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Mariners to call up baseball's top-ranked pitching prospect (source)

@bmags94
27 minutes ago

Baseball’s top pitching prospect is heading to The Show. The Mariners are promoting left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson, sources told MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer, just in time for the stretch run of the season and a potential playoff push. The club has not confirmed the move.

Huge shakeup in latest Hitter Power Rankings

12:00 AM EDT

It’s a long season, as they say. And that means a long runway for players looking to find their footing. Get off to a slow start? It’s not ideal, but it’s also not the end of the story of your season. Our latest Hitter Power Rankings has some very familiar

Dropped final out leads to chaotic ending, with 10 ninth-inning runs

6:20 PM EDT

CINCINNATI -- With the game on the line in the top of the ninth on Thursday afternoon, the Cardinals desperately needed a ball in the air. Pinch-hitter Everson Pereira couldn’t provide it, meaning that JJ Wetherholt simply lofting a routine fly ball thereafter was not supposed to have any tangible

30 big questions for stretch run -- 1 for each team

11:30 AM EDT

After more than 120 games, no MLB team is in perfect shape as the end of the regular season looms. From injury concerns to underperforming stars to future outlooks, there are unknowns for every club. With the help of MLB.com's beat reporters, here's one big question for each team during

Cole looks to maintain vintage form in matchup with Orioles

9:59 AM EDT

BALTIMORE – Even with Max Fried landing on the injured list for the second time this season, requiring time to calm a bone bruise in his pitching elbow, the Yankees feel confident about the state of their rotation. Gerrit Cole is a major reason why.

Holmes flirts with no-no in bounceback outing to get Braves back on track

37 minutes ago

CHICAGO -- Questions began percolating about Grant Holmes' status in the Braves’ rotation after a less-than-stellar outing against the Diamondbacks in his last appearance. Holmes emphatically quelled them on Thursday and nearly etched himself in history in the process.

Reds rookie in position for feat not seen in 76 years

5:45 PM EDT

Reds rookie slugger Sal Stewart could be on a collision course with history. With a three-run homer in an Aug. 19 win over the Cardinals and two more RBIs vs. the Cards on Aug. 20, Stewart upped his RBI total to a Major League-best 96, through Cincinnati's first 128 games

Injuries: Judge, Dodgers, Vladdy, Peña, K. Marte, Royals

2:58 PM EDT

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.

Blue Jays bats keep persisting despite the rash of injury scares

6:03 PM EDT

ST PETERSBURG -- The Blue Jays keep getting hits as their roster keeps taking them. With the help of three more homers and 12 more knocks Thursday, Toronto knocked off the first-place Rays at Tropicana Field by the score of 5-1 to notch its seventh consecutive series win. It was

The 10 biggest breakouts on the new Top 100 Prospects list

@benweinrib
10:45 AM EDT

MLB Pipeline gave a full refresh to its Top 100 Prospects list last week -- and each team’s Top 30 -- now that the 2026 draftees have joined their respective organizations. That makes it as good a time as any to look at the biggest breakout players in Minor Leagues.

Williams fans 11 to reach 200-K milestone for first time

@tim_stebbins
5:57 PM EDT

CLEVELAND -- There have been games, Steven Kwan said, where he hasn’t had much to do in the outfield while Gavin Williams has been on the mound. The big right-hander with a propensity for racking up strikeouts has a knack for limiting balls in play. In those quiet moments, Kwan

Don't look now, but the Mets are playing ... amazin'

10:08 AM EDT

It seemed as if the Mets traded away so many players at the Trade Deadline you were surprised not to see Mr. Met listed with all the other transactions the next day. They were buried in last place at the time, Juan Soto hadn’t played since July 24, and the

This lefty O's prospect could join Baltimore's bullpen for stretch run

5:40 PM EDT

BALTIMORE -- For much of the season, the Orioles have lacked strong left-handed options in their bullpen. Currently, their only southpaws are Grant Wolfram and Josh Walker, and there have been significant stretches of time in which Wolfram was their only lefty reliever. Also, Keegan Akin underwent season-ending Tommy John

Ranking the Top 10 moments of baserunning brilliance

@ByJasonFoster
11:25 AM EDT

As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that make baseball America’s game. We’ll be revealing five lists per week over the course of five weeks.

