NEW YORK – Contemplating weeks of the summer without several of their biggest bats, the Yankees wondered how they were going to produce offense. Perhaps, it was suggested, they could survive those absences with a “small ball” blend of contact and speed. Then again, those concerns might have been overblown.

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani did his best to ease any lingering doubts about his ailing left knee and a blister on his right hand as he cruised through his first four innings against the Rays on Wednesday afternoon. Then came the fifth, when Tampa Bay handed him his toughest

On Wednesday, ESPN published a ranking of 100 names to know for Trade Deadline season, and not surprisingly, Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal was up at No. 1. Now that the two-time defending AL Cy Young Award winner is back healthy, suitors are sure to line up if and when the

It’s moving season in the Minor Leagues. It’s around this time of the season that sample sizes are big enough and organizations can recognize without much doubt which of their prospects deserve new challenges at higher levels, like the Nationals did last week with Eli Willits’ move to High-A at

The most exciting event of the college baseball calendar got underway as eight teams faced off in Omaha in their quest to be crowned the best in the nation at the Men's College World Series. West Virginia vs. Troy got things started on Friday, and the action continued with North

SEATTLE -- The hits just will not stop coming for the Mariners. Even after returning Cal Raleigh and J.P. Crawford from the IL one day earlier, Seattle absorbed another potential injury on Wednesday -- and maybe their biggest yet -- as Julio Rodríguez was forced to exit to begin the

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NEW YORK – For the second consecutive day, the White Sox had a game to forget. They battled the Yankees for four innings and were down by one run. By the time the game ended, the White Sox were pounded, 10-5, on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

CHICAGO -- Over his first nine Major League games, Rockies No. 6 prospect Cole Carrigg has shown off all the athletic traits that made him the 65th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. On Wednesday night, he broke out the throwing arm that lit up the MLB Draft Combine

MLB Pipeline No. 1 overall prospect Jesús Made left Double-A Biloxi’s game on Wednesday with a left quad contusion after colliding with a teammate while attempting to field a fly ball. Playing shortstop for the Shuckers, the Brewers' prospect drifted back into the outfield to track down a fly ball

CHICAGO – As Pete Crow-Armstrong rounded first base and closed in on second, the Cubs center fielder gave a quick shake of the head. Even he looked like he did not believe the ball he just sent high over the right-field line was actually a home run. After completing his

MILWAUKEE -- Christian Yelich hit a leadoff homer, Jackson Chourio went deep for the sixth time in the last seven games and rookie Cooper Pratt logged his first career hits, first RBI and first stolen base as the Brewers outslugged concerns -- for now -- about another starting pitching injury.

ST. LOUIS -- Early offense can go a long way toward putting a team in position to take advantage of a few mistakes. Padres hitters combined to go 0-for-24 in the first four innings on Monday and Tuesday night, so a first-inning run Wednesday afternoon came as a breath of

PHOENIX -- One hit. As their offense has struggled for weeks now to put up crooked numbers, the Diamondbacks found ways to get runners on base. But getting that one hit to drive them in was where the trouble lied.

With their starting rotation depth stretched thin, the Royals acquired right-hander Randy Dobnak from the Mariners on Wednesday for cash considerations, the club announced. Dobnak, 31, was signed by Seattle this past offseason to a Minor League deal, but he exercised an upward mobility clause in his contract that meant

NEW YORK – The Canyon of Heroes is ready to roar for the Knicks, with millions expected to flood Lower Manhattan on Thursday morning. Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart received a sneak preview of that reception. They tossed ceremonial first pitches before Wednesday night’s 10-5 win over the White Sox

CHICAGO – As Dansby Swanson's teammates celebrated inside the third-base dugout, the Cubs shortstop kept his composure as he made his way around the bases on Wednesday night. It was a fitting response from a veteran who has tried to maintain a steady presence and approach, even as his struggles

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

NEW YORK – White Sox left-hander Sean Newcomb left Wednesday night’s 10-5 loss to the Yankees in the bottom of the fifth inning with a left triceps contusion after being hit by a line drive. The club announced that Newcomb is day to day.

The Tigers were without Wenceel Pérez for Wednesday's finale against the Astros, a 4-2 Detroit loss, after the outfielder was injured during a freak postgame accident on Tuesday night. Manager A.J. Hinch said Pérez was working with a therapy band while going through his normal arm-care routine when the band

ATLANTA -- Earlier this month, manager Tony Vitello made it clear that left-hander Carson Whisenhunt had pitched well enough at Triple-A Sacramento to put himself next in line for a starting opportunity with the Giants. That opportunity arrived on Wednesday, when the Giants found themselves playing a split doubleheader against

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have stuck by Andrew Painter through a mostly tumultuous rookie season -- but nobody's rotation spot is a permanent guarantee. "It’s not like you just get endless chances, right?” interim manager Don Mattingly said earlier this month. “You have to perform."

CINCINNATI -- If the Mets are to force their way back into the National League Wild Card picture, they will need both Nolan McLean and Freddy Peralta -- the two pitchers they once assumed would stand atop their rotation all season -- to perform like frontline starters. McLean did exactly

CHICAGO – Rockies No. 6 prospect Cole Carrigg is getting the full Wrigley Field experience. He homered Monday night, and Wednesday was part of the Rockies’ tradition of low-service time guys making a run to a nearby Starbucks for the clubhouse.