Chourio robs Lewis of game-tying HR as Crew ends Twins' win streak at 13
MILWAUKEE -- Jackson Chourio’s slump stretched to 0-for-18 with a hitless afternoon on Sunday, but he still found a way to play a starring role in a Brewers win with something he said he'd never done at any level of baseball.
Edman activated off IL; Taylor, longest-tenured Dodgers position player, released
LOS ANGELES -- With their latest flurry of roster moves on Sunday, the Dodgers reinforced a message from earlier in the week: Winning now takes precedence over sentimentality. Los Angeles got a key piece of its lineup back by activating Tommy Edman ahead of the Freeway Series finale. As the
Abel outduels Skenes, strikes out 9 in MLB debut
PHILADELPHIA -- This might be as good or better than anything Mick Abel could have ever imagined.
3 outs. 2 STUNNING catches. 1 inning of work for Tigers' LF
TORONTO -- Akil Baddoo’s first start in left field since the Tigers recalled him earlier this week put him in the right place at the right time at Rogers Centre, recording all three first-inning outs for rookie starting pitcher Jackson Jobe with a pair of highlight catches – one heading
Quantrill tosses the Majors' first immaculate inning of season
MIAMI – Marlins veteran right-hander Cal Quantrill had struck out the side just seven times in 765 1/3 career innings entering Sunday. That’s to say not even Quantrill could’ve predicted him being the author of the Majors’ first immaculate inning of the season. But that’s exactly what he accomplished during
Phillies reliever Alvarado suspended 80 games for PED violation
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies suffered a major blow to their bullpen on Sunday, when Major League Baseball suspended José Alvarado 80 games without pay following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance. Alvarado will be ineligible for the postseason.
'World-class competitor': Rangers sign Korean two-way high schooler Kim
ARLINGTON -- Have the Rangers signed the “Korean Ohtani”? Well, they sure hope so. The club announced on Sunday that it signed Korean two-way player Seong-Jun Kim as an international free agent.
PCA leads way to North Side Sweep with speed: 'He's fun to watch run'
CHICAGO – Pete Crow-Armstrong quipped on Friday that it was nice to see the crosstown fans leaving Wrigley Field early. Given the way the Cubs center fielder played throughout this Rivalry Weekend, White Sox fans will probably be happy not to see him for a while. In Sunday’s 6-2 win
Baldwin keeps raking, Braves keep winning: 'He's going to play more'
BOSTON -- Now that Drake Baldwin has been behind the plate the past two games, how do the Braves plan to split playing time between the impressive young rookie and veteran catcher Sean Murphy, who is also enjoying a solid season? “It’s not a platoon per se, it’s just going
Twins' 'amazing run' ends with one bad inning, HR robbery
MILWAUKEE – The shutout streak was over, but the winning streak was very much alive. Zebby Matthews appeared to have righted himself after a tricky second inning. The right-hander, making his 2025 Major League debut, struck out the first two batters of the third, and it looked like he was
Benson (2 HRs) homers in 4th consecutive game to help Reds sweep
CINCINNATI -- Reds right fielder Will Benson pointed to the team’s dugout, shouted and flipped his bat. If actions speak louder than words, then Benson’s reaction to his home run in the fourth inning on Sunday showed the confidence that he’s feeling.
Skenes throws first complete game in loss: 'Just got to keep going'
PHILADELPHIA -- A little over a month ago, on April 14, the Pirates put up 10 runs in a win against the Nationals. Paul Skenes had a quality start and picked up a win, and things were looking up for the Pirates’ ace right-hander.
Paredes flips game for yet another Astros comeback win
ARLINGTON -- The Astros pulled off perhaps their biggest win of the season on Sunday afternoon, and manager Joe Espada was stuck watching it from his office inside Globe Life Field after being ejected in the third inning for arguing balls and strikes. That did nothing, though, to diminish his
Injuries: Greene, Royals, O'Neill, Carter, Twins, Ohtani
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Jobe backed by Baddoo, Tork for Tigers' series win
TORONTO -- Talk to a young pitcher about pitcher wins, and you might be more likely to get an eyeroll than an answer. The rise of advanced metrics have rendered the W in a pitching line as a nod to tradition more than a measurement of performance. Talk to a
Hot at the start, clutch at the end: Ramos leads Giants to sweep
SAN FRANCISCO -- Heliot Ramos continued his hot May by crushing a leadoff home run and delivering a go-ahead single in the eighth inning to help the Giants complete a three-game sweep of the A’s with a 3-2 win in Sunday’s series finale at Oracle Park.
Dodgers No. 13 prospect George runs wild with SIX stolen bases in High-A game
Stealing bases is an art -- and Kendall George was a virtuoso for the Dodgers' High-A affiliate on Sunday.
Top college Draft prospects headline Golden Spikes Award semifinalists
USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award has reached its penultimate stage. Coinciding with college baseball entering the postseason, the race for the 47th edition of the award is down to 25 names.
Kelly masterful with 11 K's across seven scoreless innings
PHOENIX -- Merrill Kelly allowed just one hit over seven scoreless innings as the Diamondbacks beat the Rockies, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon to win the three-game weekend series at Chase Field.
Jansen to Ohtani: 'I'm balking you to third'
Kenley Jansen wasn’t messing around in Saturday’s Freeway Series battle. Facing his former team up by two runs in the ninth inning, Jansen was one out away from sealing an Angels victory over the Dodgers when he did something unusual … at least for most pitchers.
Royals take winning turn in I-70 finale with clutch hits, shutdown relief
KANSAS CITY -- It’s no secret that the Royals have struggled to muster up much offense through the first 48 games of the season. But their bats did just enough on Sunday afternoon to salvage the finale of a three-game I-70 Series against the Cardinals in a 2-1 win at
Nats' emphasis on lifting the ball paying off in big way
BALTIMORE -- The Nationals closed out their 2024 season with the second-fewest home runs in the Major Leagues, their 135 long balls better than just the White Sox (133). This year, Washington is off to a markedly better start, with five home runs in a 10-4 win over Baltimore on
'Special' Leiter takes no-no into 7th before game unravels
ARLINGTON -- This was the version of Jack Leiter that the Rangers have been waiting for. The Texas rookie, in his first taste of the Silver Boot Series, did his best to put the team on his back to try to secure a series win over the Astros. But despite
O's DFA struggling veteran Gibson, place O'Neill back on IL
BALTIMORE -- A day after one of the shortest starts of his 13-year MLB career, Kyle Gibson’s reunion with the Orioles took a disappointing turn.
Carter sidelined with right quad strain, to miss weeks
ARLINGTON -- Just weeks after working his way back to the big leagues, Rangers center fielder Evan Carter has landed on the injured list. Carter was scratched from Saturday’s starting lineup with quad tightness before being placed on the injured list on Sunday with a Grade 2 right quad strain.