PITTSBURGH -- Konnor Griffin has been consistent with his desire to play baseball in Pittsburgh for a long, long time. Now, those dreams have become reality. The Pirates on Wednesday morning announced they’ve agreed to a nine-year contract with the 19-year-old shortstop, ensuring Griffin remains in Pittsburgh through 2034. Terms

ANAHEIM -- The benches cleared for the Angels and Braves on Tuesday night after Jorge Soler took umbrage with Reynaldo López throwing up and to the backstop after Soler had homered in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in his second at-bat. The two started at each

Getting off to a good start in the first 10 games with a new club doesn’t guarantee anything for the next 152, but it’s better than the alternative, right? While fully acknowledging the small sample size, a number of players have broken out of the gates in an impactful way,

TORONTO -- The biggest cheer of the night came when manager John Schneider did what so many Blue Jays fans have wanted to do this week. He threw something and yelled. Schneider was ejected in the fifth inning for arguing a balk call on starter Kevin Gausman, but this was

Here's a fun stat on velocity, which MLB's Daren Willman first pointed out last week on X. Entering play on Tuesday, the average four-seam fastball velocity so far in 2026 was 94.6 mph. Compare that to the beginning of the pitch-tracking era, in 2008, when the average heater clocked in

TORONTO -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto came into the 2025 World Series as one of the most accomplished active players in baseball, having won championships in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball and gold medals in the Olympics and the World Baseball Classic. But it was two starts and a relief

NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Aaron Boone usually inserts third baseman Ryan McMahon in the starting lineup against right-handed pitching. But McMahon is currently riding a 2-for-23 slump, and Boone had a feeling that Amed Rosario was the right guy to get the start against Athletics righty Aaron Civale on

Sometimes, a couple of well-timed hits is all it takes to start a big inning. Every once in a while, you don't even need that. On a chilly Tuesday evening in Maine -- 35 degrees at first pitch -- the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A affiliate of the Blue Jays)

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates fans should make note of April 7, 2026. In front of a modest Tuesday night crowd at PNC Park, reigning Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and MLB’s top-ranked prospect Konnor Griffin shared a field for the first time in a regular-season game. Coincidentally, or not, each

Maybe you’ve noticed the 2026 Red Sox, each time they stand on second base after a double, have put both hands on their head and looked toward the dugout. Some have danced in the position, and lately -- like Trevor Story on Tuesday -- they’ll wag their finger at teammates.

Opening Day marks 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.

MINNEAPOLIS – The man who has been the best pitcher in the American League Central in 2026 pitched at Target Field on Tuesday night. And so did Tarik Skubal. Taj Bradley continued his brilliant start to the 2026 campaign with 6 1/3 outstanding innings, stifling a good Detroit lineup despite

ST. PETERSBURG -- It takes just one minute and one small gesture to make somebody’s day. That’s what Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong did following his team’s 9-2 triumph over the Rays on Tuesday. Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-5 and hit his first home run of the season in the win. But

NEW YORK -- Early Tuesday afternoon, after Ronny Mauricio reported to Citi Field for his first day back in the big leagues, manager Carlos Mendoza ushered the 25-year-old into his office. There, Mendoza delivered an uncomfortable message. Even though the Mets had recalled Mauricio to replace injured outfielder Juan Soto,

BOSTON -- Pitching the 11th game of the season for his heavily slumping Red Sox, ace Garrett Crochet knew what the moment called for on Tuesday night at chilly Fenway Park. He needed to go into Beast mode. And fittingly enough, that’s what all of his teammates call him.

ANAHEIM -- The glove that Jo Adell wore during his historic performance on Saturday, which saw him rob three homers in a game, is heading to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. But don’t worry, Angels fans, Adell said he’s going to continue to use that same glove for

TORONTO -- Dylan Cease is bringing back the blues. Cease’s warmup song is one of the most unique in baseball -- and it might just be the best -- a performance of a blues classic that can be traced all the way back to an after-hours club in Toronto in

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Cubs were already feeling a little sour coming into Tuesday. They had lost six of their first 10 games and had just suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time this year. Then things got worse with the news that prized young pitcher Cade Horton needs season-ending

No one could have predicted how hot a start Jordan Walker would have at the plate this year. And now he’s quickly reminding the Cardinals why they were so head over heels for him just a few seasons ago. Walker smashed his 109.1 mph home run to right-center field of

CHICAGO -- Gunnar Henderson had been waiting for this moment. So had the Orioles, whose early-season struggles through the season’s first 10 games had built a sense of urgency in the clubhouse to turn things around sooner rather than later.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants haven’t played their best baseball early this season, but they finally managed to put it all together on Tuesday night. Robbie Ray struck out seven over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Giants’ streaky offense rapped out 11 hits against Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez, culminating

SAN FRANCISCO -- Phillies catcher. J.T. Realmuto is one of the toughest players in baseball, but he left Tuesday night’s 6-0 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park shortly after Rafael Devers fouled a ball off the top of Realmuto’s right foot in the first inning. The Phillies said that

ARLINGTON -- First pitch was at 7:09 p.m. CT. By 7:09:05, Nathan Eovaldi's four-seam fastball was launched a Statcast-projected 350 feet, just beyond the right-field wall at Globe Life Field by Mariners infielder Brendan Donovan. The Rangers, with another co-ace on the mound, were staring down a 1-0 hole in

MIAMI -- Heading into the top of the ninth inning, the crowd at loanDepot park was on its feet, anticipating Sandy Alcantara finishing off a shutout with a two-run cushion. Instead, the Reds flipped the script. Behind a late surge sparked by Matt McLain, Cincinnati rallied for a 6-3, 10-inning