As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we honor the uniquely beautiful relationship of mother and child. In all walks of life and in all parts of the world, mothers are heralded for their care, sacrifice and undying love. And in baseball, from Little League to the Major Leagues, moms everywhere are

KANSAS CITY – Bobby Witt Jr. flew around the bases so fast it was only right he eventually took flight. The Royals speedster capped his electrifying two-run inside-the-park home run on Saturday night with his favorite way to slide into home plate: An all-out dive, arms and legs outstretched, landing

SAN DIEGO – The Padres’ Mason Miller was dealing, and unfortunately, it wasn’t one, two, three strikes and you’re out. Instead, there were scratchy moments in the final stages of the Padres’ 4-2 win over the Cardinals on Saturday at Petco Park. Miller notched his 12th save to lead the

Bobby Cox played with Mickey Mantle, managed Chipper Jones and established his own legend as he spent more than a half-century devoting himself to the game he loved and to a distinguished career that will be forever honored within Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Sadly, the baseball world lost another of

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CLEVELAND -- The Guardians are shaking up their catching depth chart with a bit of a stunning early season trade. The Guardians announced Saturday they’ve acquired two-time Gold Glove Award-winning catcher Patrick Bailey from the Giants in exchange for lefty pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson and their Competitive Balance Round A

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Major League Baseball, its Clubs and MLB Together partners are showcasing their efforts this Mother’s Day to honor moms and raise awareness for breast cancer nationwide. This initiative focuses on providing critical support to combat a disease projected to claim nearly 42,000 lives in the U.S. this year. Driven by

LOS ANGELES -- Spencer Strider never had the pleasure of meeting Bobby Cox. But with his most impressive start in more than two years, the rejuvenated pitcher gave the Braves and their fans a chance to celebrate a win on a day reserved to honor the beloved Hall of Fame

MILWAUKEE – For the first time in 2026, the Brewers were walk-off winners. It took a pair of comebacks, a surprise relief stint from one of their starting pitchers and a couple of reminders that even the team with one of the best records in the Majors is prone to

MILWAUKEE – Manager Aaron Boone admitted Saturday that, as difficult as it was watching the Yankees struggle against Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski the previous night, the loss was easy for his club to flush. One reason why? New York was countering Milwaukee with its own flamethrower in Cam Schlittler.

ARLINGTON – Given his tendency to lean on pragmatism and logic, Cubs manager Craig Counsell has never really bought into the concept of riding the hot hand. And then the manager once again wrote Michael Conforto’s name into Saturday’s starting lineup. “Michael changed my mind,” Counsell quipped. “If I could

LOS ANGELES -- While the Dodgers had been looking forward to welcoming two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell back to their rotation, the left-hander showed some rust when he returned to the Dodger Stadium mound. Snell's highly anticipated season debut came earlier than expected -- and on his bobblehead

It was early 2025 when Sis Bates first heard her mom was having terrible stomach pains. Still, she didn't quite realize the extent of what was going on. Her mother, Michelle, likely didn't want to worry her daughter, the star shortstop, as she was embarking on the inaugural season of

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TORONTO -- Addison Barger is capable of things on the baseball field that others simply aren’t. Playing in his first game in more than a month after rehabbing from an ankle injury, Barger uncorked a 101.2 mph throw from right field to end the top of the second inning on

SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time in five years, Logan Webb will miss a start for the Giants. The two-time All-Star was placed on the 15-day injured list with right knee bursitis on Saturday, retroactive to Wednesday.

MILWAUKEE – It was 6-foot-7 vs. 6-foot-7. Power vs. power. And Yankees superstar Aaron Judge came away impressed by budding Brewers star Jacob Misiorowski. “You see some guys that throw 103 [mph], but you get a little bit more time. A guy like that, where he's almost dropping it in

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CINCINNATI -- Chase Burns has been gifted with an arm that can dial up a triple-digit fastball or a 90 mph slider while racking up strikeouts at lightning speed. But the sign of a maturing ace is the ability to pitch when he doesn’t have strikeout stuff, and still stay

KANSAS CITY -- Justin Verlander has almost a season’s worth of starts (24) at Kauffman Stadium over his career, second only to Cleveland’s Progressive Field amongst road parks for him. So maybe it was fitting that Verlander’s first simulated game on his road back to the Tigers’ rotation was here

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CLEVELAND -- Guardians president Chris Antonetti recalled how former associate manager Craig Albernaz often joked about Cleveland acquiring catcher Patrick Bailey from the Giants. Albernaz (a former San Francisco coach) held a close relationship with Bailey. The Guardians struck a deal to acquire Bailey on Saturday morning, and Albernaz (now

LOS ANGELES -- Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox died on Saturday at the age of 84. His passing stirred a lot of emotions from many of the legendary Braves figures he impacted since first joining the organization as Atlanta’s rookie manager in 1978.

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BALTIMORE -- The A’s keep making the big plays. The little ones, too. Brent Rooker clubbed a three-run home run, and Shea Langeliers drove in two more runs off Shane Baz to provide most of the run-scoring for the Athletics in Saturday’s 6-2 victory over the Orioles at Camden Yards.