Braves left-hander Chris Sale continues to move up the all-time strikeout leaderboard, having just passed Chuck Finley for seventh on the all-time list among left-handed pitchers. Lefties are a coveted commodity in baseball, particularly when it comes to pitching. And when you can find a southpaw who is particularly prolific

Hopefully, you didn’t blink. Because if you did, you might have missed it. That’s right, we’re already more than a month into the 2026 season, and we’ve already witnessed some tremendous baseball. There’s still a long way to go until a champion is crowned this fall, but the one-month mark

Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón made his second Minor League rehab start on Thursday as he nears his return to New York’s starting rotation after undergoing elbow surgery last October. Following a strong outing for High-A Hudson Valley in which he threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings on April 24, Rodón took

Pirates right-hander Jared Jones made his first Minor League rehab start on Wednesday as he continues to work his way back from internal brace surgery on his right elbow. Pitching for Single-A Bradenton against Lakeland at LECOM Park, Jones looked good, throwing three perfect innings over which he struck out

Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax, who won three Cy Young Awards, an MVP Award, five ERA titles, three pitching Triple Crowns and four World Series championships before being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, has been named the 2026 Baseball Digest/Love of the Game Auctions Lifetime Achievement

DENVER -- The Dodgers called up slugging left fielder/first baseman Ryan Ward, their No. 19 prospect per MLB Pipeline, on Sunday and placed Freddie Freeman on the paternity list.

DENVER -- When Dodgers play-by-play broadcaster Stephen Nelson told Shohei Ohtani about the woman in the wheelchair a few yards behind them, Ohtani immediately went over, knelt down and shook her hand. Ohtani, who had just finished throwing in the outfield prior to Saturday night’s game against the Rockies at

DENVER -- Shohei Ohtani reached a major milestone in his quest for Dodgers history on Saturday night, singling with two outs in the ninth inning of Los Angeles’ 4-3 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field to extend his on-base streak to 50 games. That ties Ohtani with “Wee” Willie

DENVER -- When Will Smith hit a broken-bat single to center field to open the third inning of the Dodgers’ 7-1 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night, the bat “died a hero,” as they say.

DENVER -- The temperature at first pitch of the Dodgers’ 7-1 win in their series opener with the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday was 35 degrees, the lowest temperature for any game the Dodgers have played in this century.

DENVER -- Shohei Ohtani wasted no time in extending his remarkable on-base streak to 49 games, ripping a leadoff double down the right-field line in the Dodgers’ series opener against the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night.

We’re a tad more than three weeks into the 2026 regular season, and a quick check of the standings gives you a mix of the familiar and the unexpected.

The Mets, who have lost eight straight games heading into their series opener against the Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field, are in dire need of reinforcements for a lineup that has scored 12 runs over those eight games, including just three runs in the past four. There is mixed

Every Major Leaguer wants to stay on the field, but injuries happen -- and some are far stranger than others. For every injury that happens on the field during a game, in practice or in a workout session, there's another that occurs off the field, sometimes in bizarre circumstances. And

A version of this story was originally published in April 2020.

Davey Lopes, a four-time All-Star second baseman as part of the vaunted Dodgers infield of the 1970s and one of the greatest basestealers in history, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 80. Lopes played for the Dodgers, A’s, Cubs and Astros over a 16-year Major League career before

DENVER -- During the offseason, the Astros’ main focus was on adding pitching depth after injuries ravaged the starting rotation in 2025.

DENVER -- Astros ace Hunter Brown will refrain from throwing for a few weeks after being diagnosed with a grade 2 right shoulder strain, the club announced before Tuesday night's 5-1 loss against the Rockies at Coors Field. Brown was placed on the 15-day injured list for the first time

DENVER -- A day after they placed ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, an eight-run fifth inning proved too much to overcome for the Astros -- even with an offense that came into the contest averaging 8.5 runs per game over their

DENVER -- Prior to Saturday’s game against the Rockies at Coors Field, Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Jesús Luzardo mostly pitched well in his season debut against the Rangers on March 29, and that outside of two pitches that cost him five runs, the left-hander was pretty sharp. That

DENVER -- After waiting nearly six months through a cold winter, baseball brings with it a sense of warmth and, if you’re a Phillies fan, an expectation of a real shot at winning the World Series.

Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo, who is currently on the 15-day injured list due to a blister on his left index finger, made a rehab start for Single-A Daytona on Thursday against Jupiter. He retired the first eight batters he faced on 40 pitches (striking out four), but he had to

The Rockies placed veteran left-hander Jose Quintana on the 15-day injured list on Thursday (retroactive to March 30) with a right hamstring strain. They also optioned infielder/outfielder Ryan Ritter to Triple-A Albuquerque and recalled right-handed pitcher Valente Bellozo from Albuquerque. Quintana, 37, made his debut with Colorado last Sunday against

Baseball has never been more popular around the world, and following a sensational World Baseball Classic that set viewership records, the love of the game across the globe is more apparent than ever before. There have been many milestones along the path to the current worldwide popularity of baseball, but

Sometimes, you just know you’re out. That happened to first baseman Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.