ST. PETERSBURG -- Sometime shortly after his second strikeout of the game, Clayton Kershaw was faced with a decision. He was either going to be in for a rough ride Tuesday night, or the Rays were. The decision was an easy one for the Dodgers’ ace, who went on to

BALTIMORE -- Clint Frazier busted his slump with a two-homer performance, Gary Sánchez cracked a three-run blast, and Domingo Germán became the Majors' first nine-game winner as the Yankees trounced the Orioles on Tuesday night, 11-4, logging their 10th consecutive victory at Camden Yards. Entering with six hits in 40

NEW YORK -- Entering this season, it would not have been outlandish to predict that Pete Alonso might set a Mets rookie record for home runs before the All-Star break. It would have been less believable to think he’d do so with seven weeks until the break. Alonso’s record-breaking 16th

TORONTO -- Rowdy Tellez had only ever done it twice in his professional career before Tuesday night. The left-handed-hitting slugger sent two balls out of the park at Rogers Centre in the Blue Jays’ 10-3 win over the Red Sox, driving in five runs in his first two-homer game at

MILWAUKEE -- Sonny Gray's first season in Cincinnati hadn't exactly been noteworthy entering Tuesday night. But against the Brewers, Gray offered a glimpse of what once made him one of the game's best young pitching talents, as well as what the Reds hoped he could be again when they acquired

PITTSBURGH -- German Marquez exercised his prerogative as the Rockies’ starting pitcher Tuesday night by choosing a black sleeveless jersey that hasn’t been seen since April 1. Then he made sure the change was more than cosmetic. Marquez struck out seven, yielded just three hits and went eight scoreless innings

DETROIT -- Chad Wallach hasn’t gotten many opportunities, but the backup catcher made the most of one on Tuesday night. Wallach blistered a two-out RBI double in the 11th inning that scored Miguel Rojas from first base and lifted the Marlins to a 5-4 win over the Tigers at Comerica

Aaron Judge, Masahiro Tanaka, Didi Gregorius, James Paxton, Dellin Betances and Troy Tulowitzki, Yankees Judge once again has a bat in his hands, as the slugger's on-field activity is continuing to increase, a most welcome development for a first-place Yankees club that is attempting to build on its advantage in

ST. PETERSBURG -- Dodgers reliever Pedro Báez lasted just two pitches into his outing on Tuesday night against the Rays before taking a line drive off his right leg. He was diagnosed with a right upper leg contusion. The right-hander had just entered the game in place of starter Clayton

ANAHEIM -- The Angels received good news and bad news on the injury front on Tuesday, as designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was back in the lineup after being hit by a 94-mph fastball on his right ring finger in Monday’s 3-1 loss, while shortstop Andrelton Simmons was diagnosed with a

CLEVELAND -- Khris Davis’ return to the A’s lineup was short-lived. Davis left Tuesday night's 5-3 Oakland win over Cleveland at Progressive Field in the third inning due to lingering effects from his left hip contusion. Davis got a day off to rest on Monday, but he was back at

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers scratched Christian Yelich from the starting lineup on Tuesday after he experienced back spasms, marking the second time in the past three weeks that MLB’s home run leader has been sidelined by a back issue. Yelich missed part of seven games in late April and early

NEW YORK -- A day after offering tight-lipped silence in response to his tiff with Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton, the Mets’ Todd Frazier fired back, alluding to an incident between the two while they were White Sox teammates in 2016. Frazier offered no details about the incident, chalking Eaton’s behavior

BALTIMORE -- Aaron Judge once again has a bat in his hands, as the slugger's on-field activity is continuing to increase, a most welcome development for a first-place Yankees club that is attempting to build on its advantage in the American League East. Judge stood in the batter's box to

CLEVELAND – Just as Roberto Pérez’s bat seemed to be heating up, the Indians catcher may be facing a bit of a setback. After getting hit in the face mask with a foul ball in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-3 Cleveland loss to the A’s, Perez was removed

CLEVELAND -- Jurickson Profar’s rough start to the season seemed like it might be leading the A's toward a feeling of buyer’s remorse after trading for him in the offseason. But over these past few weeks, the second baseman is starting to perform more like the player Oakland was expecting

ANAHEIM -- Mitch Garver is out of his protective boot, taking light swings off a tee and doing some light jogging in Minneapolis as he continues an encouraging road to recovery from a left high ankle sprain that he sustained in a home-plate collision last Tuesday, according to chief baseball

SAN FRANCISCO -- Left field has been a revolving door for the Giants all season, and the carousel continued to spin Tuesday when Stephen Vogt made his first Major League start in the outfield in five years. Vogt, who is primarily a catcher and first baseman, hadn't started in left

At a time when members of baseball’s next generation of stars seem to be arriving every day or two, there’s some clarity in what could eventually be tight Rookie of the Year Award races in both leagues: Padres right-hander Chris Paddack and Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe are clear frontrunners

This pre-Memorial Day juncture is way too early for major baseball trade speculation. Or is it? Remember, the summer swap season has been whittled down to a single Trade Deadline this year. July 31 is the last day to make an impact acquisition. No more of those August waiver shenanigans

ARLINGTON – Second baseman Dee Gordon and third baseman Ryon Healy were both placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and headed back to Seattle for tests as the Mariners infield took a hit amid a flurry of roster moves. Gordon is sidelined by a right wrist contusion that

Right-hander Carter Stewart, who was selected out of high school by the Braves as the No. 8 overall pick in the 2018 Draft but did not sign, has reached an agreement on a contract for more than $4 million with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, according

DALLAS -- Two former Major Leaguers and a current big league pitcher spoke to students at an area high school on Tuesday, imploring them to choose kindness over hate during an hour-long anti-bullying rally. Rangers pitcher Adrian Sampson and former MLB players Billy Bean and Mark McLemore urged students at

Which pitcher gets the most drop on his curveball? Who gets the most rise on his fastball? Is it the same ones who have the highest spin rates? If not, why not? You'd think, with all the data we have, those questions would be simple to answer. Since so much