Alonso laments disputed foul call: ‘I thought it was fair’

August 19, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Pete Alonso couldn’t believe it. After he skipped down the first-base line, tossed his bat aside and pointed his right index finger to the sky, the 31-year-old slugger came to an abrupt stop and nearly threw his helmet to the ground, before visibly mouthing, “No!” He then stood,

Kinley Rasmus, the 9th girl to ever pitch in LLWS, dominates on mound (and at SS)

11:51 AM EDT

Before their opening game of the Little League World Series on Wednesday night against Washington, Alabama's Kinley Rasmus -- the 25th girl to ever compete in the tournament -- talked about "Fear the Bow." It's a mantra she and her Phenix City teammates came up with, referring to the big

Chappell Roan Night is coming to her hometown team -- and Chappell Roan approves

10:21 AM EDT

Hope they'll play "Hot To Go" at a Minor League Baseball game? You're probably about to get your wish. The Springfield Cardinals are paying tribute to a hometown kid made good with Chappell Roan Night on Thursday, Aug. 27. Roan was born in nearby Willard, Mo., and her roots are

Misiorowski set to face childhood favorite Sale in matchup of NL Cy Young contenders

3:40 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE -- Jacob Misiorowski won’t just be pitching opposite a fellow National League Cy Young Award contender when the Brewers host the Braves on Friday afternoon. He’ll be pitching against one of his favorite players growing up.

Baseball’s competitive balance issue, explained

June 20, 2026

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

As LA's star-studded rotation nears full health, Sasaki shows why he belongs

1:20 AM EDT

DENVER -- Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki doesn’t draw a lot of fanfare, not with the likes of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tarik Skubal in the starting rotation.

A's expect Wilson (shoulder) to miss rest of season: 'Not great news'

@Jackson_Stoneee
an hour ago

KANSAS CITY -- The A's injury misfortune took yet another hit on Thursday as manager Mark Kotsay confirmed that Jacob Wilson is likely out for the rest of the 2026 season due to his left shoulder injury. Wilson will be placed on the injured list prior to Friday’s series opener

Sánchez holds himself accountable for LF mistakes; Vladdy to begin rehab games

1:00 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Jesús Sánchez sat at his locker inside Tropicana Field on Thursday morning and took full accountability for his two outfield mistakes that proved very costly in the Blue Jays’ 7-6 loss to the Rays the night before. There was the high fly ball that evaded his glove

Yanks push past Orioles after foul call on Alonso blast

August 19, 2026

BALTIMORE – Brent Headrick stood near the back of the mound, hands on his hips, as all of Camden Yards waited for a verdict. Pete Alonso had gone into full Carlton Fisk mode, hopping down the first-base line, expecting his towering seventh-inning drive to light up the scoreboard as a

Adell makes quick return after powering through knee injury

DeLauter (hamstring) also trending toward return
@tim_stebbins
5:30 PM EDT

CLEVELAND -- Jo Adell tried on a pair of knee pads inside the Guardians’ clubhouse on Thursday morning, between packing up gear for Cleveland's upcoming six-game trip that begins Friday at Coors Field against the Rockies. All in all, it was an encouraging scene. Adell sustained a left knee contusion

Garcia likely headed back to IL after MRI reveals hamstring strain

5:59 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY -- Maikel Garcia just returned from the injured list on Monday after missing 46 games with a left hand muscle strain. Now, it appears he’s headed back to the IL with another injury. As Garcia rounded third base in the bottom of the first inning in Thursday afternoon's