The Giants have been one of the season’s early surprises, but can San Francisco keep it up during the next four-plus months? Last week, we ran Part 1 of our annual first-month executives poll in which the Giants were named by 40 percent of respondents as the biggest surprise through

Major League Baseball removed Pete Rose and 16 other deceased individuals from the permanently ineligible list on Tuesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced. Manfred’s decision comes in the wake of Rose’s death last Sept. 30 at the age of 83 and in response to a petition from Rose’s family. In reinstating

DETROIT -- While Tigers fans relished in another night of booing Alex Bregman, the free agent Detroit nearly signed, the last big-name free agent they signed to a long-term deal continued his hero turn. Javier Báez can relate to Bregman, having received his occasional share of boos in Detroit over

ATLANTA -- Now that we’ve passed the “Should Drake Baldwin remain in the Majors as a backup” phase, it’s time to focus on how the Braves will continue benefiting from his great offensive potential as frequently as possible. Baldwin delivered a key single, a double and a two-run homer in

There are certain players who show up to the ballpark every day with a pretty good idea -- if not a total certainty -- of where they’ll bat and what position they’ll play. Then there are players for whom those options are seemingly limitless. These players bring multiple gloves to

SAN DIEGO -- The bat flip was practically an extension of his one-handed follow-through. He paused and stared, while the baseball soared through the San Diego night, landing in the Padres bullpen. Petco Park whipped into a frenzy. He high-fived Jackson Merrill as he skipped to first base, then he

Baseball will always be a kids' game. There's a ball. There's running. There's throwing. Just a fun time all around. This was perhaps never more apparent than Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, when Mookie Betts' 2-year-old son, Kaj, threw out the ceremonial first pitch on his dad's Bobblehead Night. Well,

CHICAGO – Nico Hoerner was already yelling as he hustled around third base with a clear view of his teammates in the Cubs’ dugout on Tuesday night. He had one final sprint to go and finished it off with a head-first slide across the plate to set off the party

SEATTLE -- There are no must-win games in mid-May, but still, this was one that the Mariners really needed.

BALTIMORE -- Much of the news regarding the Orioles’ long list of injured players over the past week has been positive -- but not all of it. Over the weekend, Jordan Westburg sustained a setback in his recovery from a left hamstring strain, manager Brandon Hyde announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old

LOS ANGELES – Roki Sasaki’s highly anticipated rookie season has taken another disappointing turn. The Dodgers placed Sasaki on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement on Tuesday prior to their 11-1 loss to the Athletics. Right-handed reliever J.P. Feyereisen was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a

With more than six weeks of the Minor League season in the books, the sample sizes are swelling, and trends are beginning to emerge. It's time to start taking stock, which is what MLB Pipeline's recent market-corrected Top 100 Prospects list shakeup is all about. With that in mind, the

Welcome to Rivalry Weekend. For the very first time, MLB is highlighting some top geographical rivalries with "Rivalry Weekend," slated for the weekend of May 16-18. Every team will play its designated rival, with 11 Interleague series and four non-Interleague matchups. The slate brings plenty of intrigue, keyed by Juan

LOS ANGELES -- Amidst a rash of starting pitcher injuries, the Dodgers are getting their longtime ace back. Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut on Saturday at Dodger Stadium against the Angels, manager Dave Roberts said prior to the Dodgers’ 11-1 home loss to the Athletics on Tuesday night.

PHILADELPHIA -- Matt Carpenter, a three-time All-Star and a middle-of-the-order stalwart during his 12 seasons with the Cardinals, announced his MLB retirement on Wednesday morning. Carpenter, 39, told Sports Spectrum’s “Get in the Game” podcast that he was retiring, following a career that saw him complete a long tenure with

LOS ANGELES -- Jacob Wilson's locker is in the visiting team’s clubhouse this week at Dodger Stadium. But for the Athletics’ rookie shortstop, Tuesday’s series opener against the Dodgers represented a homecoming of sorts.

HOUSTON -- Isaac Paredes told his teammates before he led off the bottom of the ninth that he was going to end it. He called it.

Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark issued a statement on Tuesday regarding MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's policy decision about individuals losing their permanently ineligible status after death. "The National Baseball Hall of Fame has always maintained that anyone removed from Baseball’s permanently ineligible list will become

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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The Giants shook up their lineup in an attempt to break out of their collective funk earlier this week. But they won’t have to

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CINCINNATI -- On the eve of a special night being held by the Reds to honor his life and career, the late Pete Rose finally got the one thing he wished decades for – removal from baseball’s permanently ineligible list. On Tuesday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a policy decision

NEW YORK -- Under different circumstances, Brett Baty would still be toiling in the Minor Leagues, his name bandied about in half-baked trade ideas, his future unclear. When the Mets demoted Baty to Triple-A Syracuse late last month, the move was largely based on merit. The team had a roster

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