A month into the 2026 MLB season, the races for the AL and NL Cy Young Awards already seem focused on two familiar names: Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes. That's no surprise, as both are the reigning winners in their respective leagues, with Skubal having won the AL prize the

What will happen when the two-time defending Cy Young Award winner takes on one of MLB’s best offenses? We sure can’t wait to find out. Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal, the American League Cy Young honoree in both 2024 and 2025, will take the mound against the Braves tonight (7:15 p.m.

ARLINGTON -- Elmer Rodríguez was already on a mission when the call came -- just not the kind he’d been chasing his whole life. The young Yankees pitcher was in a Pennsylvania hotel room late on Monday evening, deep into Call of Duty: Warzone, when the front desk buzzed up.

The Reds have a long-standing partnership with local pizza chain LaRosa’s. If Cincinnati pitchers put together 11 strikeouts in a home game, fans in attendance can use their ticket to redeem a free pizza within the next week. But even in several years of this promotion, we’ve never seen the

Editor’s note: All quotes from Roger Clemens in this story are from his 1987 autobiography with Peter Gammons, titled “Rocket Man: The Roger Clemens Story.”

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ARLINGTON -- Aaron Judge’s first impressions of Cam Schlittler were simple: a quiet sort who seemed inclined to keep to himself, attempting to stay out of the way in a busy clubhouse. Over the past several months, the Yankees' captain has learned that there’s much more there. What Judge initially

LOS ANGELES -- Even when he wasn't his sharpest, Shohei Ohtani was able to give the Dodgers a quality outing on the mound. But he lacked the opportunity to provide his own run support. Pitching on five days' rest for the first time this year -- and only the third

ARLINGTON -- The Yankees designated outfielder Randal Grichuk for assignment on Wednesday, a somewhat surprising pivot as they created roster space for No. 3 prospect Elmer Rodríguez to make his Major League debut. Grichuk, 34, had been a target of the Yankees' front office dating back several years. He signed

PHILADELPHIA -- Don Mattingly said in January that he had no desire to manage a baseball team again. That changed this week. “Because, Dave asked,” Mattingly said before the Phillies' 7-0 victory over the Giants on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

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.

TORONTO -- What does Trey Yesavage have in store for his second act? How can he clear the bar he’s already set so high? Yesavage is the pitching prospect we’ll compare big-league debuts to forever in Toronto. There are Blue Jays pitching prospects who haven’t even been born yet who

BALTIMORE -- Coming off Monday’s off-day, Pete Alonso walked into the Orioles’ clubhouse at Camden Yards on Tuesday afternoon with a fresh haircut and the same positivity he’s brought every day since the beginning of Spring Training. The Polar Bear wasn’t feeling concerned about the club’s uneven start, the 13-15

CLEVELAND -- An 18-year-old Travis Bazzana arrived at the airport in Sydney, Australia, in June 2021, set to embark upon a trip across the world to play college baseball at Oregon State. As he approached the start of a new life in the United States, Bazzana brought a customary two

SAN DIEGO – The offensive outburst that swung the momentum for the Cubs on Tuesday night was a story in three parts. There was Nico Hoerner, delivering in the clutch as his incredible opening month is approaching its finish line. Alex Bregman came off the bench – after what was

NEW YORK -- An unfamiliar sound rang out after the fourth inning Tuesday night at Citi Field, a ballpark that has been as hostile to the Mets as anywhere in the country. On this occasion, fans around the stadium stood up from their seats and cheered. That’s simply not a

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CINCINNATI -- Run production and run prevention. It was a do-it-all type of night for the Reds' Elly De La Cruz on Tuesday. What was De La Cruz's favorite part? His offense provided three hits with a home run and four RBIs. The All-Star shortstop's defense contributed two nifty plays,

CHICAGO -- José Soriano is human after all. After posting a historic 0.24 ERA through his first six starts with one run allowed in 37 2/3 innings, Soriano gave up three runs on six hits, including two homers, over five innings in a 5-2 loss to the White Sox on

MILWAUKEE -- While the pesky Brewers used small ball to score big in Tuesday’s 13-2 win over the D-backs at American Family Field, two of their power threats were taking significant steps toward returning to the lineup. Left fielder Jackson Chourio and first baseman Andrew Vaughn, each sidelined by fractured

It took a short while to begin 2026, but Spencer Jones is now back to crushing the ball in a way few others can. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect hammered two home runs for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night, his first multi-homer outing of the young season, in a 9-6

When it comes to some of his most unique feats on a baseball field, Shohei Ohtani can often only be compared to Babe Ruth. Before Ohtani dazzled modern-day baseball, the Babe was the original two-way legend. In the near-century between their illustrious careers, Major League Baseball's rules have seen a

CLEVELAND -- Standing near his locker, Junior Caminero slowly rubbed his jaw and winced while taking a peek at the 76ers-Celtics playoff game on one of the large TVs hanging in Tampa Bay’s clubhouse. He was clearly sore, but also relieved. Caminero suffered a bruised right jaw when he was

CLEVELAND -- With Triple-A Columbus rained out in Buffalo on Saturday, Travis Bazzana and some of his Clippers teammates made a quick trip north of the border. The Guardians and Blue Jays were squaring off in Toronto, and Bazzana and Co. decided to go catch a ballgame. Sitting inside Rogers