Tommy John, a reliable stalwart of big league rotations who won 288 games over three decades while seeing his name become synonymous with a medical procedure that has saved the careers of countless other pitchers, has died. He was 83. A four-time All-Star left-hander with the second-most wins of any

CHICAGO -- Joshua Báez made history Saturday wearing someone else’s shoes. The plan now is for him to keep them, at least temporarily. Less than 24 hours after becoming the first player in MLB history to homer three times in his big league debut, Báez was back at Wrigley Field

ST. PETERSBURG -- All of a sudden, everything is trending upward for the Baltimore Orioles. All it took was a trip down to Tropicana Field to face the top team in the American League, which also happened to enter the weekend as MLB’s hottest squad. The O’s continued their strong

PITTSBURGH -- While Aroldis Chapman pitched in a non-save situation on Saturday night, closing out a 4-0 win over the Pirates with a scoreless ninth inning, it was one of his most significant outings of the season for another reason. That frame took Chapman beyond the 40-inning mark this year,

CHICAGO -- There have been times this season when the Cubs’ rotation depth was thinned to the point of wondering how the team would fill out a five-man staff. Things have changed in the wake of the Trade Deadline and with Edward Cabrera coming off the injured list on Sunday.

This story was originally published in 2024, and it is being resurfaced following the news that Tommy John passed away at 83.

Joshua Báez had an MLB debut for the ages on Saturday, when the Cardinals rookie became the first player ever to launch three homers in his first big league game. He'll get a chance to show what he can do for an encore today as St. Louis goes for a

CHICAGO -- Joshua Báez spent five years working toward his first Major League at-bat. He needed one pitch to make it unforgettable. Then, somehow, he kept going. Báez homered on the first pitch he saw in the Majors, homered again in his second at-bat and then stepped to the plate

ATLANTA – Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado exited Sunday’s series finale against the Braves with left trunk discomfort after he grounded out to end the top of the fourth inning. Arenado hit a grounder down the third-base line that was stopped by a diving Austin Riley, and he seemed to

TORONTO -- As the Yankees await offensive reinforcements to arrive off the injured list, Cody Bellinger looks like the first big bat that will return to New York’s lineup. Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that the plan is for Bellinger to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

You know what they say: A division isn’t won in April. Sure, sometimes the team atop the standings in April does end up capturing the division crown, but a lot can change over the course of a baseball season -- and even over the course of the final two months.

LOS ANGELES -- Jacob Misiorowski was entertaining a quartet of Japanese reporters on Friday when the topic inevitably turned to the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani. How would Misiorowski approach the global superstar when they squared off again on Saturday afternoon? Misiorowski didn’t bother with playing coy.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Trea Turner is just fine. Despite leaving Saturday night’s 9-1 win over the Twins after fouling a ball off his right knee, Turner said the whole ordeal -- one that left him on the ground for a few moments -- looked much worse than it actually was.

Mets left-hander Jefry Yan wouldn't have been the first pitcher to prematurely celebrate what looked, to him, like a called third strike. That, in and of itself, would not have drawn any particular attention.

Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez made Major League history in his debut on Saturday against St. Louis' arch rival Cubs, becoming the first player ever to homer in each of his first three big league plate appearances. Here's a closer look at the 23-year-old slugger: FAST FACTS MLB Pipeline rankings: Cardinals

TORONTO -- Can you believe it? With another win Saturday, the Blue Jays grabbed their share of a crowded, messy tie for the final American League Wild Card spot. You have the coming weeks to familiarize yourself with MLB’s tiebreaker rules, and both the Twins and Rangers still play later

Tommy John surgery is the most famous medical procedure in all of sports, and even though the road to recovery is long for the players who have it, the surgery has a lasting legacy because it has saved countless careers. Thousands of pitchers have had the ulnar collateral ligament in

CHICAGO -- At first, Joshua Báez was a little scared of the bee. It kept finding him in left field Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Inning after inning, Báez noticed it buzzing around him, sometimes circling back toward his Cardinals cap. Eventually, he stopped worrying about it. By then, Báez

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

PITTSBURGH -- Just hours after Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy had his most positive injury update in weeks, revealing that three key players (Roman Anthony, Trevor Story and Isiah Kiner-Falefa) will all open Minor League rehab assignments within days, designated hitter Masataka Yoshida went down with a left hamstring

Joshua Báez had an MLB debut for the ages on Saturday. He hit three home runs with his family in the stands at Wrigley Field, starting by going 449 feet on the first pitch he saw. It truly doesn’t get any better than that. Here’s a look at seven stats

PITTSBURGH -- As a stat, pitching wins aren’t as indicative as they once were in baseball. But there are exceptions. And Sonny Gray is proof of that in this, his first season with the Red Sox.

MINNEAPOLIS -- It's been an eventful couple of weeks for Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm. So much of the attention following the Luis Arraez trade was, understandably, placed on Bryce Harper's move to the outfield and Arraez himself. But as Arraez pointed out when he arrived in Philadelphia, it shouldn't

Joshua Báez had a historic day for the Cardinals on Saturday, becoming the first player in MLB history to hit three home runs in his MLB debut. During this monumental achievement, Báez had the support of his family, baseball at large and the Cardinals' organization, including his recent teammates on

DETROIT -- It’s just like any other series the White Sox have won. Those words came from designated hitter Andrew Benintendi following a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Saturday at Comerica Park. But beating their American League Central rival, on the road, can’t be like any other one, can