Just three weeks from Sunday, the 2024 regular season will come to a close. That means it’s time to start peeking ahead to the postseason, which is set to begin on Oct. 1, with the best-of-three Wild Card Series. While the playoff field is already beginning to take shape, there

NEW YORK -- The Mets' surge toward a postseason berth hit a speed bump on Saturday with the news that two-time All-Star second baseman Jeff McNeil will miss at least the rest of the regular season with a fractured right wrist that will cost him four to six weeks. “Not

BOSTON -- When Trevor Story fractured his left shoulder on a diving attempt in Anaheim on April 5 and had surgery a few days later, it was widely assumed his season was over. But Story beat the odds with relentless work ethic during his rehab and the reward came on

ATLANTA -- Whit Merrifield went to sleep thinking he was going to miss at least six weeks with the left foot fracture he suffered when he fouled a pitch off his foot during Friday night’s win over the Blue Jays. When the Braves second baseman met with a foot specialist

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

CHICAGO -- An increasingly crowded rotation will force the Yankees to make several tough decisions as they plan for the postseason, but with Clarke Schmidt joining the mix to contribute a strong outing, this may be a good problem to have. For the second consecutive day, a Yankees starter returned

The final month of the regular season is here, and you know what that means: Every game takes on greater importance in the race for the postseason. Will the Orioles overtake the Yankees and win back-to-back AL East titles? Who will win the AL Central? You can catch all these

There have been other great leadoff hitters, of course. There was the great Rickey Henderson, who never hit 30 home runs in a season, but did just about everything else on his way to Cooperstown. We have seen big leadoff years from Jose Altuve in 2021 and Mookie Betts in

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LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani is now a handful of homers away from making even more history. With his solo homer in the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ 3-1 loss to the Guardians on Friday at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani is now just five homers away from making a bid at

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OAKLAND -- The Tigers scratched and clawed to get back over .500 after spending most of the summer pursuing the break-even point. They’re not about to give it back now. Not only did Saturday’s 2-1 win over the A’s help the Tigers avoid a hangover effect from Friday night’s heartbreaking

ATLANTA -- If this is Max Fried’s final season in Atlanta, it might as well end like each of his previous six seasons: with a trip to the playoffs. Fried looked like a man on a mission as he aided the Braves’ postseason bid in a 3-1 win over the

SAN DIEGO -- In February 2023, when Manny Machado signed an 11-year contract extension that would keep him in San Diego for -- in his words -- the rest of his career, this was always a formality. Ever since, Machado has been on course to pass Nate Colbert as the

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BALTIMORE -- Six days after being struck by a 103.1 mph liner, Dean Kremer’s right forearm still had imprints of the seams from the baseball that hit him at Coors Field. The swelling in his right hand had finally subsided in the few days prior, although marks from the injury

The Yankees continue to stack up the wins -- and the winning seasons. On Saturday, the Yanks secured their 82nd win of the year, thereby clinching their 32nd consecutive winning season. That's the second-longest streak in MLB history, seven behind a different Yankees streak for the top spot. How far

NEW YORK -- At some point in the melee around home plate, Mark Vientos lost his shirt. Soaked top to bottom, Gatorade stinging his eyes, Vientos did not seem to care. He ripped off his batting gloves, slicked back his hair and stood, bare-chested, beaming as he gazed around Citi

HOUSTON -- On the day the Astros welcomed slugger Kyle Tucker back to their lineup for the first time in three months, Yordan Alvarez reminded everyone he was here all along. Alvarez swatted a pair of three-run home runs for his franchise-record-tying seventh multihomer game of the season, while Framber

LOS ANGELES -- Changing speeds and winning over more believers, Guardians left-hander Matthew Boyd continued to solidify a spot in a playoff rotation after just five outings this season. As if more evidence was needed that he would be a viable option in October, Boyd sliced his way through the

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LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers were dealt tough news on the pitching front before Friday’s game against the Guardians as Gavin Stone, one of the most reliable starters on the staff, went on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. In the first inning, things got even worse for

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