LOS ANGELES -- It may not have been Shohei Ohtani's sharpest outing on the mound, but he was able to bear down when he needed to. Pitching on five days' rest for the first time this year -- and only the third time in his 19 regular-season pitching starts as

ARLINGTON -- Cam Schlittler and Jacob deGrom were born 13 years apart in different parts of the country, but the fireballers share common links: both late-blooming college right-handers who enjoyed immediate success in the New York spotlight. Advertised as a high-octane pitching matchup, Tuesday’s bout between the Yankees and Rangers

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.

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

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

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

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,

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'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.

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

MINNEAPOLIS -- Cole Young and Josh Naylor were eons away from the Majors when they got their first taste of Target Field during All-Star Week back in 2014. And that made their game-sealing hits in the Mariners’ 7-1 win on Tuesday night feel nostalgically full circle.

ATLANTA -- Didier Fuentes was expecting to make his scheduled start for Triple-A Gwinnett until he received a phone call around 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Less than 12 hours later, the 20-year-old phenom came out of the Truist Park bullpen and helped the Braves stay hot with a 5-2

ATLANTA -- Casey Mize's start came to an early end Tuesday night at Truist Park, as right groin tightness forced the Detroit Tigers right-hander out in the third inning of a 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The injury added another concern for a Tigers pitching staff already dealing with

PITTSBURGH -- After striking out a season-high seven batters through five scoreless innings in St. Louis' 11-7 win on Tuesday night at PNC Park, Cardinals starter Kyle Leahy looked ready for a test that he hadn’t yet faced across his first five starts of the season. The sixth inning. Though

NEW YORK -- Carlos Mendoza certainly noticed when one of the most prominent managers in baseball, Alex Cora, was let go last weekend amidst a poor start for the Red Sox. He saw when one of his friends and mentors, Rob Thomson, suffered the same fate Tuesday morning with the

PHILADELPHIA -- It's no secret that the relationship between a manager and the front office is an important one. Well, Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly may just have the best relationship ever between a field general and a general manager. "I mean, I like the kid," Mattingly joked prior to

SAN DIEGO -- Dansby Swanson got the Cubs’ scoring started on Tuesday night, but the shortstop was soon forced to make an early departure due to an injury. In the second inning, Swanson stole third base against the Padres and initially remained in the game. Before the home half of

CLEVELAND – Three hours before the first pitch, heated Ping-Pong matches triggered mostly friendly trash talk between players as Weezer's carefree “Island In The Sun” played from a giant speaker inside Tampa Bay's clubhouse. The mood was upbeat and playful. The vibes were good.

There's yet more big news coming out of the Yankees' farm system, as the club is promoting No. 1 prospect George Lombard Jr. to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, a source told MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. The move, which was first reported by YES Network's Jack Curry, has not been confirmed. The Yankees confirmed

CINCINNATI -- After Rockies pitching spent the weekend making no mistakes in key situations, lefty Kyle Freeland returned from the injured list and nearly kept pace. Freeland yielded three runs in the first inning, including a two-run Spencer Steer homer, but was otherwise solid for the first five innings of