ATLANTA -- Chris Sale threw a 100-plus-mph pitch for the first time since 2018 and he constructed his first shutout since 2019, while helping the Braves complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers with a 1-0 win on Thursday night at Truist Park. “The look in his eye is always

Every time we think we have baseball even remotely figured out, it taps its head to issue a challenge to our assumptions. As usual, we’ve had A Bunch of Surprises (ABS) in this 2026 MLB season, so let’s review (are you picking up on this lame gag yet?) a dozen

A catcher hitting in the leadoff position in the lineup is rare. What’s even rarer? A catcher hitting a leadoff home run.

NEW YORK -- Jacob Misiorowski maxed out at 100.9 mph on Thursday night, only the second outing this season and the fourth time in his career that he didn’t touch 101. Because he has dazzled with mind-bending velocity up to 105.5 mph, it might have seemed rather pedestrian to the

NEW YORK -- In Aaron Judge’s ideal scenario, the Yankees captain will bypass a Minor League rehab assignment and jog out to right field sometime in September, penciled into the lineup for the first time since May 31. There are several checkpoints to hit between now and then, and it

Major League Baseball presented a number of proposals to the MLB Players Association Thursday as negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement continue. Thursday’s issues revolved around transactions, with the idea of reducing roster churn, restoring traditional full-time Major League roles for players and creating more fan engagement during both

NEW YORK -- This was the kind of response the Astros needed coming off last week’s disappointing homestand in which they lost series against the Mariners, Angels and A’s, leading into general manager Dana Brown losing his job in what the team said was a mutual decision. Simply put, the

ATLANTA -- When Tarik Skubal takes the mound on Friday night at Comerica Park, it will mark his 155th career Major League start. But for the 29-year-old left-hander, this one will feel fundamentally different than the first 154. For the first time in his professional career, Skubal will be Detroit's

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (Aug. 21-27). Can you believe it happened again?! After Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a leadoff home run on Aug. 17, then ended the game with a walk-off home run, Randy Arozarena did the same thing on Saturday

There’s been a mistake, we think, in the conversation around the National League Rookie of the Year voting, which requires ballots to be submitted in just four more weeks. It’s long been seen as a two-horse race between JJ Wetherholt of the Cardinals and Sal Stewart of the Reds, and

MINNEAPOLIS – The Walker Jenkins era is about to begin. The Twins are promoting their No. 1 prospect (No. 15 overall on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list) from Triple-A St. Paul, with the expectation that he will make his Major League debut in Friday night’s home series opener against the

NEW YORK -- Whatever Jackson Chourio did to relax on a rare off-day Wednesday, he should do it more often. The 22-year-old Brewers star returned from his first rest day since the All-Star break with one of the best games of his career, hitting a pair of home runs in

NEW YORK – The last time that the Red Sox and Yankees met, baseball’s oldest rivalry seemed to be drained of its electricity, suggesting that history might be all they had to squabble about this year. Boston opened that June series at Fenway Park trailing the first-place Yankees by 15

ATLANTA -- In hopes of avoiding a three-game sweep, the Dodgers handed the ball to Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Thursday night for a matchup against Braves left-hander Chris Sale. Yamamoto delivered 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball with eight strikeouts to keep his team within striking distance in a tight pitchers’

TAMPA -- The Rays are one vote away from securing their “Forever Home” in Tampa. The Tampa City Council on Thursday voted 4-3 to approve the agreement for the Rays’ proposed $2.36 billion ballpark anchoring a mixed-use development on Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus.

NEW YORK -- The discomfort near Fernando Cruz's right elbow felt familiar, prompting the Yankees reliever to believe it might be something he could pitch through. The results said otherwise. Cruz’s second-half struggles prompted the Yankees reliever to mention the lingering issue after surrendering a game-tying home run to the

The Royals were shut out by seven Blue Jays relievers on Wednesday, but they turned around on Thursday and wasted no time in getting the offense going ... and going ... and going. That, plus another dominant start from Noah Cameron, sent the Royals to a 13-2 victory and a

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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

ST. LOUIS -- With a pitching staff under siege by injuries, innings limits and sporadic ineffectiveness, the Cardinals entered Thursday’s bullpen game needing all the help from their batting order that they could get. Blaze Jordan provided some early run support, launching his first career Busch Stadium home run to

Technically, there are 10 teams in the mix for three spots in the American League Wild Card race. But with the Red Sox and Yankees occupying the top two spots by a wide margin, the “race” really comes down to this: eight teams are vying for one spot, and, interestingly,

Pope Leo XIV has already proven he’s a real, legitimate White Sox fan, dating back to his roots as a Chicago native. He attended the 2005 World Series, met with A.J. Pierzynski to receive the final out ball from Game 1 of that Fall Classic and even wore a South

SAN FRANCISCO – For one night in an otherwise dismal season, Oracle Park echoed greater times. Thursday night’s crowd was announced as a sellout, and the place was rocking during a four-run eighth inning that secured the Giants’ 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks. A postgame Pokémon drone show had kept

ATLANTA -- Along with giving Ha-Seong Kim a chance to build upon his walk-off hit, Braves manager Walt Weiss decided it was time to give Ronald Acuña Jr. a chance to briefly distance himself from his recent frustrations. Kim was in the starting lineup for the first time since Aug.

NEW YORK -- When the Yankees were weighing George Lombard Jr.’s promotion to the Majors, their only questions seemed to be at the plate. They knew the exciting shortstop could solidify their defense, with general manager Brian Cashman saying more than once that he expected the youngster to be “plug