Would you believe that, after Sunday, we are nearly 10 percent of the way through the season already? How in the world did that happen? The days go by so quickly; they grow up so fast, don’t they? These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you

CINCINNATI -- Angels manager Kurt Suzuki had the kind of good feeling before Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Reds that every manager wants after a tough loss. He had his ace on the mound at the top of his game. José Soriano continued his overpowering and historic start to

LOS ANGELES -- One pitch was all it took. For the second straight day, Shohei Ohtani led off the Dodgers' half of the first inning with a home run, crushing a first-pitch four-seamer from Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom into the Right Field Pavilion seats. While L.A. got on board first

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Major League Baseball today announced that the third edition of the East-West Classic, a tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Games held from 1933-1962, will be held on Friday, June 19th at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Public gates will open at 11:30 a.m. (CT) before the Home Run

SEATTLE -- Logan Gilbert rarely sports a wide smile on the mound, but Sunday certainly called for it. The Mariners’ Opening Day starter let down his uber-competitive alter ego for a brief blip during the first inning of a 6-1 win over the Astros, when nabbing Jose Altuve for one

The Blue Jays have looked to Kevin Gausman as a source of stability for years, but this might be as vital as he’s ever been for Toronto. The club’s rotation has been gutted, with Trey Yesavage, Shane Bieber, José Berríos and Cody Ponce all out. Key bats like Alejandro Kirk,

CINCINNATI – All expectations entering the season were that Noelvi Marte would be the Reds' regular right fielder and have a chance to thrive on both sides of the game playing a position he only learned midway through 2025. Instead, Marte couldn't get going at the plate. After Sunday's 9-6

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LOS ANGELES -- When looking to avoid a sweep, handing the ball to a two-time Cy Young Award winner is usually a good strategy. After dropping the first two games of their 10-game, 10-day road trip to the Dodgers, the Rangers turned to veteran righty Jacob deGrom for Sunday’s matinee.

Opening Day marks a new era for the longstanding relationship between MLB and ESPN. Though ESPN is no longer the home for “Sunday Night Baseball” (now on NBC) or the Home Run Derby (now on Netflix), the sports broadcasting network is actually bringing fans more baseball than ever.

DETROIT -- The Tigers were never going to trade top prospect Kevin McGonigle at last summer’s Deadline, knowing what kind of impact he could make when he was ready for the big leagues. Nine months and two standout weeks in the big leagues later, McGonigle was going to make whatever

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers manager Pat Murphy was on one particular kick starting with the earliest days of Spring Training.

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Good news, everyone: it's only April, and that means there will be no shortage of baseball coming at you in the days ahead. This week's selection will showcase a handful of top-flight pitchers, one of baseball's red-hot rookies and a few wild cards putting up huge offensive numbers in the

ST. LOUIS -- After Jordan Walker’s fifth home run during a seven-game hitting streak on Saturday night, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol made it clear that he would happily continue to field questions on the 23-year-old right fielder’s incredible power surge. “My hope is I can answer this question every day,”

CHICAGO – Maybe deeper into the season, when the statistical noise is greater and the sample sizes are much larger, a drought like the one Michael Busch is currently experiencing would not be as glaring. The skewed numbers posted for all to see on the video board in April, however,

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal’s teammates thought this might be the day. “The biggest thing for me, my mindset seeing [Skubal’s no-hit bid] go into the fifth inning was I have to make every play for him. I have to be behind him,” rookie shortstop Kevin McGonigle said. “And everyone else

It was Hall of Fame announcer Milo Hamilton who gave infielder Phil Garner the nickname “Scrap Iron” while both were with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the late 1970s. Hamilton saw a young third baseman knocking down balls, always with dirt on his uniform, and noticed that nothing seemed to bother

This Wednesday, April 15, as Major League Baseball salutes one of the greatest heroes of the game -- and the nation -- with Jackie Robinson Day, Minor League teams will be playing at and hosting celebrations in ballparks that were central to Robinson's career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In other

ST. PETERSBURG -- It has been a whirlwind of a week for Drew Rasmussen. He reported for work at Tropicana Field on Monday fully expecting to make his scheduled start Tuesday night against the Cubs. But those plans changed Tuesday morning, when it became clear that the birth of the

NEW YORK -- Nick Kurtz swung so hard at a low curveball from Freddy Peralta that his helmet flew off while he was running out of the box. Once the ball cleared the right-field wall, Kurtz pointed towards the A’s bullpen, then he looked to the Athletics’ dugout while rounding

ST. LOUIS -- Willson Contreras made sure this series ended on his terms. Facing his former team, Contreras powered the Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, finishing a series-clinching victory with four hits and three RBIs.

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale exited Monday’s maddening start in Anaheim and said, “I can't find a single person in this room that would be OK with going out there and doing what I did tonight." Well, his Braves teammates were more than fine with what he did as he released