August might have felt like the longest month in a long time -- that’s what happens when Labor Day is so late -- but there were no dog days in baseball: There was dramatic movement, particularly from teams like the Phillies, Rays and Brewers, all of which look like teams

ST. PETERSBURG -- Jonny DeLuca rounded the bases, touched home plate and still wasn’t sure what had just happened. Can you really blame him? Much like this unexpectedly excellent Rays season as a whole, what took place in the final frames of their 5-4 extra-innings win over the Padres on

CHICAGO -- After connecting with the baseball and watching its flight for a brief moment, Pete Crow-Armstrong turned and let his bat fall away from his hands. It was as if the piece of lumber was simply too hot for the Cubs star to handle. That sure seems to be

NEW YORK – Heliot Ramos beamed as he skipped around third base, thumping the front of his pinstriped jersey with his right hand. He’ll never forget his first home run as a member of the Yankees. If that swing winds up carrying weight into the postseason, his teammates may remember

TORONTO -- Max Scherzer climbed another rung of the all-time Major League Baseball strikeouts ladder in the Blue Jays’ 7-0 win over the Mariners on Sunday. With his seventh-inning punch out of Cal Raleigh, his 10th of the game, Scherzer surpassed Gaylord Perry for ninth all-time with 3,535 strikeouts.

ATLANTA -- Regardless of the result of Monday’s makeup game against the Giants, the Braves will have plenty of reasons to fondly remember what transpired during this current homestand. Sean Murphy homered yet again and Tyler Mahle spun another gem as the Braves completed a three-game series sweep with a

NEW YORK -- As Ceddanne Rafaela went swooping into the right-center-field gap in the bottom of the fifth inning of a scoreless game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon, it looked like he was about to make his latest sensational catch. As Rafaela dove, and the ground forced his glove

ST. PETERSBURG -- After being called out for running inside the first-base line on the infield grass during a bunt single, Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.. and manager Craig Stammen were both ejected by second-base umpire and crew chief Andy Fletcher for arguing that decision during the seventh inning

DETROIT -- On a rainy Sunday afternoon, the Dodgers brought a downpour of runs upon Comerica Park -- relative to how they had been swinging the bats lately. After Teoscar Hernández put L.A. on top with a go-ahead two-run blast in the sixth inning, his team continued to add on

ANAHEIM -- After another rough start in Seattle on Monday, Zack Wheeler said he and the Phillies were going to sit down and look at “everything,” in an effort to get to the bottom of it. They found something.

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks are eager to put the whole Ketel Marte saga behind them, and Monday will be the latest, and perhaps final, step in that process. As has been well-chronicled, the second baseman failed to show up at Fenway Park on Aug. 17 for that night's scheduled game

For only the second time in Little League World Series history, Curaçao has taken home a title. With a veritable offensive explosion, Pariba Little League (Willemstad, Curaçao) overcame an early deficit to defeat Paseo Verde Little League (Henderson, Nev.) by a score of 11-2 in Sunday's title game. In doing

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Whether it’s hitting, manning shortstop or scouting opposing pitchers, Gunnar Henderson has a lot to think about during a typical game day. So when Henderson took a seat for the Orioles’ series opener against the Athletics on Friday at Sutter Health Park -- just his second off-day

CHICAGO -- There was plenty for All-Star starter Chase Burns to overcome while pitching for the Reds against the Cubs on Sunday night at Wrigley Field. Among the obstacles were heavy rain showers early on, a tough opposing lineup topped by MVP candidate Pete Crow-Armstrong and his own team's suspect

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NEW YORK – Aaron Judge is packing his bags for the West Coast, representing another notable development as the Yankees captain aims to rejoin the big league lineup in September. Judge will accompany the club on its six-game road trip to the Angels and Padres. Southern California will thus serve

WEST SACRAMENTO -- After a scary situation involving one of their biggest stars, the Orioles dodged a major bullet. Pete Alonso was hit in the helmet by a 94.6 mph fastball in the eighth inning of Sunday’s 8-5 victory against the Athletics, drawing a large gasp from the crowd at

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians’ offense is most dangerous when José Ramírez is at the center of its run production. While this hasn’t been a typical season for the 33-year-old, Cleveland is counting on him to lead the way as it pushes to secure a postseason spot.

NEW YORK -- When the Astros boarded their flight to New York a week ago, they were reeling from a 3-6 homestand against three teams with losing records and were about to part ways with general manager Dana Brown. They weren’t exactly a team in turmoil, but they were close.

MILWAUKEE -- The Rangers spent much of their weekend in Milwaukee talking about finding an identity. Ezequiel Duran might have provided the simplest answer yet. “Be simple and don’t try to be a hero,” Duran said.

ST. LOUIS -- For most of his life, injured Cardinals starter Andre Pallante didn’t have much interest in football or the fantasy version of it. That is no longer the case. “Yes, yes, that is my passion,” Pallante said Friday when asked by a reporter about his role as the

DETROIT -- The Dodgers are on the cusp of getting back a key cog in their lineup, as catcher Will Smith is expected to be activated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday, per manager Dave Roberts. Smith has been sidelined for nearly three months with an inflamed disc in

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The war on modern pitching is being waged in the batter’s box, in the video rooms, in the hearts and minds of flummoxed hitters and, more and more, in a single-story commercial strip building in suburban Toronto. Thanks to the work done in the offices of Trajekt

MINNEAPOLIS – August began with Zebby Matthews in the Minor Leagues. It ended with him looking like the Twins’ best starter. Matthews kept up his scorching run of form with the longest and arguably best start of his young career on Sunday, smothering the White Sox over 8 1/3 innings

NEW YORK -- One swing. His first for the Red Sox since May 4. And that is all it took for Roman Anthony to remind everyone who he is and what he is capable of for the final month of the regular season. Activated along with teammate Trevor Story, the