The Cincinnati Reds are thriving with one of the most imbalanced lineups in baseball. Although they lost to the Rays on Wednesday, snapping their five-game winning streak, the Reds entered Thursday's off-day at 16-9. They're tied with the Cubs, who are hot themselves with nine straight wins, atop the surprisingly

In many places on many days in March and April, the conditions, to paraphrase W.C. Fields, ain’t fit for man nor beast nor baseball. And yet early storylines always emerge that make us feel warm and fuzzy, regardless of whether the sun cooperates. You could actually field a full team

The Yankees already have one 6-foot-7 outfielder who was a buzzy college product with big power and surprising athleticism. Is there room for another? The comparisons to Aaron Judge started as soon as the Yankees selected Spencer Jones out of Vanderbilt with the 25th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Jeff Hoffman is out as the Blue Jays' closer after a rough start to the season. Toronto general manager Ross Atkins told reporters on Friday afternoon that the team will employ a closer-by-committee approach for the time being, while Hoffman will still pitch regularly and be counted on for big

At the end of next week, we will be unveiling our brand new Draft Top 150 Prospects list as the amateur season is in full swing and it’s even getting warmer in the cold-weather states. Scouts are zigzagging across the country to figure out who should go where, now less

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MEXICO CITY -- Two teams with deep ties to Mexico -- and serious postseason ambitions -- are slated to meet in the Mexican Capital this weekend. The Diamondbacks and Padres will play in the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series 2026, presented by T-Mobile, a two-game series at the Estadio

SAN FRANCISCO -- The first clash of the season between the Giants and Dodgers featured an undercurrent of tension, with Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts saying he thought San Francisco right-hander Logan Webb intentionally hit Dalton Rushing in the sixth inning of Thursday afternoon’s series finale at Oracle Park. Webb

After consultation with Major League Baseball, Saturday’s originally scheduled 4:05 p.m. ET game between the Orioles and Boston Red Sox has been moved to 12:05 p.m. due to forecasted inclement weather. Gates will open at 10:30 a.m., and 20,000 fans will receive the Hockey Jersey giveaway, presented by Ledo Pizza.

Entering his first year in the Majors, the scouting report on Munetaka Murakami was loud and clear: He’s going to strike out just so, so much, but he’s going to absolutely splatter baseballs when he manages to make contact. The hope? That he does enough of the latter to outweigh

It's a new era for the longstanding relationship between MLB and ESPN. Though ESPN is no longer the home for “Sunday Night Baseball” (now on NBC) or the Home Run Derby (now on Netflix), the sports broadcasting network is actually bringing fans more baseball than ever.

The Phillies recalled right-hander Alex McFarlane, the team’s No. 19 prospect per MLB Pipeline, from Double-A Reading prior to Friday’s game against the Braves in Atlanta. McFarlane, who joined the Phillies organization as a fourth-round Draft pick in 2022, takes the active roster spot that opened up when veteran pitcher

MEXICO CITY -- Bruce Bochy realized rather quickly that he didn’t have any say in the matter. The 1996 Padres were heading to Monterrey, Mexico, for a three-game series against the Mets -- Major League Baseball’s first international games outside of the United States and Canada. Bochy’s Padres were locked

The Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) named Albert Pujols as their president of baseball operations on Friday. The club had announced in December that Pujols would be joining their front office, but did not specify in what role at the time. After retiring as an active player

If you haven’t caught sight of the Rockies’ new home run celebration -- it’s hard to miss – Troy Johnston made sure to show it off for all to see when he joined MLB Central in-studio on Friday alongside teammate Mickey Moniak. As the segment started, Johnston was standing alongside

WASHINGTON -- If you thought JR Ritchie was going to be undone after he surrendered a home run on the first pitch of his Major League career, then you might not have known how the 8-year-old version of himself reacted after the third pitch he ever threw for the Bainbridge

The Rockies placed right-hander Ryan Feltner on the 15-day injured list with right ulnar nerve inflammation and called up left-hander Sammy Peralta from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday. Feltner exited Thursday afternoon’s 10-8 loss to the Padres after two innings. The 29-year-old, coming off a solid performance against the Dodgers with

CHICAGO -- A day game after a night game, facing one of MLB’s best pitchers and trying to pull off the rare four-game sweep? The Cubs were up for all challenges -- including multiple blown leads -- in Thursday afternoon's 8-7 win in 10 innings over the Phillies at Wrigley

NEW YORK -- Standing on second base, Bo Bichette turned toward the home dugout at Citi Field and punched his right fist once, then a second time emphatically through the air. The first two dozen games of Bichette’s Mets career had been a slog. On his inaugural weekend as a

DETROIT -- The Tigers have watched Spencer Torkelson follow a 31-homer season with a slow start at the plate in two of the past three seasons. They’ve also enjoyed the flip side. “He brings a different element,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “I mean, we can slug. Obviously, we can be

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The MLB ERA leaderboard right now is a thing of beauty. At No. 1 we've got José Soriano, the breakout Angels righty who has a historically low 0.24 ERA through six starts. But right behind him at No. 2? None other than Shohei Ohtani, who has a 0.38 ERA and

BOSTON – Cam Schlittler didn’t need anyone to explain Fenway Park to him. He grew up close enough to feel it in his bones, having seen enough games over the years to understand exactly what brand of vitriol he might experience while warming up in the bullpen. It wasn’t nearly

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