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

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.

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 acros nine dominant innings in a Dodgers 8-2 win in

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

As the baseball calendar creeps closer toward the Trade Deadline on Aug. 3, the rumor mill continues to churn.

NEW YORK -- Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will not make his scheduled pitching start on Wednesday in Philadelphia, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, and could miss additional starts on the mound in order to address the soreness in his left knee that has lingered for more than a month. The

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

ATLANTA -- Drake Baldwin is hitting like the MVP candidate he was before he was injured and Austin Riley is showing the power that earned him MVP consideration just a few years ago. And, oh by the way, Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to return to Atlanta’s lineup this week.

BOSTON -- Victor Mesa Jr. is about as big a Lionel Messi fan as you’ll find in baseball. He wore a custom-made Messi jacket to Fenway Park on Sunday morning, and put on an Argentina shirt after the game. Ahead of Argentina’s World Cup Final showdown against Spain on Sunday

ANAHEIM -- Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize was forced to exit Sunday afternoon’s game against the Angels in the bottom of the fourth inning after suffering an apparent injury to his left wrist/hand area. The club did not immediately provide an update on his status. Angels right fielder Jo Adell

CHICAGO -- The Cubs were on a nice run in the few weeks leading into the All-Star break, but knew they could not let the season’s intermission halt that momentum. One series into the second half, the North Siders look to have picked up where they left off. With a

Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has been through enough Trade Deadlines to know not to build your whole plan around players returning from the injured list. Atlanta has potential reinforcements coming, both for its lineup (Ronald Acuña Jr.) and its rotation (Spencer Schwellenbach, AJ Smith-Shawver). But Anthopoulos understands

Buy or sell? While a number of teams know which side of the fence they’re on, there’s a glut of teams in the middle that probably have no idea what they’re going to do.

PHILADELPHIA -- Less than a month ago, Nolan McLean’s ERA was north of 4.00, raising questions about his true ceiling in the Mets' rotation. He did not record a scoreless outing until the final day of June.

TORONTO -- Eight days between starts and the four-day All-Star break did little to cool off White Sox right-hander Sean Burke, who continued a stretch of dominant outings on Sunday at Rogers Centre. Burke was locked in right from the first pitch against the Blue Jays, as he opened the

MILWAUKEE – Japanese-born slugger Rintaro Sasaki announced on his Instagram account on Sunday that he will sign with the Marlins.

NEW YORK -- It was the third inning on Saturday afternoon, and Cam Schlittler found himself adjusting his cap near the back of the mound, unable to find the right combination. He’d thrown nine pitches to Andy Pages already, and when the 10th resulted in a playable foul pop, it

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. will be used primarily as a right fielder when he returns to the Braves’ lineup. But there’s no guarantee that he will be activated from the injured list before Atlanta concludes its current homestand Thursday afternoon. “He’s still got some days ahead of him,” Braves

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

HOUSTON -- Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo left Sunday’s 5-2 win over the Astros at Daikin Park with right shoulder discomfort after grimacing during a second-inning at-bat.

PHILADELPHIA -- Early Saturday evening, Francisco Lindor stood in front of a press conference screen in the visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park, answering for his mistakes. Lindor had not only committed an error for a third consecutive game, but he had gone nine straight plate appearances without reaching base.

CHICAGO -- Aaron Civale played a part in the Cubs’ bullpen down the stretch last season and then stepped up in a big way when needed in the playoffs. Given the need for pitching depth at the moment, Chicago has once again brought the veteran righty back into the fold

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays wanted to come out of the All-Star break looking like a new team, but this series loss to the White Sox carried over all of the old themes from the first half. Sunday afternoon’s 3-0 loss left the Blue Jays (46-53) still scrambling to gain

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Before he hit the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA Men’s Basketball championship game, before he was drafted third overall in the 1984 NBA Draft, before the Rookie of the Year Award, the 14 All-Star selections, the 10 scoring titles, the five MVP Awards and the six NBA titles …