NEW YORK –- Reaching 200 strikeouts should speak volumes about Cam Schlittler’s development into one of the league’s most electric starters. He’s more interested in what is still yet to come, especially with the Yankees charging toward September. “I think,” Schlittler said, “the division is wide open.”

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal has pitched at Comerica Park more than any other ballpark, having called it home for seven years. He took that familiar mound for the 78th time in his career on Friday night, but for the first time, he wore road grays in Detroit, with another city's

Rarely has a Major League Baseball season been more forgiving to middling ballclubs. Consider that 18 teams have at least double-digit playoff percentages entering play Thursday, according to FanGraphs' projections. That's 60% of the league that is still very much at least alive for the postseason.

ANAHEIM -- Bryson Stott stood on first base staring out into right field in disbelief. He thought he had just hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the ninth. Instead, he watched Angels right fielder Wade Meckler go over the wall to make a potential game-saving robbery.

ST. PETERSBURG – “Nice catch.’’ That’s what Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. said as he leaped high to fist bump a 12-year-old fan who caught Cedric Mullins’ seventh-inning home run on the fly during the Padres’ 9-4 loss to the Rays on Friday night at Tropicana Field.​

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays took a moment to celebrate their future on Friday, as their organizational dream to secure a “Forever Home” ballpark in Tampa became that much closer to reality following votes by the Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Commission. But in case you missed it, things

DETROIT -- Shohei Ohtani threw a lighter-than-usual bullpen session ahead of Friday night's game against the Tigers at Comerica Park. The Dodgers will set next steps for their two-way star depending on how he comes out of it, which could include Ohtani starting a game on the mound as soon

In our recent power rankings of this winter’s top free agents, we ranked Michael King as the No. 2 available player behind only Tarik Skubal. There’s only one problem: King might not be a free agent. That’s because the Padres’ starting pitcher is able to opt out for both 2027

TORONTO -- The easiest way to forget an ugly loss that brought boos down from the home crowd? Hand the ball to Dylan Cease. The ace was spectacular yet again, leading the Blue Jays to an 8-1 win over the Mariners to open their weekend series at Rogers Centre. With

MILWAUKEE – With less than a month of the regular season remaining, and a potentially pivotal stretch against the Cubs looming, the Brewers are right where they want to be. Just don’t suggest that to the two-time defending National League Manager of the Year, because Pat Murphy is pulling every

SAN FRANCISCO – Giants manager Tony Vitello was ejected for the second time in three games and fifth time in his rookie season Friday night after arguing a “fair” call that gave Arizona’s Nolan Arenado a third-inning double. Logan Webb, who was not pitching for the Giants, was also ejected

MINNEAPOLIS – It’s been a frustrating season for Colson Montgomery, no doubt about it. His OPS is 117 points lower than his rookie performance and has been below the league average for most of the year. His strikeouts are up and his walks are down.

ATLANTA -- Ha-Seong Kim produced an improbable walk-off hit on Wednesday and Chris Sale constructed one of the most impressive starts of the year to complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers on Thursday. But there have been a few other key recent developments for the Braves, who claimed a

DETROIT – On the day the Tigers welcomed back a former Cy Young winner on the other side in Tarik Skubal, manager A.J. Hinch expressed optimism that another will get one more time on the mound at Comerica Park before the season and his career ends. Justin Verlander hasn’t pitched,

ST. PETERSBURG -- There were a lot of factors in play when Jonny DeLuca went sliding into the Rays' bullpen in the seventh inning of Tampa Bay’s 9-4 win over the Padres on Friday night at Tropicana Field. For one, he didn’t want to hurt himself. He didn’t want to

NEW YORK -- The return of right-hander Hunter Brown to ace form on Friday night could be as big of a development in recent weeks for the Astros as any other in their push to win the American League West, especially if he’s able to keep it up in the

We don’t blame you if this clip makes you want to say, “OMG!” Former Met and 15-year big leaguer Jose Iglesias made his long-awaited debut on Broadway on Thursday, appearing as the Narrator in the show “Buena Vista Social Club.” Iglesias -- who is also known by his pop-star alter

TAMPA -- The Rays’ new ownership group introduced themselves with a promise. Sitting inside George M. Steinbrenner Field between co-chair Bill Cosgrove and chief executive officer Ken Babby early last October, managing partner Patrick Zalupski made the top item on their to-do list clear. Finding a long-term ballpark in the

Nolan McLean, the prized right-hander known for generating outlier horizontal movement and spinning the baseball at absurd levels, has lost his sweeper. And no one is quite sure where it went. “It’s a little tricky whenever your pitch doesn’t move like you’re used to,” McLean said recently inside the Mets’

MINNEAPOLIS -- Rarely does a player get a standing ovation after flying out to center field. Sure, if it’s a sacrifice fly to tie or win a game, that will earn an eruption of cheers from the crowd. But Walker Jenkins was the exception as he received a standing ovation

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ANAHEIM -- Welcome back, Wade Meckler. The right fielder and Anaheim native returned from the seven-day concussion list and made an immediate impact, ripping an RBI single in the first inning and making an unreal home run-saving catch in an eventual 5-3 loss to the Phillies on Friday night at

SAN FRANCISCO -- Before he left his office to head to the dugout for Friday night's game, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo looked at GM Mike Hazen and told him something. “I'm going to go full-throttle tonight with the bullpen,” was essentially the message.

TORONTO -- Bryce Miller is heading to the Mariners’ bullpen. It’s a move that came with a difficult discussion but is also one that the club hopes will help him get back on track -- because the Mariners still view him as a starter long term.

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