BOSTON -- With 1946 now firmly in their sights, don’t expect the Red Sox to decelerate even a little bit when they take the field next, on Tuesday night against the Orioles. Fueled by a 14-game winning streak, the second longest in the history of a franchise that originated in

We’ve been talking about a lot of the same trade candidates in recent weeks, but as front offices scout the players who could potentially be available, their recent results often weigh heavily in those assessments. Which potential trade candidates have been doing their best to enhance their value with two

NEW YORK – You can almost set your watch to it: Once again, an opponent has expressed frustration with José Caballero’s manipulation of the pitch timer. This time, it was the Pirates’ Dennis Santana, who exchanged words with the Yankees’ infielder after an eighth-inning at-bat. Both benches and bullpens briefly

SEATTLE -- In what world could anyone imagine intentionally walking a left-on-left matchup to load the bases and face Cal Raleigh? That it happened on Monday night underscored just how precipitous the dropoff has been in this 2026 season for the Mariners’ star catcher.

MILWAUKEE – “Win tonight” is always going to be atop Pat Murphy’s daily to-do list. But as Jacob Misiorowski took the mound on Monday for the first time after a 13-day extended All-Star break, the Brewers’ manager and his coaches also had a longer-term idea in the back of their

PHILADELPHIA – Cristopher Sánchez began Monday night with two sinkers and a slider to Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani swung and missed at both sinkers down and in. He whiffed badly at a slider away for strike three.

The races for the AL and NL Cy Young Awards were somewhat volatile during the early months of the season. We started with consensus favorites, then watched other leaders emerge and still other contenders make enough noise to keep things interesting. But over the past six weeks or so, the

With two weeks remaining until the Trade Deadline, the Yankees are among the contenders looking to upgrade some areas of concern as they prepare for the stretch run. New York is in need of a catcher – preferably one who hits right-handed – as well as bullpen reinforcements, the latter

CLEVELAND -- Given how much the Guardians’ offense has struggled this season, watching what unfolded at Progressive Field on Monday night was a bit hard to believe. In the end, the Guardians delivered a performance that will go down in the record book for a franchise that has been around

KANSAS CITY -- Josh Rojas had one more sprint in him. He was exhausted. The Royals third baseman had led off the bottom of the ninth with an opposite-field single, going hard out of the box in hopes of a double but putting on the brakes when Giants left fielder

PHOENIX -- There were times during his struggles over the past two seasons that Nolan Arenado didn't think he was going to get to 2,000 career hits. But get there he did, as his double in the fifth inning of the Diamondbacks’ 5-2 loss to the A’s on Monday night

The calendar reads July 20, which means we’re exactly two weeks away from the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- On the Sunday before the All-Star break, the White Sox celebrated Andrew Benintendi reaching 10 years of Major League Baseball service time. They even got him a bottle of Rip Van Winkle bourbon, in honor of the man who fell asleep for 20 years, to reinforce his

ATLANTA -- Bryce Elder was one of MLB’s best pitchers during an 18-start stretch that ended in late May. Two frustration-filled months later, he seems determined to get back to that elite level.

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CHICAGO -- Tigers fans made themselves heard at Wrigley Field all Monday night. But as Kenley Jansen stared in at catcher Dillon Dingler with the bases loaded and a 3-0 count to Alex Bregman, Cubs fans drowned out everything else, even Jansen’s PitchCom earpiece. “It was an incredible atmosphere,” said

NEW YORK – Swagger arrives when Jazz Chisholm Jr. does, following him from the Yankee Stadium parking garage into the clubhouse and out toward the field. Hardly one to shy away from any spotlight, the infielder admits there have been times this season when it has felt like he’s putting

MILWAUKEE – Billye Aaron was a pioneer in her own right as the first African American woman in the South to regularly host a television show. It turns out she also made quite a baseball agent.

MLB and the MLBPA held their first bargaining session on May 12 as both parties began working toward the next labor agreement. The CBA expires on Dec. 1. Competitive balance will be a focus during discussions, if not the primary issue. Here’s what you need to know about the state

ANAHEIM -- Angels interim general manager John Mozeliak, who spent 30 years with the Cardinals, including 18 years as GM, said he sees some parallels in the state of the two organizations when he first joined them. Mozeliak, speaking to the media before Monday’s 3-2 walk-off win in the opener

TORONTO -- After seeing their starters struggle throughout a long weekend in Boston, the Rays sent the right man to the mound on Monday night.

HOUSTON -- The Astros’ best hitters, Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Peña, carried the weight offensively Monday night, and starting pitcher Ronel Blanco provided a glimpse of how he can help the club moving forward in his return to the mound for the first time in 429 days. Alvarez smashed his

ANAHEIM -- With the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline looming, right-hander José Soriano and right fielder Jo Adell have had their names surface among trade rumors. They’ve both struggled recently but bounced back in a big way against the Cardinals on Monday, as Soriano threw seven strong innings to boost his

PHOENIX -- The night a player hits his first Major League home run is one he will always remember. For Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, his special day will also be somewhat of a painful memory.

PHILADELPHIA -- As the calendar flipped from June to July, a resurgent stretch for Mookie Betts turned into a period of regression. So manager Dave Roberts took action, dropping his shortstop to fifth in the order for Monday night's series opener against the Phillies.