Somewhere between the crack of the bat and the ball hitting his glove, Phillies outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. found time to put on his shades.

BOSTON – Oh, what it must have been like for Red Sox fans to watch the famed “teammates” Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky and Dominic DiMaggio fuel a 13-game winning streak in 1948, and another epic 15-game run with the same cast of characters two years before that. Here

MILWAUKEE – The home run was nice. The three-game sweep was nicer. But it was the bat flip that 36,451 fans may remember most about William Contreras’ walk-off, three-run homer for a 3-1 Brewers win over the Marlins on Sunday at American Family Field.

With two weeks remaining until the Trade Deadline, the cluster of teams contending for postseason spots remains sizeable. The perceived approach of front offices seems to change on a daily basis with every win or loss; remember when the Red Sox, Tigers and Twins felt like locks to sell? Not

NEW YORK – It hasn’t been anything like the type of season Jazz Chisholm Jr. envisioned for himself. He’d love for this to be the swing that turns it around. Chisholm cracked a tiebreaking home run off Evan Phillips in the eighth inning that powered the Yankees to a 2-1

NEW YORK -- Toeing the rubber in the Bronx seems to bring out the best in Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto authored one of his best starts of the season in his return to Yankee Stadium, holding the Yankees to two runs across nine dominant innings in a Dodgers 8-2 win in

As the baseball calendar creeps closer toward the Trade Deadline on Aug. 3, the rumor mill continues to churn.

Ahead of Sunday afternoon’s FIFA World Cup Final, Orioles pitcher Brandon Young channeled his own soccer skills on the baseball diamond. In the first inning of Sunday’s Orioles-Astros game, Jose Altuve shot a comebacker Young’s way. The right-hander displayed a splendid first touch, softly deflecting the baseball with his right

PHOENIX -- There's a long way to go, but when you look back on the 2026 season, it's possible that Sunday was the turning point for the Cardinals and Diamondbacks in the NL Wild Card race. The Diamondbacks overcame a seven-run deficit to walk off the Redbirds, 8-7, in 10

CLEVELAND -- Paul Skenes entered Sunday’s start as well rested as he’ll be in season. Skenes hadn’t pitched in a week and took full days off on Monday and Tuesday while participating in All-Star festivities. Recharged for the second half, Skenes twirled his best start of the summer. The 24-year-old

NEW YORK -- Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will not make his scheduled pitching start on Wednesday in Philadelphia, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, and could miss additional starts on the mound in order to address the soreness in his left knee that has lingered for more than a month. The

There's no place like home. For seven playoff hopefuls, that saying is especially true. These contending clubs have lopsided home/road splits, faring significantly better in their home ballpark than on the road. As we work through a critical stretch between the All-Star break and the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline, these

With the second half in full swing, the focus for contenders turns to making a run toward the postseason. And this season, there are a LOT of contenders. And with so many teams still within shouting distance of a playoff spot, many series will carry extra urgency for at least

HOUSTON -- Brandon Young started Sunday’s outing with a play that wouldn’t have been out of place in the World Cup final. He then put on an impressive pitching exhibition. Young allowed six baserunners in seven efficient innings, and the Orioles ran their winning streak to seven games by completing

CHICAGO -- The Cubs were on a nice run in the few weeks leading into the All-Star break, but knew they could not let the season’s intermission halt that momentum. One series into the second half, the North Siders look to have picked up where they left off. With a

DENVER – After hitting his way into the All-Star Game for the second straight year, Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman powered himself into another line in the club’s record book. Goodman knocked three home runs to lift his season total to 30 and spiced up a game that was trending toward

ATLANTA -- Drake Baldwin is hitting like the MVP candidate he was before he was injured and Austin Riley is showing the power that earned him MVP consideration just a few years ago. And, oh by the way, Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to return to Atlanta’s lineup this week.

TORONTO -- Eight days between starts and the four-day All-Star break did little to cool off White Sox right-hander Sean Burke, who continued a stretch of dominant outings on Sunday at Rogers Centre. Burke was locked in right from the first pitch against the Blue Jays, as he opened the

MLB and the MLBPA held their first bargaining session on May 12 as both parties began working toward the next labor agreement. The CBA expires on Dec. 1. Competitive balance will be a focus during discussions, if not the primary issue. Here’s what you need to know about the state

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BOSTON -- Victor Mesa Jr. is about as big a Lionel Messi fan as you’ll find in baseball. He wore a custom-made Messi jacket to Fenway Park on Sunday morning, and put on an Argentina shirt after the game. Ahead of Argentina’s World Cup Final showdown against Spain on Sunday

PHILADELPHIA -- Less than a month ago, Nolan McLean’s ERA was north of 4.00, raising questions about his true ceiling in the Mets' rotation. He did not record a scoreless outing until the final day of June.

Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has been through enough Trade Deadlines to know not to build your whole plan around players returning from the injured list. Atlanta has potential reinforcements coming, both for its lineup (Ronald Acuña Jr.) and its rotation (Spencer Schwellenbach, AJ Smith-Shawver). But Anthopoulos understands

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Many players don’t know (or, at least, claim not to know) when they’re on the precipice of a statistical milestone. That made Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams’ awareness and candor all the more refreshing after Sunday’s 5-2 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park.

KANSAS CITY -- After the Padres opened the second half with two losses, manager Craig Stammen was still optimistic about what San Diego could accomplish during its ongoing 10-game road trip, which continues this week in Atlanta and Miami. “We’ve got eight more,” Stammen said prior to Sunday’s series finale