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PHILADELPHIA -- It's not often a pitcher gets a standing ovation for giving up a game-tying hit in the seventh inning. Then again, it's not often anyone does what Cristopher Sánchez has over the past five weeks.

NEW YORK – A week after Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association exchanged initial proposals to begin collective bargaining talks in earnest, Commissioner Rob Manfred pushed back on the idea that the league’s proposal of a salary cap and floor would reduce player salaries right off the bat.

Another month of the 2026 season is in the books, and as the weather has warmed up, so have the bats in the Minor Leagues. The 30 hitters below, our selection for hottest hitter in May for each organization, have been swinging the bat better than most. There are a

NEW YORK – Gerrit Cole has joked that he feels as though he is working with a “new elbow.” It hasn’t changed the outcome of his battles against José Ramírez. Entering his third start of the season with a 12 2/3-inning scoreless streak, Cole surrendered three home runs – including

PHOENIX -- One night after carrying out his full two-way duties, Shohei Ohtani will be out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the D-backs at Chase Field, manager Dave Roberts said.

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SEATTLE -- It would be easy, following Bo Bichette's four-hit game on Wednesday, to declare him finally ready to catch fire. Bichette has the skillset and the track record, and he now has a platform game from which he can launch himself. Of course, Bichette previously had those things lined

PHILADELPHIA -- The Padres need more offense. Nick Castellanos -- whose job was to help provide it -- had not been doing so. Thus, the Nick Castellanos experiment in San Diego officially came to an end on Wednesday, when he was designated for assignment. In Philadelphia of all places.

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NEW YORK – Aaron Judge was perched atop the dugout railing in the late innings on Tuesday evening, cheering on his Yankees teammates as they attempted to punch back in their lopsided loss to the Guardians. He’ll almost certainly be back in the same spot at some point on Wednesday,

PHOENIX -- Second baseman Ketel Marte was out of the Diamondbacks' starting lineup Wednesday as he deals with what manager Torey Lovullo said was "full body fatigue."

ST. LOUIS -- The 20th and final day of Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar’s rehab assignment came Wednesday, with the 28-year-old starting in left field for Triple-A Memphis in their day game against Louisville. The game marked the latter half of Nootbaar’s prescribed back-to-back games in which he was due to

HOUSTON -- The Astros could have second baseman Jose Altuve back in their lineup as early as this weekend’s series against the A’s, which would be three weeks after he sustained a left oblique strain while swinging the bat and landed on the 10-day injured list. Altuve took live batting

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale’s return to Fenway Park likely played a part in him producing his highest average four-seam fastball velocity since the end of the 2018 season. But the Braves’ 37-year-old hurler may have also benefitted from the two extra days of rest, which he will once again experience

A highly anticipated NBA Finals matchup begins Wednesday night, with the San Antonio Spurs and megastar Victor Wembanyama squaring off against the New York Knicks, who reached the Finals for the first time since 1999. Wembanyama -- a 7-foot-4 unicorn of an athlete -- has been pretty much everything he

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

ST. PETERSBURG -- The first thing that stands out walking into renovated Tropicana Field is the new roof. It’s more translucent than its predecessor, allowing more light onto the field. It made the struggling Tigers -- who arrived on the heels of a miserable record in May -- look brighter

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sam Antonacci “plays crazy,” according to teammate Jacob Gonzalez. The Minnesota Twins probably had a few less friendly adjectives to describe Antonacci on Wednesday, and that’s just the way the White Sox like it.

WASHINGTON -- For the first time this season, the Marlins have won three straight road games, toppling the Nats, 4-1, on Wednesday at Nationals Park to head home happy.

MILWAUKEE -- The Giants’ bullpen depth took another hit on Wednesday, when left-hander Matt Gage landed on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation. Right-hander Dylan Smith was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move. Gage has emerged as one of San Francisco’s top relievers this year, logging

PHOENIX -- On his calendar, Torey Lovullo had three dates circled this year to mark the dates of the expected return of the Diamondbacks "Big Three" injured pitchers A.J. Puk, Corbin Burnes and Justin Martinez, who all had Tommy John surgery last year. Wednesday, though, the Diamondbacks got bad news

BOSTON – Garrett Crochet now has a diagnosis on the minor setback he suffered late last week while playing catch. The ace lefty has a “very low-grade left lat strain,” as Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy termed it following Tuesday night’s game.