The Roberto Clemente Award is one of the most prestigious honors in Major League Baseball. This year’s Clemente Award nominees were announced on MLB Network on Monday morning ahead of MLB’s annual Roberto Clemente Day, which takes place each year on Sept. 15 -- which also marks the beginning of

BOSTON -- Payton Tolle showed up at Fenway Park on Sunday morning, saluted his manager as he does every day and began to prepare for his start, despite the uncertainty of a game time with a lingering rainstorm.

This week, we had our first clinchers. The Rays and Brewers are in; the Dodgers and the Yankees are right behind them, perhaps as soon as Monday. With now less than two weeks left in the season, it is going to be a near-nightly occurrence. It has been a long

Somehow, there are just two weeks left in the 2026 regular season. And as the allure of postseason baseball looms, there is still plenty undecided about the playoff picture. Here’s a look at where things stand in both leagues, from the postseason spots still up for grabs to tight races

Even at 52 years old, there is not much that Ichiro cannot do on the baseball diamond. The Hall of Famer proved as much when he launched eight home runs in the Mariners Alumni Home Run Derby last month. As if we needed any more evidence, he provided it with

Pete Alonso has hit a lot of home runs in his Major League career -- 299 of them, to be exact. Only 170 big leaguers have reached that nice, round number of 300. And in a bit of baseball poetry that couldn’t be written better for the silver screen, Alonso

After two days off to tend to a sore right ankle, Yordan Alvarez returned to the Astros’ lineup on Sunday. He was 0-for-1 with a walk before being lifted in a blowout 14-4 loss, hopping back in the saddle in his quest for the batting Triple Crown. Alvarez, the frontrunner

NEW YORK – Mention the American League Cy Young Award to Cam Schlittler, and the conversation usually doesn’t last long. The Yankees right-hander prefers to remain focused on what he needs to do every five days, especially as his team closes in on securing a postseason berth. After firing another

SAN FRANCISCO -- It took longer than he probably expected, but Ethan Salas has his first Major League hit.

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TORONTO -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. didn’t move an inch. He wasn’t leaving the box until that ball left the yard. Finally, he had done it.

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There are two weeks left on the schedule, and for much of the league, it's now or never. This penultimate week of the regular season will feature several potential postseason previews, a World Series rematch with implications for both Wild Card races and a series that might just settle the

The 2026 postseason is approaching. As you keep an eye on the standings, here is everything you need to know about how the playoff field is shaping up, as well as info about potential tiebreakers and clinch scenarios for each contender.

• MLB's postseason format, explained

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The closest division race in baseball is within the AL Central, where the White Sox lead the Guardians by a half-game. The teams meet in Cleveland for a three-game series beginning Monday, and while there are more than a week of games after this set, we may know a lot

ST. PETERSBURG -- The final three weeks of the regular season were supposed to be a test for the Rays. A grind. A slog. A real challenge to their position atop the American League standings. So far, they’re making it look easy.

MIAMI -- The way things have gone this season, Agustín Ramírez was going to savor this moment.

ST. PETERSBURG -- It wouldn’t be totally accurate to say the Rays have “fixed” Freddy Peralta since he joined the team prior to the Trade Deadline six weeks ago. “I don’t see it that way,” Peralta said. “I wasn’t broken.”

ATLANTA -- Phillies rookie Andrew Painter has pitched better than he did on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park, but he showed something. Painter struggled with his command in the heat and humidity, but he left with a one-run lead in the fifth inning in a 9-4 victory over the Braves.

PHOENIX -- The drought is finally over. The Rangers have won a road series.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres rolled into San Francisco red hot. They left the Bay Area even hotter.

MIAMI – Of all the areas Josue De Paula worked on to prepare himself for the Major Leagues, visualization became one of the most important.