TORONTO -- Max Scherzer climbed another rung of the all-time Major League Baseball strikeouts ladder in the Blue Jays’ 7-0 win over the Mariners on Sunday. With his seventh-inning punch out of Cal Raleigh, his 10th of the game, Scherzer surpassed Gaylord Perry for ninth all-time with 3,535 strikeouts.

NEW YORK – Heliot Ramos beamed as he skipped around third base, thumping the front of his pinstriped jersey with his right hand. He’ll never forget his first home run as a member of the Yankees. If that swing winds up carrying weight into the postseason, his teammates may remember

ST. PETERSBURG -- Jonny DeLuca rounded the bases, touched home plate and still wasn’t sure what had just happened. Can you really blame him? Much like this unexpectedly excellent Rays season as a whole, what took place in the final frames of their 5-4 extra-innings win over the Padres on

ST. PETERSBURG -- Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. and manager Craig Stammen were ejected during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Rays at Tropicana Field. With two outs, Tatis laid down a bunt and appeared to reach on a throwing error by Rays reliever Cam Booser. As

ATLANTA -- Regardless of the result of Monday’s makeup game against the Giants, the Braves will have plenty of reasons to fondly remember what transpired during this current homestand. Sean Murphy homered yet again and Tyler Mahle spun another gem as the Braves completed a three-game series sweep with a

NEW YORK -- As Ceddanne Rafaela went swooping into the right-center-field gap in the bottom of the fifth inning of a scoreless game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon, it looked like he was about to make his latest sensational catch. As Rafaela dove, and the ground forced his glove

WEST SACRAMENTO -- After a scary situation involving one of their biggest stars, the Orioles appear to have dodged a major bullet. Pete Alonso was hit in the helmet by a 94.6 mph fastball in the eighth inning of Sunday’s series finale against the Athletics, drawing a large gasp from

For only the second time in Little League World Series history, Curaçao has taken home a title. With a veritable offensive explosion, Pariba Little League (Willemstad, Curaçao) overcame an early deficit to defeat Paseo Verde Little League (Henderson, Nev.) by a score of 11-2 in Sunday's title game. In doing

DETROIT -- On a rainy Sunday afternoon, the Dodgers brought a downpour of runs upon Comerica Park -- relative to how they had been swinging the bats lately. After Teoscar Hernández put L.A. on top with a go-ahead two-run blast in the sixth inning, his team continued to add on

ANAHEIM -- Zack Wheeler was still not quite the Zack Wheeler of old on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium. Still, he certainly took a step in the right direction.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- It’s impressive that the Orioles have made it to this point, just on the outside of the American League postseason picture, without getting the most out of star shortstop Gunnar Henderson. But if Henderson’s recent play is any indication, there isn’t much of a ceiling for a

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NEW YORK – Aaron Judge is packing his bags for the West Coast, representing another notable development as the Yankees captain aims to rejoin the big league lineup in September. Judge will accompany the club on its six-game road trip to the Angels and Padres. Southern California will thus serve

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians’ offense is most dangerous when José Ramírez is at the center of its run production. While this hasn’t been a typical season for the 33-year-old, Cleveland is counting on him to lead the way as it pushes to secure a postseason spot.

NEW YORK -- LaMonte Wade Jr. slammed a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning to put the Astros ahead and send rookie right-hander Ethan Pecko to his first career win in a 6-3 victory over the Mets on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Houston (69-68) won its second

MILWAUKEE -- For the third straight day, the Rangers spent the first inning watching the Brewers jump ahead. This time, they finally answered.

ST. LOUIS -- For most of his life, injured Cardinals starter Andre Pallante didn’t have much interest in football or the fantasy version of it. That is no longer the case. “Yes, yes, that is my passion,” Pallante said Friday when asked by a reporter about his role as the

DETROIT -- The Dodgers are on the cusp of getting back a key cog in their lineup, as catcher Will Smith is expected to be activated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday, per manager Dave Roberts. Smith has been sidelined for nearly three months with an inflamed disc in

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The war on modern pitching is being waged in the batter’s box, in the video rooms, in the hearts and minds of flummoxed hitters and, more and more, in a single-story commercial strip building in suburban Toronto. Thanks to the work done in the offices of Trajekt

MINNEAPOLIS – August began with Zebby Matthews in the Minor Leagues. It ended with him looking like the Twins’ best starter. Matthews kept up his scorching run of form with the longest and arguably best start of his young career on Sunday, smothering the White Sox over 8 1/3 innings

NEW YORK -- One swing. His first for the Red Sox since May 4. And that is all it took for Roman Anthony to remind everyone who he is and what he is capable of for the final month of the regular season. Activated along with teammate Trevor Story, the

ATLANTA – Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer announced Sunday morning that he is keeping rookie center fielder Cole Carrigg out of the starting lineup for a couple of days for his inappropriate gesture to fans at Truist Park during Saturday afternoon’s 2-1 loss to the Braves. The incident occurred right after

WASHINGTON -- The Marlins have made the Nationals throw strikes all series. On Sunday afternoon, that finally paid off in a six-run ninth-inning rally and a 6-2 victory at Nationals Park. After Esteury Ruiz’s bunt single, two walks and a hit batter, Joe Mack hit a tying sacrifice fly, then

ST. LOUIS -- A wrist injury has forced the Cardinals to press pause on the standout rookie season for Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt. The Cardinals placed Wetherholt on the injured list before Sunday’s series finale against the Pirates with right wrist tendinitis.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Padres placed versatile Luis Rengifo on the 10-day injured list Sunday, one day after he suffered a right knee injury against the Rays and was taken by medical cart off of Tropicana Field. Rengifo, who played second base Saturday, was flown back to San Diego for