On this Father's Day, as we celebrate the love and dedication of fathers everywhere, the baseball world also pays tribute to fatherhood and what it has meant in the lives of big league ballplayers and their families. Whether it's the fond memories of a father who sparked a love for

LOS ANGELES -- It had been some time since Shohei Ohtani had left the yard, so he made up for lost time on Saturday night. Ohtani hit a pair of home runs -- including the 250th of his career -- to back a vintage performance from Clayton Kershaw, who twirled

BOSTON – For the Red Sox, the rut has been replaced by the rejuvenation. With a healthy balance of starting pitching, timely/situational hitting, improved defense and youthful energy, manager Alex Cora’s team is back at .500 (36-36) for the first time since May 24. In Saturday night’s 4-3 victory over

ATLANTA -- Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuña Jr. had the Braves playing like it was 2023 again.

DETROIT -- In a game that featured four home runs by the Reds and an 11-1 rout of a Tigers club with baseball's best record, how did shortstop Elly De La Cruz still manage to stand out the most at Comerica Park on Saturday? By preventing a run and stopping

MILWAUKEE -- On a day when Willson Contreras was involved in a violent collision at first base, engaged in a verbal sparring session with Rhys Hoskins, got plunked by former teammate Jose Quintana and glared into the Brewers' dugout following a historic home run, the Cardinals’ fiery first baseman had

If you're still scratching your head about what to get your dad or for yourself for Father's Day, then we have the deal for you. During the Father's Day Sale from now until June 17, an MLB.TV Yearly subscription is half off at $59.99, bringing you every out-of-market regular-season game,

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WASHINGTON -- The Nationals made an addition to their “ruffster” on Saturday. Bruce the Bat Dog was called up from Triple-A Rochester to make his Major League debut in a pregame bat retrieval ceremony at Nationals Park.

A Most Valuable Player Award puts a player’s name in the record books in permanent ink. It also puts a spotlight on him with the question of whether he can win it again. Sixteen MVPs are currently roaming Major League Baseball, with active winners dating to Justin Verlander’s win in

The comeback kids did it again. The Diamondbacks rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to walk off the Padres, 8-7, on Saturday night at Chase Field.

NEW YORK -- Since May 20, who has the best record in the Major Leagues? No, it’s not the Mets, Dodgers or Yankees. It’s the Rays. By pounding the Mets, 8-4, at Citi Field on Saturday, Tampa Bay has won 17 of its last 23 games.

We are only one week into the Athletes Unlimited Softball League season, but we might have already seen the game of the year on Saturday afternoon between the Talons and the Blaze in Chattanooga, Tenn. The two clubs combined for 26 runs and 29 hits in a 14-12 win for

It’s been quite the series for the Contreras brothers. On Thursday, Milwaukee’s William Contreras threw out his older brother, Willson Contreras, at second base in the seventh inning. In Saturday’s affair, the two had an even more impressive feat when they each homered in the ninth inning.

SEATTLE -- The cutters from Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase were coming in at over 100 mph in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night. Yet for a Mariners lineup that had virtually nothing going since the opening frame, it was seemingly unfazed by the overpowering velocity from the reigning

HOUSTON -- With the winning run at third base and two outs in the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, the Twins had a strategy visit at the mound with closer Jhoan Duran. That allowed Astros rookie Cam Smith, who was due up next, to take some extra time to assess the

BOSTON – With three Minor League rehab games under Giancarlo Stanton’s belt and a fourth nixed on Saturday due to concerns about inclement weather, the Yankees slugger could be taking his next official swings in a big league batter’s box. Stanton was not in the lineup for Double-A Somerset on

Imagine if Brooks Lee gets two hits on Saturday for the Twins and his longest active MLB hitting streak jumps from 13 to 15 games. It doesn't work that way on the field, but in Beat the Streak, two hits in one day can mean two games added to your

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Backed by a historic partnership with Major League Baseball, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League has launched its inaugural season and will be pitting its four teams against each other until the championship weekend in late July. Thanks to the widest broadcast distribution of any season in any sport under the

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LOS ANGELES -- As Clayton Kershaw gets closer to one of the most exclusive clubs in Major League history, he's shown more and more flashes of his vintage form. Kershaw put together one of his sharpest outings of the season in Saturday night's 11-5 win over the Giants at Dodger

Murray State and No. 15 UCLA saw their first action of the 2025 Men's College World Series on Saturday, where the former’s ongoing Cinderella story hit a bit of a snag in Game 3 after the Bruins’ 6-4 win. Both starters -- Nic Schutte for the Racers and Michael Barnett

Father's Day is special, particularly in baseball, which has a history steeped in memories of fathers passing their love of the game on to their children. There have been some great Father's Day moments on the field over the years, and here's a look at one from each club.

BOSTON – There were major renovations to Fenway Park ahead of the 1934 season, introducing a scoreboard inside the left-field wall that featured a state-of-the-art innovation: large colored lamps to signify the count on a batter -- green for balls and red for strikes -- plus indicators for outs. This