10 intriguing trade candidates from teams on playoff bubble
With less than six weeks to go before the Trade Deadline on July 31, the market remains in wait-and-see mode. A number of bubble teams could tilt toward selling, but for now, the list of definitive sellers is remarkably short. Entering play on Saturday, 24 of MLB’s 30 teams were
Remarkable Raleigh's 30th HR sets first-half record for switch-hitters
CHICAGO -- Despite crouching behind the plate for Saturday afternoon’s three-hour and nine-minute marathon in 94-degree heat, Cal Raleigh continued his torrid power streak by crushing his 30th homer of the season during the ninth inning of a 10-7 loss to the Cubs, which also pushed him to the top
Devers goes oppo off former team for 1st home run as a Giant
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Rafael Devers revenge tour is on. Six days after being acquired in a blockbuster deal with the Red Sox, Devers launched his first home run for the Giants -- against his former team, no less.
Mets bash MLB-record 7 solo HRs to end weeklong slide
PHILADELPHIA -- Brandon Nimmo was ticking off a list of the Mets’ accomplishments Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park when he reached the part about all those home runs. “What was it, seven?” Nimmo said. “Yeah. That’s crazy.”
Schmidt flirts with no-no, throws 7 hitless frames in Yanks' romp
NEW YORK -- Clarke Schmidt knew what he was walking away from. As he pointed toward the sky and stepped off the mound at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the right-hander left behind a no-hitter in progress -- just six outs from history. Waging a silent war with each step,
Gibson Whorton doesn't miss a beat after becoming a mom
It was the bottom of the first inning in the Blaze’s season opener on June 7, and Danielle Gibson Whorton was stepping up to the plate in a professional softball game for the first time in 651 days. She could be forgiven for thinking it had been even longer. Gibson
Sale placed on IL with fractured left rib cage
MIAMI -- The Braves placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a fractured left rib cage. The injury occurred during his start on Wednesday. “It happened in the ninth inning the other day when he went after that ball just off
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Reds RHP Burns, last year's No. 2 pick, to debut vs. Yanks Tuesday (source)
The Reds are about to see what one of the game's best prospects can do in The Show. Right-hander Chase Burns, selected by Cincinnati with the No. 2 overall pick in the Draft less than a year ago, will make his big league debut against the Yankees at Great American
'We knew this was coming': Happ continues torrid stretch with 2-HR game
CHICAGO -- The Cubs typically fly three sets of flags high atop the old scoreboard at Wrigley Field, displaying the National League standings with a banner for each ballclub. On Saturday afternoon, those flags remained in storage given the ferocity of the day’s wind. With the temperature scorching and the
'All I could ask for': Gervase hurls 2 scoreless in MLB debut as Rays continue to surge
TAMPA -- Paul Gervase got the news at 11:30 on Friday night. Triple-A Durham manager Morgan Ensberg kept it simple, Gervase said: “Hey, you’re going up. Your flight’s at 5:16 in the morning.”
'We didn't give in': Cards bring heat with late rally, wild walk-off win
ST. LOUIS -- Last fall, when Nolan Arenado first got wind of the Cardinals’ plans to reset the roster and train their focus more on building than contending, the eight-time All-Star made it clear while surveying the MLB landscape that he wanted to play for a club that was both
Anderson's shutout vaults LSU to Game 1 win of MCWS finals
Kade Anderson’s shutout steered sixth-seeded LSU to a 1-0 victory over 13th-seeded Coastal Carolina in Game 1 of the College World Series finals on Saturday night. The Tigers are now one win away from their second CWS title in the past three years, thanks mainly to Anderson’s brilliance. The sophomore
Rutschman (left oblique) hits IL for 1st time in 4-year career
NEW YORK -- The trajectory of the Orioles’ 2025 season has been correlated to their health. When Baltimore’s roster was banged up early, the team struggled and dug itself a hole. As the O’s got players back from the injured list in recent weeks, their play improved and they started
Pérez makes 1st home start since '23 in front of family
MIAMI -- Whenever Marlins right-hander Eury Pérez threw a pitch during Saturday’s 7-0 loss to the Braves at loanDepot park, familiar faces cheered him on from the second row behind home plate. For the first time in Pérez’s professional career, his family -- parents Eddy and Xiomara and sister Erlenys
Is this the cutest baseball-themed gender reveal you've ever seen?!
Randy Dobnak’s journey of persistence in the game of baseball is the stuff of legend. From near five-star Uber driver to contract extension with the Twins, the 30-year-old is still going strong in the game. Currently pitching for Triple-A St. Paul, Dobnak added another memory at the ballpark he’ll never
'We're going to take advantage': Red-hot Brewers run wild vs. Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Playing in weather better suited for a jungle safari than a baseball game, the Brewers could have sat back, conserved their energy and taken their chances at outslugging the Twins on Saturday.
Lile to the rescue! Nats RF ventures into center for lost fly ball
Sometimes, outfielders need a little help from their friends. That sure was the case for Nationals center fielder Jacob Young at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.
Giants address allegations regarding Hjelle
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants released a statement on Saturday afternoon in response to abuse allegations against reliever Sean Hjelle that were made by his wife, Caroline, in a TikTok post on Friday. “We are aware of these serious allegations,” the team said. “We have been in contact with MLB.
'Very eager' Gil hurls first BP session since suffering lat strain
NEW YORK -- Luis Gil grinned in the Saturday morning sunshine atop Yankee Stadium’s mound, dressed head to toe in pinstripes -- just like the last time he stood there, starting a World Series game. This was just a live batting practice session, Gil’s first since sustaining a high-grade lat
And ... exhale! Tatis ends his longest home run drought
SAN DIEGO -- The ball jumped off his barrel, but Fernando Tatis Jr. didn’t flip his bat. The Padres’ star right fielder merely dropped his bat and jogged toward first base, watching. Hoping, perhaps. When the ball finally came down in the left-field seats at Petco Park, Tatis stretched both
Injuries: Sale, Rangers, Adley, Padres, Carroll, Shota, Gil
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Watch Bandits vs. Blaze, 5 p.m. ET Sunday on MLB.com
Backed by a historic partnership with Major League Baseball, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League has launched its inaugural season and will be pitting its four teams against each other until the championship weekend in late July. Thanks to the widest broadcast distribution of any season in any sport under the
'We fought': Elly shakes off illness, but Reds slip after sick 435-foot HR
ST. LOUIS -- With the temperature soaring above 95 degrees on Saturday, Elly De La Cruz's afternoon started rather ominously with him getting ill in the fourth inning.
This whiff puts Twins batter in the spin cycle
When we talk about spin rate, we usually attribute it to the rate of the spin on a baseball after it's released from a pitcher's hand. After Friday night in Minneapolis, we may need to alter the definition to include the number of revolutions a hitter makes while spinning helplessly