LOS ANGELES -- When looking to avoid a sweep, handing the ball to a two-time Cy Young Award winner is usually a good strategy. After dropping the first two games of their 10-game, 10-day road trip to the Dodgers, the Rangers turned to veteran righty Jacob deGrom for Sunday’s matinee.

LOS ANGELES -- One pitch was all it took. For the second straight day, Shohei Ohtani led off the Dodgers' half of the first inning with a home run, crushing a first-pitch four-seamer from Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom into the Right Field Pavilion seats. While L.A. got on board first

Would you believe that, after Sunday, we are nearly 10 percent of the way through the season already? How in the world did that happen? The days go by so quickly; they grow up so fast, don’t they? These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you

DETROIT -- The Tigers were never going to trade top prospect Kevin McGonigle at last summer’s Deadline, knowing what kind of impact he could make when he was ready for the big leagues. Nine months and two standout weeks in the big leagues later, McGonigle was going to make whatever

CINCINNATI -- Angels manager Kurt Suzuki had the kind of good feeling before Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Reds that every manager wants after a tough loss. He had his ace on the mound at the top of his game. José Soriano continued his overpowering and historic start to

ST. LOUIS -- After Jordan Walker’s fifth home run during a seven-game hitting streak on Saturday night, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol made it clear that he would happily continue to field questions on the 23-year-old right fielder’s incredible power surge. “My hope is I can answer this question every day,”

CHICAGO – Maybe deeper into the season, when the statistical noise is greater and the sample sizes are much larger, a drought like the one Michael Busch is currently experiencing would not be as glaring. The skewed numbers posted for all to see on the video board in April, however,

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal’s teammates thought this might be the day. “The biggest thing for me, my mindset seeing [Skubal’s no-hit bid] go into the fifth inning was I have to make every play for him. I have to be behind him,” rookie shortstop Kevin McGonigle said. “And everyone else

It was Hall of Fame announcer Milo Hamilton who gave infielder Phil Garner the nickname “Scrap Iron” while both were with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the late 1970s. Hamilton saw a young third baseman knocking down balls, always with dirt on his uniform, and noticed that nothing seemed to bother

Good news, everyone: it's only April, and that means there will be no shortage of baseball coming at you in the days ahead. This week's selection will showcase a handful of top-flight pitchers, one of baseball's red-hot rookies and a few wild cards putting up huge offensive numbers in the

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.

ST. PETERSBURG -- It has been a whirlwind of a week for Drew Rasmussen. He reported for work at Tropicana Field on Monday fully expecting to make his scheduled start Tuesday night against the Cubs. But those plans changed Tuesday morning, when it became clear that the birth of the

NEW YORK -- Nick Kurtz swung so hard at a low curveball from Freddy Peralta that his helmet flew off while he was running out of the box. Once the ball cleared the right-field wall, Kurtz pointed towards the A’s bullpen, then he looked to the Athletics’ dugout while rounding

ST. LOUIS -- Willson Contreras made sure this series ended on his terms. Facing his former team, Contreras powered the Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, finishing a series-clinching victory with four hits and three RBIs.

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale exited Monday’s maddening start in Anaheim and said, “I can't find a single person in this room that would be OK with going out there and doing what I did tonight." Well, his Braves teammates were more than fine with what he did as he released

What better venue than Wrigley Field to recreate one of the most famous broadcasts in sports? For Sunday’s Pirates series finale against the Cubs, SportsNet Pittsburgh delivered a fantastic homage to the Masters golf tournament, which held its final round Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

PHILADELPHIA -- They've played one of the toughest schedules in baseball. They are without their ace pitcher and co-closers. Their All-Star outfielder missed two of the last four games and their starting catcher went down with an injury Friday, and will likely follow a pair of other starting outfielders onto

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SEATTLE -- Logan Gilbert rarely sports a wide smile on the mound, but Sunday certainly called for it. The Mariners’ Opening Day starter let down his uber-competitive alter ego for a brief blip during the first inning of a 6-1 win over the Astros, when nabbing Jose Altuve for one

ATLANTA -- To fully appreciate the significance of Matt Olson's MLB-best consecutive games played streak, it’s best to know what last prevented the Braves' first baseman from appearing in a game. “I was hitting in the batting cage and the L-screen in [St. Petersburg] didn’t have padding,” Olson said. “I

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies rookie Andrew Painter had a bad Sunday morning. A few hours later, the Phils’ baserunners had it even worse.

LOS ANGELES -- Although the Dodgers have downplayed their concern about Edwin Díaz's diminished fastball velocity to open the season, manager Dave Roberts said he is "treading lightly" with the closer's usage while the team figures out what is going on with his stuff. Díaz blew his first save as

TORONTO -- The Twins hated seeing Royce Lewis go on the injured list Saturday. But injuries create opportunity, and during Minnesota’s 8-2 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday, Tristan Gray looked ready to seize the moment. Gray sparked the Twins’ offense and quieted the Rogers Centre crowd in the

BALTIMORE -- Cade Povich may have thought he would be spending his 26th birthday at Triple-A Norfolk, where he opened the season. Instead, the left-hander turned in a performance on Sunday afternoon that earned him a standing ovation at Camden Yards. Clearly, it was a much more enjoyable way to