activated center fielder Luis Robert Jr. off the 60-day IL prior to Monday’s series opener against the Brewers in Milwaukee. Robert will start in center field and bat seventh against National League Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski. In a corresponding move, the club optioned infielder Eric Wagaman

MILWAUKEE – Jacob Misiorowski said he’s rested and ready to begin the second half with a high-profile matchup against former teammate Freddy Peralta and the Mets on Monday night at American Family Field.

The Twins are getting a significant boost as they continue to push for a postseason spot, activating center fielder Byron Buxton from the injured list ahead of Monday night's series opener against the Guardians in Cleveland. Infielder Tristan Gray was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.

The MLB at Field of Dreams game between the Phillies and Twins is fast approaching. On Monday, we got our first look at the special uniforms each club will be wearing when they play in Dyersville, Iowa. This year’s MLB at Field of Dreams game is scheduled to begin at

BOSTON – Oh, what it must have been like for Red Sox fans to watch the famed “teammates” Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky and Dominic DiMaggio fuel a 13-game winning streak in 1948, and another epic 15-game run with the same cast of characters two years before that. Here

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Going back to 1950, there have been eight individual seasons of at least 60 home runs. There has been only one in which a player has scored 150 runs. (Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell did it for the Astros in 2000.) In recent baseball history, it's a statistical feat that

NEW YORK – It hasn’t been anything like the type of season Jazz Chisholm Jr. envisioned for himself. He’d love for this to be the swing that turns it around. Chisholm cracked a tiebreaking home run off Evan Phillips in the eighth inning that powered the Yankees to a 2-1

MILWAUKEE – The home run was nice. The three-game sweep was nicer. But it was the bat flip that 36,451 fans may remember most about William Contreras’ walk-off, three-run homer for a 3-1 Brewers win over the Marlins on Sunday at American Family Field.

MLB and the MLBPA held their first bargaining session on May 12 as both parties began working toward the next labor agreement. The CBA expires on Dec. 1. Competitive balance will be a focus during discussions, if not the primary issue. Here’s what you need to know about the state

NEW YORK -- Toeing the rubber in the Bronx seems to bring out the best in Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto authored one of his best starts of the season in his return to Yankee Stadium, holding the Yankees to two runs across nine dominant innings in a Dodgers 8-2 win in

With the second half in full swing, the focus for contenders turns to making a run toward the postseason. And this season, there are a LOT of contenders. And with so many teams still within shouting distance of a playoff spot, many series will carry extra urgency for at least

Ahead of Sunday afternoon’s FIFA World Cup Final, Orioles pitcher Brandon Young channeled his own soccer skills on the baseball diamond. In the first inning of Sunday’s Orioles-Astros game, Jose Altuve shot a comebacker Young’s way. The right-hander displayed a splendid first touch, softly deflecting the baseball with his right

PHOENIX -- There's a long way to go, but when you look back on the 2026 season, it's possible that Sunday was the turning point for the Cardinals and Diamondbacks in the NL Wild Card race. The Diamondbacks overcame a seven-run deficit to walk off the Redbirds, 8-7, in 10

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CLEVELAND -- Paul Skenes entered Sunday’s start as well rested as he’ll be in season. Skenes hadn’t pitched in a week and took full days off on Monday and Tuesday while participating in All-Star festivities. Recharged for the second half, Skenes twirled his best start of the summer. The 24-year-old