About time! Tatis launches 451-foot blast for 1st HR of 2026
WASHINGTON -- All he needed to do was to show bunt. Fernando Tatis Jr. went 207 at-bats before hitting a 1-0 pitch from Nationals starter Foster Griffin for his first home run of the season in the Padres' 9-4 loss on Saturday afternoon. Tatis faked a bunt on the first
Overrated? PCA responds with 4-hit night -- and souvenir to Tarps Off crew
Pete Crow-Armstrong got off to a rough start at the plate this season after he put together a breakout campaign in 2025. Entering Saturday’s game against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, he had a .224/.314/.362 slash line with six home runs in ’26.
3 ejections before first pitch? They stood for the anthem ... and stayed standing
ST. PETERSBURG -- Three players were ejected from the Angels' 14-3 win over the Rays on Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field before Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen threw his first pitch. Angels reliever Brent Suter and rehabbing Rays pitchers Steven Wilson and Manuel Rodríguez were all ejected by third-base umpire
Braves first to 40 wins as Acuña logs 15th career multihomer game
CINCINNATI -- Ronald Acuña Jr. and his former Braves teammate Marcell Ozuna speak almost daily. Naturally, then, after Acuña homered twice Saturday night to tally four over a three-game span, Ozuna -- now with the Pirates -- FaceTimed him.
Polar Bear caps 5-run 9th-inning comeback with walk-off hit
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles have a belief they can win any game. They’ve said it. They’ve shown it. But at the same time, the odds were well against them as they entered the bottom of the ninth inning at Camden Yards on Saturday evening facing a four-run deficit against the
Murakami (right hamstring strain) to miss 4 to 6 weeks; MiLB slugger Gonzalez summoned
CHICAGO -- Munetaka Murakami made no attempt to mask how he was feeling Saturday morning after the White Sox placed their first baseman on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain. “It hurts,” said Murakami, through interpreter Kenzo Yagi, when asked how the malady felt compared
'Kind of a sad 1st ejection': Lowe tossed after apparent misunderstanding
PITTSBURGH -- Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe was ejected in the fourth inning of the Bucs' 10-9 win over the Twins on Saturday at PNC Park. It came after Lowe completed his plate appearance after having appeared to challenge a strike call with the ABS system, but he wasn’t granted
Will the real Bobby V please stand up? Mets skipper (we think) rides train to big game
On the eve of his induction into the Mets Hall of Fame, former manager Bobby Valentine was seemingly everywhere on Friday night -- at least we think it was him.
'That's the new White Sox': Quero homers on bobblehead day as South Siders win 4th straight
CHICAGO -- Edgar Quero absorbed somewhere around four or five direct hits on foul tips behind the plate Saturday, but the White Sox catcher was still smiling after his team’s 7-1 victory over the Tigers at Rate Field. So, why was he so happy?
A banner day for Mets' battery! One gets 1st win, the other hits 1st homer
NEW YORK -- Mets starter Christian Scott entered Saturday’s game against the Marlins having thrown 1,250 pitches across 15 total starts between 2024 and 2026 in his Major League career, each without earning a victory in the big leagues. These totals aren’t eye-popping, but after having his rookie campaign cut
Replay robs Wong of end to HR drought, but Red Sox still rout Guardians
CLEVELAND -- For about five minutes in the sixth inning of the Red Sox’s 9-1 win over the Guardians, it looked like Connor Wong had finally broken his year-and-a-half-long homerless streak and given Boston a 3-1 lead. He did everything that comes with a Boston Red Sox home run. He
Cruz launches HR in 2nd straight game, doubling May total in just 2 days
PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz is heating up. If a 450-foot splashdown into the Allegheny River on Friday night wasn’t enough to prove it, a 420-foot shot to dead center on Saturday further cemented the claim. Cruz’s three-run homer in the bottom of the second inning ballooned Pittsburgh’s lead to six,
Everyday Zeke? Duran proves he's deserving with 1st walk-off hit
ARLINGTON -- When veteran outfielder Brandon Nimmo joined the Rangers in Surprise, Ariz., for the start of Spring Training, his first impression of Ezequiel Duran was simple. “We got to find a way to get this guy on the field,” Nimmo recalled.
MLB's No. 5 Draft prospect sets school's single-season K record
Jackson Flora’s Draft stock continues to rise. Flora, MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 Draft prospect, set UC Santa Barbara’s single-season strikeout record with his 129th punchout of the season on Saturday during NCAA Regional action.
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'What we want our identity to be': Nats post 6 runs in 7th for 12th comeback win
WASHINGTON -- The afternoon after an eighth-inning rally fell short against the Padres, the Nationals got redemption in the seventh. The Nats scored six runs in the late inning to overcome a dominant pitching performance by Michael King and take a 9-4 victory at Nationals Park.
A look back at Miz's historic May before 1st career start vs. Astros
HOUSTON – Jacob Misiorowski will take the mound for the Brewers on Sunday, seeking to finish one of the strongest months of pitching in Milwaukee’s franchise history.
Injuries: Murakami, Anthony, Greene, Mets, Griffin, Teoscar
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
Baseball’s competitive balance issue, explained
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
Did you know these HOFers share a birthday -- and birth year?
Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas hit 970 homers between them before they both eventually ended up in the Hall of Fame. But a penchant for righteous dingers and a place in Cooperstown aren't the only things they share. The two sluggers were also born on the same day, in the
Neto (collision at home), Madrigal (HBP) both on the mend after late exits
ST. PETERSBURG -- After a wild pitch from Ian Seymour in the seventh inning, Zach Neto slid feet-first into home plate and appeared to suffer an injury after a collision near the plate in the Angels' 14-3 win on Saturday.
Stammen ejected for 1st time in career -- as manager AND player
WASHINGTON -- First-year San Diego manager Craig Stammen was ejected after an unsuccessful replay challenge in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Padres' 9-4 loss on Saturday at Nationals Park.
'He's a spark plug': Astros credit Peña for offense's recent resurgence
HOUSTON -- The Astros struggled in the first half of May, falling to a season-worst 11 games under .500, and their sluggish offense was largely to blame. Over the last nine games, however, the offense has heated up, scoring at least four runs in eight of those contests, and Houston
Rally Rabbit hops inspire Rox bops on wild night at Coors
Just to get this out of the way: Obviously, we know that the Rockies already have a mascot. That mascot, of course, is Dinger. Dinger is a dinosaur. Dinger is decidedly not a tiny rabbit, for reasons that probably seemed obvious at the time. But on Friday night, the Rockies
Meckler's 1st career slam supplies early fuel for Angels' runaway rout
ST. PETERSBURG -- A little more than a week after making his Angels debut, Wade Meckler launched the first grand slam of his career to power the Halos to a 14-3 win over the Rays on Saturday at Tropicana Field.