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Inspired by dugout speech, Angels go from being no-hit to epic walk-off homer

1:15 AM EDT

ANAHEIM -- It took only six pitches for the Angels to go from potentially being on the wrong side of history to winning in an incredibly unlikely fashion. They came into the ninth inning being no-hit by A's right-hander J.T. Ginn, only for Adam Frazier to break up the no-hitter

Mets achieve rare extra-inning feat not seen in 43 years

1:25 AM EDT

WASHINGTON -- One by one and two by two, they came around to score, rapidly transforming a close game into a laugher. Throughout the 10th and 11th innings at Nationals Park, the mood was tense. In the 12th, things changed entirely.

A night after collapse, Bednar refuses to buckle, nailing down comeback win

12:23 AM EDT

NEW YORK – David Bednar looked gassed in a ninth inning that seemed primed for disaster on Monday night, one run already home and two more Blue Jays dancing off the bases. George Springer waited with a bat in hand, ready to add to a collection of ruined pinstriped evenings.

Miller shows he's human, but just barely, before shutting down Dodgers

2:13 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO -- The eighth inning ended, the lights went out, the heavy metal chords blared, and -- with first place on the line in the National League West -- the familiar, hulking figure of Mason Miller emerged from the left-center-field bullpen at Petco Park. It all unfolded pretty much

Emerson's family missed his MLB debut. They didn't miss his 1st MLB HR

2:46 AM EDT

SEATTLE -- Colt Emerson was in such a rush to get to T-Mobile Park on Sunday that he couldn’t call his parents to share the news of a lifetime until he was navigating the trenches of Interstate 5. The Mariners’ prized new infielder had the tightest of turnarounds between learning

We're watching the hardest-throwing starter to ever live (probably)

Fastball velocity keeps rising. One young pitcher has taken it to a new level
May 18, 2026

Jacob Misiorowski is the hardest-throwing starting pitcher in the hardest-throwing season on record, which means we can start right off here with the big, flashing premise: Misiorowski is (probably) the hardest-throwing starting pitcher of all time, and you get to see him, right now. That’s good news for you, the

Brewers earn decisive win in series opener vs. division-rival Cubs

12:11 AM EDT

CHICAGO -- Memories came flooding back for Milwaukee president of baseball operations Matt Arnold on Monday while he sat in Wrigley Field’s first-base dugout. The first pitch of the first meaningful Brewers-Cubs regular-season game since last year’s National League Division Series was fast approaching. “Think of the magnitude of that

PCA regrets 'choice of words' in exchange with White Sox fan

May 18, 2026

CHICAGO -- Pete Crow-Armstrong thrives on emotion as a player, but the Cubs' center fielder recognizes that he took things too far in a heated interaction with a White Sox fan on Sunday afternoon. It was a caught-on-camera moment made for social media and it, predictably, caught fire online into

Predicting this season’s All-MLB Team

@Theo_DeRosa
1:14 AM EDT

This far into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve seen all sorts of standout performances from a variety of players, from established stars to inexperienced prospects to surprise performers. But who will be the best at their positions when the season comes to a close? In the latest vote predicting the

Stott's clutch HR rallies Phils to 5th straight win after Painter's efficient start

May 18, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Painter once again did his job on Monday night. And, once again, Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly didn't want to push it. Painter completed six innings for the first time in his young career in the club's 5-4 win over the Reds at Citizens Bank Park. Yet

Rays' high-powered offense strikes again with season-high 16 runs

12:09 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Shane McClanahan stood in front of his locker late Monday night, and for the first time in a month, he had to look back on a start in which he allowed a run. Not that it really mattered on a night like this. “I picked a pretty

A numerical look at Miami's historic win over NL-best Braves

May 18, 2026

MIAMI – The Braves entered Monday night’s series opener with the most wins in the Majors. The Marlins came in losers of nine of their last 14 games. That all went out the window in Miami’s 12-0 romp of Atlanta at loanDepot park, where the Marlins set a franchise record

How the Hall of Pretty Good became your favorite player's favorite account

May 18, 2026

Like a modern Mount Olympus, the National Baseball Hall of Fame's doors open only to the greatest of the greats, those remarkable ballplayers who stood out from their big league brethren the way the Greek gods towered over us mere mortals. But for those players who didn't put together the

Skubal encouraged by symptom-free bullpen session at Comerica

May 18, 2026

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal was back on the bullpen mound at Comerica Park on Monday, less than two weeks after surgery to remove a loose body from his pitching elbow. It was the typical, full-arsenal bullpen session he would throw before a start, he said, a good sign that his

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May 4, 2026

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Cole's next start could be in Bronx after touching 99.6 mph at Triple-A

May 18, 2026

NEW YORK – Triple digits nearly flashed when Gerrit Cole reached back for a little extra this weekend, and now his next pitches may be thrown in the Bronx.

Excited Acuña returns from IL, expected to play Tuesday

12:28 AM EDT

MIAMI – In the eighth inning of the Braves’ 12-0 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park, Ronald Acuña Jr.. stood on the right side of the visitors’ dugout entrance, leaning on his bat with his guards on his arm, ready. “I felt like a kid about to debut in

Yamamoto impressive vs. Padres, but 1st-inning HR continues unwanted trends

@sonjamchen
1:35 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO -- Two things have given Yoshinobu Yamamoto trouble this year: the first inning, and the long ball. Both issues reared their head when Padres designated hitter Miguel Andujar took Yamamoto deep for a one-out blast in the first inning of Monday night's series opener in San Diego, but

Rival fan who didn't interfere with HR robbery rewarded with signed ball

May 18, 2026

HOUSTON -- It may have been Rivalry Weekend in MLB, but that didn’t stop noted nice guy Brandon Nimmo from making friends with some Astros fans during the Silver Boot Series this weekend.

Injuries: Altuve, Anthony, Snell, Cole, Seager, Skubal

May 18, 2026

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.

Bichette breaks through with homer, 3-hit game vs. Nats

1:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON -- Had the Mets not stormed back in improbable fashion to win Sunday’s Subway Series finale against the Yankees, Bo Bichette’s face almost certainly would have been plastered across the back pages of every New York City tabloid. It was not just Bichette’s dropped popup that was at issue.

Cecconi unleashes evolved cutter in dominant start vs. Tigers

@tim_stebbins
1:13 AM EDT

DETROIT -- Guardians starter Slade Cecconi delivered a 2-2 cutter to Dillon Dingler in the sixth inning Monday night at Comerica Park. The offering moved down and away from the Tigers’ catcher, who swung through it for strike three to end the inning.

Gray's season-high 9 K's sets tone as Sox starters continue to shove

May 18, 2026

KANSAS CITY -- While the Red Sox spent the first five innings of Monday night’s opener of a three-game series against the Royals continuing that prolonged search to find some offense, Sonny Gray, the ultimate craftsman, went to work. The offense eventually did have a moment to savor, and Willson

Cubs' home winning streak snapped by Brewers in NLDS rematch

May 18, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Brewers are currently chasing the Cubs, but the reality of the situation is reversed when zooming out. The North Siders have been trying to overtake their rivals to the north for three years running and understand that the finish line matters more than how the division race

Gomes sheds light on outlooks for Snell, Glasnow, Lauer, Graterol

@sonjamchen
May 18, 2026

SAN DIEGO -- For better and for worse, the Dodgers have gained some clarity into how their rotation could look over the next couple months.