NEW YORK -- Asked last week about his ability to avoid another hellish slump to open the season, Francisco Lindor didn't hesitate. “Stay in the moment,” he said. “Don’t let what happened yesterday affect what’s going to happen today.”

ATLANTA -- Michael Harris II drilled a go-ahead sacrifice fly and Sean Murphy followed with a three-run homer to highlight the five-run eighth the Braves used to claim a 7-6 win over the Cardinals on Monday night at Truist Park.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland faithful chanted “José, José, José, José” in the third inning on Monday, welcoming José Ramírez as he dug into the batter’s box for his second plate appearance. Two pitches later, the Guardians' third baseman thanked them in kind. Ramírez crushed a three-run homer off Yankees starter

MIAMI -- Max Meyer continued his recent string of quality starts with the first double-digit strikeout outing of his career. The 26-year-old righty racked up an MLB season-high 14 strikeouts in the Marlins' 6-3 win over the Reds Monday night at loanDepot park. He did so while not walking a

The Cubs made an early-season move to bolster their bullpen, acquiring veteran left-hander Drew Pomeranz from the Mariners for a cash consideration, the club announced on Monday. Pomeranz, 36, posted a 4.66 ERA in 9 2/3 innings this season with Triple-A Tacoma, recording 14 strikeouts and six walks. He will

Life is tough. You've got to celebrate your dubs. Andy Lugo, third baseman for the High-A Greenville Drive, has a firm grasp of that concept -- but a flexible grip on his bat. The 21-year-old Red Sox prospect delivered a walk-off knock for the Drive on Saturday night and immediately

Could the AL East have five teams finish .500 or better? Is the NL East a two-way tussle between the Mets and Phillies or will the Braves find a way to make it a three-legged race? And in the NL West, the Dodgers are the favorites to win the division,

HOUSTON -- Hunter Brown struck out a season-high nine batters and held the Blue Jays to two singles in seven dominant frames to run his scoreless streak to 24 innings and lead the Astros to a 7-0 win on Monday night at Daikin Park. The scoreless streak is the longest

DETROIT -- The Tigers knew by Monday morning that they shouldn’t be without Kerry Carpenter for long after he was diagnosed with a mild right hamstring strain. The way they hit Padres pitching Monday night, they didn’t really miss him much. Gleyber Torres' two-run single in the third inning paced

WEST SACRAMENTO – The hyper-fast track that Nick Kurtz was placed on by the Athletics shortly after getting drafted last year and tearing through Minor League pitching has finally taken him to The Show. Only nine months after the A’s selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 2024

Every player wants to get off to a hot start. But for those debuting with new clubs, making a strong first impression feels a little more important. That holds true for everyone -- from megastars who secured record-breaking contracts to non-roster invitees just hoping to stick around in the Majors.

The battle for the top spot of our Power Rankings was, once again this week, a battle of Southern California. We don’t release vote totals in these rankings, but so you know: Just like last week, the Padres and Dodgers were this close. We wonder if they will go back

DETROIT -- A day after his scary collision at first base, Luis Arraez entered concussion protocol on Monday and was placed on the 7-day concussion IL. But according to Padres manager Mike Shildt, Arraez’s prognosis is “as good as we could possibly expect” considering the nature of his injury. Arraez

ATLANTA -- Spencer Strider is back on the injured list, less than a week after he made his much-anticipated return from elbow surgery. Strider strained his right hamstring while playing catch on Monday afternoon at Truist Park. He was placed on the 15-day IL after informing the Braves he would

This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki's Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Even today, people send Matt Strahm the meme. It’s Nicolas Cage’s face Photoshopped over his body in a powder blue Phillies uniform. It has

​​BOSTON -- New to Boston, the Patriots' Day experience -- accompanied by an 11:10 a.m. ET start time -- was something Walker Buehler needed to adjust to. The veteran righty stayed at a hotel within walking distance of the ballpark and was clearly ready to go in the first morning

MIAMI -- Agustín Ramírez had an inkling that the postgame notice he received from Triple-A Jacksonville manager David Carpenter had something to do with the ultimate of promotions for any Minor League player. When Ramírez finished the Jumbo Shrimp’s game at Memphis on Sunday, Carpenter relayed a message to the

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians designated Triston McKenzie for assignment on Monday, a move that potentially spells the end of the right-hander’s time with the organization. Cleveland will now have seven days to either trade McKenzie or place him on outright or unconditional release waivers. The Guardians selected right-handed reliever Zak

This Earth Day, MLB and WM (Formerly Waste Management) celebrate one year as the first Official Sustainability Partner of Major League Baseball. Once again, WM will be the presenting partner of Major League Baseball’s official Earth Day and MLB Green Week celebrations. During the 2024 season, MLB and WM were

SAN FRANCISCO -- Brewers manager Pat Murphy said during Spring Training that Craig Yoho’s changeup was the nastiest pitch he saw throughout camp. That pitch has made its way to the big leagues.

CLEVELAND -- Emmanuel Clase has had an uncharacteristic start to the 2025 season, but his status as the Guardians’ closer is unchanged: He’s the guy. “100 percent,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “I haven’t even had the thought [of replacing him].”

CLEVELAND -- Two consecutive swings ended up being Clarke Schmidt’s undoing on Monday at Progressive Field. The first swing came from José Ramírez, who blasted a three-run, no-doubt shot to right field to give the Guardians a 3-0 lead in the third.

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. is at least a couple weeks away from returning from left knee surgery. But the 2023 National League MVP still created headlines on Sunday with a since-deleted social media post that was critical of Braves manager Brian Snitker. “I heard about it as I was

TAMPA -- Yankees left-handed ace Max Fried finished what appeared to be his seventh hitless inning against the Rays on Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. But as he headed out to the mound for the bottom of the eighth, his no-hitter was over. Between the half-inning break, official scorer