KANSAS CITY -- Junior Caminero spent the past week making nearly every at-bat his personal Home Run Derby. Why not make it official and sign up for the real thing? Fresh off a history-making hot streak at the plate, Caminero on Tuesday announced his decision to participate in the T-Mobile

CHICAGO -- Seiya Suzuki was beyond first base and he still was not sure if he had gotten the job done for the Cubs. He saw Padres left fielder Jase Bowen leap up and into the ivy-covered wall, trying to reel in the deep fly that Suzuki had just launched

With every MLB team having reached or passed the halfway point of its season, the MVP races in both leagues are coming into focus. And, judging by the results of our latest poll, both races have become runaways. Though there's been some shuffling among the list of names overall, it

If there’s any doubt that pitching will be the focal point of this year’s Trade Deadline, there shouldn’t be. Nearly every contender – and as of Monday, that meant 24 of the 30 teams in MLB, all of whom were within 4 1/2 games of a postseason spot – could

Who will start the 2026 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard? The decision is now in the hands of the fans, with Phase 2 of balloting now open for the 96th Midsummer Classic, which will be played July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The results from Phase 1

BOSTON -- Willson Contreras plays for the Red Sox. But he is playing for Venezuela, his native country that was ravaged by earthquakes last Wednesday. When Contreras mashed a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning in Monday night’s 6-3 win against the Nationals at Fenway Park, he

It’s about to be a big month in this neck of the woods. The 2026 Draft begins Saturday, July 11 as part of All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia, the All-Star Futures Game will be held one day later as part of the same festivities and all the way through the rest

NEW YORK – It’s the pitching matchup of the week. On Tuesday night, it’s Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal against Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler. Both are all-world on the mound. Skubal is the two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, while Schlittler has been shoving all year.

The Yankees are in line to get two of their key contributors back this week. Outfielder Trent Grisham (strained right hamstring) and infielder Ryan McMahon (peritonsillar abscess) will play in a rehab game Wednesday with Double-A Somerset, and if all goes well, they’ll be back with the big league club

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Max Muncy was batting seventh and playing third base for the Athletics on Monday night. Meanwhile, on the other side of the diamond, Max Muncy was batting seventh and playing third base for the Dodgers. No, that’s not a mistake. For the first time in the big

The Mets have agreed to a Minor League deal with veteran slugger Christopher Morel, according to reports by MLB Network insider Jon Heyman and The Athletic's Will Sammon on Tuesday morning. The club has not confirmed the deal.

You can now follow your favorite players and teams on MLB.TV for a low price for the season. Fans can purchase an MLB.TV Seasonal package for just $119.99 to watch every out-of-market game live or on demand. Subscribe now through ESPN -- the new home of MLB.TV -- to take

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Dodgers have some organizational familiarity with Sutter Health Park, as the temporary home of the A's is one of the Pacific Coast League destinations for L.A.'s Triple-A affiliate. So they came into Monday night with a loose idea of what to expect before playing their first

DENVER -- Call it confidence. Call it youthful abandon. Whichever way you describe it, the Marlins credit it for this historic month. Otto Lopez and Griffin Conine went deep, while Sandy Alcantara won his career-best sixth straight start in the Marlins’ 10-7 comeback victory over the Rockies on Monday night

One of the coolest events of the 2026 Minor League season is coming up fast, and fans everywhere have the opportunity to secure their seats for it right now. The St. Paul Saints and Iowa Cubs will meet in the MiLB at Field of Dreams game at 6:30 p.m. CT

BALTIMORE -- Colton Cowser is developing a knack for providing moments of déjà vu. Remember last month when the Orioles’ center fielder hit walk-off home runs on back-to-back days? (May 24 vs. the Tigers and May 25 vs. the Rays). Well, Cowser is back at it again this week, only

For years, Luis Arraez rated as something like the weakest defensive second baseman in the game, an opinion the Padres validated when they moved him off the position to be primarily a first baseman/DH over the last two seasons. Despite that, Arraez bet on himself last winter, taking a one-year

MILWAUKEE -- Reds center fielder Dane Myers left Monday’s game against the Brewers on a cart and was sent to a local hospital after crashing into the fence while making a spectacular catch of a deep liner off the bat off Andrew Vaughn leading off the fourth inning. Myers collided

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

The steady drumbeat of Spring Training headlines became hard to ignore: Another promising young player was making waves for Atlanta. This is, of course, the same team that developed a 23-year-old ace and a 21-year-old Rookie of the Year in Spencer Strider and Michael Harris II, respectively, in 2022, and

The big league Dodgers put together an impressive, power-packed win over the Athletics on Monday, mashing three home runs en route to a 9-4 victory. And yet, they didn’t even make it halfway to scoring the most runs across the organization. The Arizona Complex League Dodgers put up 32 runs

TORONTO -- Wonderful things can happen when you don’t rush to give up the first run of the ballgame. The Blue Jays finally flipped that script and struck first against the Mets Monday thanks to Juan Soto, who whiffed on a bouncing ball from George Springer which allowed Springer to

Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen desperately wants to be a buyer at the Trade Deadline, but for him to be able to justify it, his team is going to have to pick up the pace a bit.

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SEATTLE -- He went from “Furious George” to “Happy George” in almost the blink of an eye. But the moment called for it on Monday night for George Kirby, who emphatically cleared the eighth inning with a strikeout on his 100th pitch, then went through a human-formed tunnel among teammates