ARLINGTON – During the Cubs’ pregame pitchers’ meeting on Friday afternoon, pitching coach Tommy Hottovy held up a card detailing the reliever usage over the past several days. Coming off a drama-filled, tightly contested series with the Reds, and within a stretch of 23 games in 24 days, the group

MILWAUKEE – Do you think Jacob Misiorowski was fired up for his first career start against the Yankees? The 24-year-old Brewers right-hander and human flamethrower missed an immaculate first inning by an inch against Aaron Judge & Co. on Friday night at American Family Field, beginning a 6-0 Milwaukee win

SAN DIEGO – JJ Wetherholt of the Cardinals hit a Little League grand slam against the Padres on a bases-loaded single and a whiff by right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. as part of a six-run fifth inning in Friday night’s matchup. Wetherholt’s grounder bounced through the infield and Tatis charged

CHICAGO – The last question of Munetaka Murakami’s session with the English-speaking media following a 12-8 loss to the Mariners Friday centered on what the White Sox first baseman thought of the questions being asked of him.

CLEVELAND -- Travis Bazzana disposed of his bat and broke out of the batter’s box in a sprint. As he reached first base, he settled into the first of what the Cleveland faithful hopes will be many trots around the bases over the next decade-plus. Bazzana belted his first career

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BALTIMORE -- While Nick Kurtz continues to wait for the return of his sensational rookie power numbers, he just keeps getting on base. Kurtz connected for a two-run triple among his two hits and extended MLB’s longest on-base streak this season to 32 games to help the Athletics to a

TORONTO -- When Dylan Cease pitches like that, any base hit against him feels like a miracle. The Blue Jays returned home Friday reeling after four straight losses and a brutal visit to Tropicana Field, but Cease was a one-man show, single-handedly lifting his team and getting it back on

CHICAGO -- By the time Luke Raley stepped into the batter’s box in the seventh inning, he had already had the most productive game of his Major League career. But he was nowhere near close to being finished.

KANSAS CITY – Down but hardly out, the Royals put together an eighth-inning game-tying rally on Friday night and kept it going in the ninth with Kyle Isbel’s walk-off single to start the weekend series off strong. That was enough for a 4-3 series-opening win over the Tigers at Kauffman

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PHOENIX -- Something about the Diamondbacks brings out the best in Nolan McLean.

MIAMI -- Marlins left-hander Robby Snelling is usually his own toughest critic, but even he could make an exception considering the unique nature of Friday night’s start. The Marlins’ No. 2 prospect (No. 32 overall per MLB Pipeline) tossed five innings in a 3-2 defeat to the Nationals at loanDepot

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MILWAUKEE – Brewers left fielder Brandon Lockridge was carted off the field during Friday night’s 6-0 win over the Yankees after his right knee crashed into concrete at the base of the wall at American Family Field while he chased a fly ball in the fourth inning. Initial X-rays were

BOSTON -- A slow start doesn’t always mean an empty finish. Who knows that better than Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez? His 2004 Red Sox played .500 baseball for a three-month stretch (May 1-July 31) during the regular season, then fell behind 3-0 to the Yankees in the American League

LOS ANGELES -- As the Dodgers prepare to get back one key arm in their rotation, they're losing another. Right-hander Tyler Glasnow was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms ahead of the Dodgers’ series opener against the Braves on Friday night, hours after news broke that

KANSAS CITY -- The news is good on Tarik Skubal, who underwent surgery on Wednesday to remove a loose body from his elbow. The timetable for the Cy Young winner’s return is still somewhat murky, but encouraging. Skubal is headed to the Tigers’ Spring Training facility in Lakeland, Fla., where

PHOENIX -- Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was scratched from the lineup just before Friday night's game against the Mets due to illness. Marte had been scheduled to hit second and play second base until falling ill. The team didn't specify the illness. To replace Marte, Ildemaro Vargas was moved

CINCINNATI -- Through his first seven outings of the season, often it was one inning or one pitch that proved to be the undoing of Astros right-hander Mike Burrows. On Friday night, it could have been the fourth inning when the Reds loaded the bases with one out. Only this

BOSTON -- In what was a first in the illustrious history of the Red Sox, six Hall of Famers who all have their numbers retired on the right-field facade at Fenway Park joined forces in a ceremonial first pitch for the ages on Friday night. The occasion? The 125th anniversary

Jose Altuve has pretty much every accolade to his name over 16 seasons with the Houston Astros: two World Series, an MVP, a Gold Glove and seven Silver Sluggers. Now, the nine-time All-Star can add to that list … being the namesake of a zoo animal?! The Houston Zoo announced

Most baseball players are taller than you think. But some of them are really taller than you think. Though a player's height isn't always easy to gauge when watching on TV or even from the stands, there have been a number of players throughout MLB history who have literally stood

PHOENIX -- The Triple-A Reno Aces were in Sacramento on Thursday night when Diamondbacks top prospect Ryan Waldschmidt was summoned into manager Jeff Gardner's office. As he started toward the office, he was told he needed to put a shirt on.