PHOENIX -- It had been more than 60 years since the big leagues had seen a show quite like the one Shohei Ohtani staged on Wednesday night.

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PHILADELPHIA -- It's not often a pitcher gets a standing ovation for giving up a game-tying hit in the seventh inning. Then again, it's not often anyone does what Cristopher Sánchez has over the past five weeks.

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NEW YORK – A week after Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association exchanged initial proposals to begin collective bargaining talks in earnest, Commissioner Rob Manfred pushed back on the idea that the league’s proposal of a salary cap and floor would reduce player salaries right off the bat.

NEW YORK – Aaron Judge watched a second consecutive game from the Yankee Stadium bench on Wednesday, and as he did, the Yankees’ medical staff continued to seek a clear read on what is ailing their captain. A New York-based specialist confirmed the club’s initial diagnosis of a bone bruise

Consistency is the friend of any starting pitcher, and the names that make up the latest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings have shown it in spades this season. So much so that most of them are in exactly the same spot as the last time we ranked them. But there are

ATLANTA -- Mauricio Dubón’s bond with Chipper Jones has reached the point where he can playfully blame his rough stretches on the Hall of Famer. “I blame him when my [batting] average went down, just because he wasn’t here,” Dubón said.

Another month of the 2026 season is in the books, and as the weather has warmed up, so have the bats in the Minor Leagues. The 30 hitters below, our selection for hottest hitter in May for each organization, have been swinging the bat better than most. There are a

NEW YORK -- The Guardians arrived in New York this week reeling from a 2-4 homestand in which they were outscored 39-17. Awaiting them were three of the Yankees’ top starting pitchers in Cam Schlittler, Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón. Manager Stephen Vogt and Co. were obviously aware of the

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BOSTON -- At last, it felt like summer at Fenway Park again. Not because of the weather, which included 80 degrees at first pitch. More because of the noises made by the home crowd reacting to things the home team did.

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PHOENIX -- One night after carrying out his full two-way duties, Shohei Ohtani will be out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the D-backs at Chase Field, manager Dave Roberts said.

ST. LOUIS -- A popular sentiment in the early portion of the Cardinals’ season was to treat Jordan Walker’s fledgling star turn like a house of cards, due to tumble at any given moment. Sometimes, it felt as though even whispering about the brilliant things Walker was doing on a

HOUSTON -- When Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez strolled to the plate in the eighth inning while representing the tying run Wednesday night, not only did the fans who remained in the stands at Daikin Park start making some noise, closer Josh Hader began moving around in the bullpen in anticipation

MILWAUKEE -- Logan Webb surrendered the most hits in the Majors last year, so part of him couldn’t quite believe that he was in the middle of a no-hit bid at American Family Field on Wednesday night. “There were a lot of voices going on in my head,” Webb said.

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

CHICAGO – When Athletics manager Mark Kotsay saw the email containing MLB’s monthly awards pop up on his phone Wednesday morning, he was admittedly a bit surprised when he opened it and saw Nick Kurtz had won American League Player of the Month for May. “For me, it was like

ANAHEIM -- Ever since Zach Neto hit a walk-off homer against the Athletics on May 18, the Angels’ offense has started to finally click for the Angels over their last 15 games.

HOUSTON -- Paul Skenes will have to wait another start to snap his three-game losing streak. The Pirates ace struggled to get out of the fifth inning of Pittsburgh’s 11-9 loss to the Astros on Wednesday night at Daikin Park, and the pitch count eventually got him. The right-hander yielded

NEW YORK – Gerrit Cole knew what he had seen in real time, but still he reached for the dugout iPad as though an alternate angle might shift his opinion. Jacket slung across his shoulders, the Yankees’ ace watched the video frame by frame, then tossed the device toward the

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SEATTLE -- It would be easy, following Bo Bichette's four-hit game on Wednesday, to declare him finally ready to catch fire. Bichette has the skillset and the track record, and he now has a platform game from which he can launch himself. Of course, Bichette previously had those things lined