PITTSBURGH -- The wait for Paul Skenes is finally over. The Pirates announced on Wednesday that they are promoting their top prospect to the Majors. Skenes, a fireballing right-hander, is scheduled to make his first start on Saturday against the Cubs at PNC Park (4:05 p.m. ET), according to the

There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here

This past offseason, two highly successful Japanese starting pitchers made the move from NPB to MLB. Yoshinobu Yamamoto sparked a heated bidding war and ended up going to the Dodgers for $325 million. Shota Imanaga (five years older than Yamamoto) flew a bit more under the radar, ultimately settling for

ATLANTA – No matter what uniform Chris Sale wears, the following is indisputable: When his fastball is powerful and his slider is in full dive mode, he is dominant. Pitching for his new team (the Braves) while facing his most recent former team (the Red Sox), Sale had his two

WASHINGTON -- The Orioles blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, and the Nationals forced extras. The Orioles blew a two-run lead in the 11th, and the Nationals forced a 12th. The Orioles started to blow a two-run lead in the 12th ... and then they beat the Nationals,

NEW YORK -- Soto. Judge. Stanton. Finally. This is what the Yankees have been waiting for since Juan Soto joined Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in pinstripes: On Wednesday, the Bronx Bombers' three superstar sluggers all homered in the same game for the first time. Soto, Judge and Stanton's light-tower

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

CHICAGO -- Dylan Cease didn’t have time to reflect on his White Sox tenure after being traded to the Padres in March. He had a lot to figure out logistically, including getting to South Korea to join his new teammates for the season-opening Seoul Series. Now that the tide has

NEW YORK -- Two days, two monster Stantonian blasts at Yankee Stadium. And the second one was even bigger than the first. The 118.8 mph rocket home run Giancarlo Stanton crushed off Justin Verlander in Tuesday's series opener against the Astros was the hardest-hit home run of the MLB season

I used to think I had a large cap collection. Walk into my apartment, and you're bound to find caps hung on hangers, on the backs of doors, and spilling out of organizing bins, threatening to tumble to the floor with the slightest provocation or a particularly strong gust of

LOS ANGELES -- With all the Dodgers’ flashy offseason acquisitions and his early struggles, it might have been easy to forget about Gavin Stone, who came into the 2023 season as the top pitching prospect in the organization. Through seven starts this season, Stone is reminding everyone just how talented

DENVER -- After the Giants were swept in Philadelphia on Monday, manager Bob Melvin held a team meeting. San Francisco had just lost for the eighth time in 11 games, and in that span, the lineup averaged 2.5 runs per contest. Something needed to be said. And judging by what

The Orioles sent Jackson Holliday back to Triple-A to get everyday at-bats so he could find his swing, the idea being that if all went according to plan, MLB's top prospect would return to Baltimore in short order. More nights like Wednesday, and that day might approach quickly.

ATLANTA -- It might have been Chris Sale's night. But this has been Marcell Ozuna's year. Ozuna regained the MLB lead in home runs (12) and RBIs (38) as he enjoyed his second multihomer game of the season in the Braves’ 5-0 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday night

Longtime Yankees radio voice John Sterling left an indelible mark on the organization and the baseball world. When Sterling retired last month following a 64-year broadcasting career, there was no shortage of tributes for the legendary broadcaster. Look no further than the most recent rendition, courtesy of MLB RBI’s team

OAKLAND -- JP Sears had a feeling Shea Langeliers wasn’t done quite yet. Following a career-high five-RBI performance in the A’s 9-4 victory over the Rangers at the Coliseum in Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader, Sears predicted more to come from his catcher.

You want a workhorse pitcher? Say hello to LSU softball ace Sydney Berzon. Berzon went the distance in the Tigers’ 14-inning (!) victory over Alabama in the second round of the SEC Softball Tournament on Wednesday.

OAKLAND -- There’s a lot that goes into a Major League debut. It can be overwhelming, all the attention and the texts and calls from family and friends on top of having to play on the biggest stage. The bright lights in The Show are as big of a deal

CINCINNATI -- As right-hander Kevin Ginkel began to struggle in the ninth inning of Wednesday night’s 4-3 win at Great American Ball Park, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo looked at his lineup card. The Reds trailed by two runs and had runners at first and second with one out, and Ginkel,

Nerves began to overtake former Major Leaguer Dexter Fowler as he approached Penn State University’s Bryce Jordan Center to keep a promise that he made to his parents almost 20 years ago. “I told my parents, ‘Look, all I want to do right now is play baseball,’” the 38-year-old recalled

MINNEAPOLIS -- It was just over three years ago now that Willi Castro's very brief tenure as the Detroit Tigers’ starting shortstop of the future came to an end. He made it two and a half weeks into the 2021 season as the guy before the Tigers swapped him over

When MLB and the Kevin Durant-led sports and entertainment company Boardroom linked up in Arizona in February, it wasn’t just a one-off event. It was the genesis of a partnership that’s here to stay. Following a successful “Dinner in the Desert” a few months ago during Spring Training, MLB and

CLEVELAND -- As each day of Spring Training passed and Guardians manager Stephen Vogt learned more about his new team, he could hardly go a sentence without using the word “versatility.” And no player better exemplifies it than David Fry. For a scrappy club, versatility is essential, whether it’s on

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OAKLAND -- The Rangers as a team are hitting just .231/.288/.343 (.631 OPS) against left-handed pitching, entering Wednesday. It’s been a clear flaw in a team that reached a season-high five games over .500 after a win over the A’s on Tuesday. So general manager Chris Young addressed it quickly