Even the best of the best sometimes need a moment or two to settle in at the beginning of a new season. The eight hitters below are all household names, either among their own team's fan base or across the country, but none of them performed like stars in the

MILWAUKEE -- Pablo López tossed six strong innings and Ryan Jeffers and Kody Clemens both homered as the Twins won their 13th consecutive game, 7-0, against the Brewers on Saturday night at American Family Field. It’s the longest streak in the Major Leagues since the Rays won 13 straight to

BALTIMORE -- Brandon Hyde’s time as Orioles manager is over. On Saturday, Baltimore announced the 51-year-old Hyde has been relieved of his duties, as has field coordinator/catching instructor Tim Cossins. Tony Mansolino, the O’s third-base coach, will serve as interim manager moving forward. The news came less than 14 hours

NEW YORK -- Earlier this week in the Citi Field sauna room, Pete Alonso turned to Edwin Díaz to offer some words of affirmation. “Hey dude, you look really good,” Alonso said, lauding his teammate’s recent run of results. Díaz responded that he felt strong. “You stay right there, buddy,”

LOS ANGELES -- After how his previous season ended, Clayton Kershaw had unfinished business. His much-anticipated 2025 debut will leave him wanting more as well. Kershaw allowed five runs in four innings in Saturday's 11-9 Freeway Series loss to the Angels, taking the mound for the first time after completing

Division rivalries, city rivalries and Interleague rivalries are on tap this weekend for the inaugural Rivalry Weekend presented by Booking.com. Through Sunday, you can watch every game for free on MLB.TV (excluding Apple TV+ games on Friday, the Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff Game and the Sunday Night Baseball game on

BOSTON -- After a tough stretch of five losses in seven games -- including three walk-off defeats -- the Red Sox needed a spark to snap them out of a rut. What they got was a bolt of lightning off the bat of Rafael Devers, who picked a fine time

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani continues to ramp up his progression on the mound, throwing 50 pitches in his latest bullpen session on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. It marks a significant increase in workload from Ohtani’s previous session the prior week, where he threw 35 total pitches while simulating

PHOENIX -- Reasons to celebrate have been hard to come by for the 2025 Rockies, but the club got a big one this weekend with the return of shortstop Ezequiel Tovar from the injured list.

There haven't been many established infielders who have successfully made the transition to a full-time outfield role in the Major Leagues. But there are two prominent players who are doing just that right now: the Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Tigers’ Javier Báez have each gone from shortstop to

HAMILTON, Ontario -- The music blared as Fernando Rodney finished his warmups in the bullpen and made the stroll from left field for the ninth inning Friday night. He had picked out his entrance song from his days with the Diamondbacks in 2017, when he was 40. "Let’s go, legend,”

SAN FRANCISCO -- Wilmer Flores did it again. One day after crushing three home runs to power a Giants rout, Flores drew a bases-loaded walk-off walk to help San Francisco eke past the A’s, 1-0, in 10 innings on Saturday night at Oracle Park.

TORONTO -- It’s never too late to rally. The Blue Jays truly believe that this year. One by one, their hitters are echoing that sentiment and coming through in the big moments. Not all of their 12 comeback wins have been as dramatic as Saturday afternoon’s 2-1 walk-off victory over

BALTIMORE -- When Orioles players arrived at Camden Yards on Saturday morning, they were called into a team meeting with general manager Mike Elias. A disappointing start to the 2025 season meant it was time for a bit of a shakeup. Elias delivered the news that manager Brandon Hyde had

CHICAGO – The contrast between Matthew Boyd on the mound and behind the scenes is striking. When the veteran lefty is on the field, there is an intensity and intentionality to the way he works and attacks hitters. Around the clubhouse, Boyd is quick to offer a smile and always

KANSAS CITY -- It’s been a near fairytale start to the Major League career of Noah Cameron. The 25-year-old native of St. Joseph, Mo., grew up going to Royals games and has now thrown two gems in his first pair of starts in the Majors for his hometown team.

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BALTIMORE -- The Nationals have been in desperate need of some early runs. So, they went out and got them -- six, in fact -- all in the first inning of their 10-6 win over the Orioles on Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards. With the win, the Nats won the

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler has made 32 starts in three of the previous four years, which means he is almost a third of the way through his 2025 season, following Saturday night’s start against the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park. It was his 10th start of the year.

KANSAS CITY -- When he stepped into the batter’s box in the sixth inning on Saturday night, Jordan Walker was on a 23-game homerless streak, the second-longest of his career. Then, suddenly and dramatically, that power outage ended and the Cardinals were on their way to another victory. Walker hit

BOSTON -- Ronald Acuña Jr. enhanced excitement about his impending return when he homered for Triple-A Gwinnett in Saturday night’s game against Charlotte at Coolray Field. Acuña energized the suburban Atlanta crowd when he drilled lefty Tyler Schweitzer’s slider over the center-field wall in the third inning. The shot traveled

ARLINGTON -- In the third inning of Saturday night’s matchup between the Rangers and Astros, Marcus Semien came to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs.

CINCINNATI -- Santiago Espinal reached into his bag of tricks and pulled off a rarely utilized move with an often low success rate. But the Reds third baseman pulled it off to perfection for another big win. Espinal delivered the biggest hit by fooling the Guardians’ defense with a fake

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals’ rotation took a big hit on Saturday when the team placed Seth Lugo (right third finger sprain) and Cole Ragans (left groin strain) on the 15-day injured list. Lugo’s IL stint is retroactive to Wednesday. Left-handers Noah Cameron -- the team's No. 5 prospect --

NEW YORK – The deciding play came down to a photo finish, Cody Bellinger heaving a flat-footed prayer toward home plate, then engaging Jasson Domínguez in quiet instruction once the action ceased. The lazy fly had been a “tweener,” in the veteran’s words, and it might have had a different