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Overrated? PCA responds with 4-hit night -- and souvenir to Tarps Off crew

May 30, 2026

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.

About time! Tatis launches 451-foot blast for 1st HR of 2026

May 30, 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

7 burning questions as June approaches

12:44 AM EDT

June is the month to make a run -- or to set yourself apart. On June 1 of last year, three teams that would end up winning their respective division -- the Brewers, the Blue Jays and the Guardians -- were at least 5 1/2 games out of first place.

LIVE: Blue Jays, Orioles clash in MLB Sunday Leadoff on Peacock

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Start your Sundays with baseball on Peacock and NBC.

  • Lock in your tickets to the best games now! The weekly MLB Sunday Leadoff game will be streamed on Peacock. Most games will also be simulcast on NBCSN. This weekend's matchup features the Blue Jays visiting the Orioles in an

3 ejections before first pitch? They stood for the anthem ... and stayed standing

May 30, 2026

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

20 years later, Mussina and Torre recall classic 'No, stay there!' moment

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10:24 AM EDT

Twenty years ago, Mike Mussina yelled at Joe Torre. One future Hall of Famer yelling at another in a moment that lives on in today’s meme culture. For all the great accomplishments of these two men, this one interaction from an otherwise ordinary regular-season game still finds its way into

Mattingly's decision to insert Sosa as pinch-hitter pays off ... two innings later

2:26 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- Brandon Marsh is in the hunt for a batting title amid a breakout season. He's gone from a platoon player to a full-time guy for the Phillies -- or so it seemed.

Braves first to 40 wins as Acuña logs 15th career multihomer game

May 30, 2026

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

May 30, 2026

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

Kimbrel lands on 15-day IL after just one appearance for Rays

11:27 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays had to once again shuffle their bullpen personnel prior to Sunday’s series finale against the Angels at Tropicana Field. Veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel was placed on the 15-day injured list after just one appearance with his new team due to a right wrist strain. His

Murakami (right hamstring strain) to miss 4 to 6 weeks; MiLB slugger Gonzalez summoned

May 30, 2026

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

PCA, Cubs battle Walker, Cardinals in Sunday Night Baseball on NBC (7:20 ET)

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NBC, Peacock and NBCSN will be your home for Sunday Night Baseball throughout 2026. The week's spotlight game on NBC and Peacock is a matchup of two longtime rivals in the Cubs and Cardinals. First pitch is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. ET. Here is what you need to know about

A look back at Miz's historic May before his start vs. Astros today

May 30, 2026

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.

'Kind of a sad 1st ejection': Lowe tossed after apparent misunderstanding

May 30, 2026

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

NEW low price: Get MLB.TV Seasonal for $139.99 

May 4, 2026

You can now follow your favorite players and teams on MLB.TV for a new low price. Fans can purchase an MLB.TV Seasonal package for just $139.99 to watch every out-of-market game live or on demand. Single-team packages also have a price drop, starting at $119.99 (varies by team). Subscribe now

Ambidextrous pitcher Cijntje strikes out same batter twice -- once with each hand

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Ambidextrous prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje has spent most of this season pitching right-handed for Double-A Springfield. But batters still need to be prepared to see the lefty version, too. Wichita’s Garrett Spain was reminded of that on Saturday. Cijntje (St. Louis’ No. 4 prospect / MLB's No. 86 overall) faced Spain

Woo's electric fastball outmatches D-backs as Mariners run win streak to 5

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SEATTLE -- Coming off his roughest outing of the month, a matchup with the Diamondbacks wasn’t necessarily the easiest recipe for a bounceback for Bryan Woo. Woo didn’t care.

Will the real Bobby V please stand up? Mets skipper (we think) rides train to big game

May 30, 2026

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.

Baseball’s competitive balance issue, explained

May 29, 2026

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

'That's the new White Sox': Quero homers on bobblehead day as South Siders win 4th straight

May 30, 2026

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

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May 30, 2026

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

MLB's No. 3 Draft prospect homers OVER the scoreboard during postseason play

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Vahn Lackey’s marvelous season is on full display for everyone to see at the Atlanta regional. MLB’s No. 3 Draft prospect clobbered his 20th home run of the season in grand style Saturday night with a titanic 468-foot solo shot (per the ballpark's measurements) that cleared the scoreboard at Mac

Ginn's glow-up: A's hurler coming into his own at right time

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WEST SACRAMENTO – Entering the night on a season-high losing streak coupled with the loss of a starting pitcher to injury for the second time this week, the Athletics desperately needed someone to step up and get things back on track. J.T. Ginn answered the call, allowing just one unearned

Replay robs Wong of end to HR drought, but Red Sox still rout Guardians

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May 30, 2026

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

May 30, 2026

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,