These pitchers have defeated all 30 teams
Only 26 pitchers have defeated all 30 Major League teams, a feat with obvious obstacles along the way. For one, MLB’s 29th and 30th teams -- the Rays and D-backs -- didn’t play their first seasons until 1998. Additionally, beating all 30 teams requires wearing multiple uniforms throughout a pitcher’s
Rockies endure more growing pains in latest gut-punch loss
DENVER -- Following their 5-4 loss to the Rangers in their series finale at Coors Field on Wednesday afternoon, the Rockies found themselves at 19-31 over the first 50 games of the season. It’s a vast improvement from their 8-40 mark at this time one year ago, but given how
Predicting this season’s All-MLB Team
This far into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve seen all sorts of standout performances from a variety of players, from established stars to inexperienced prospects to surprise performers. But who will be the best at their positions when the season comes to a close? In the latest vote predicting the
How do you celebrate a teammate's outing? Ask for his autograph
DENVER -- “Can I have your autograph?” It was a strange question, considering it was asked of one Major League reliever by another after their team had just lost a game. But that was what Ryan Thompson asked Kevin Ginkel after the D-backs’ 4-2 loss to the Rockies at Coors
Gurriel steals a run -- literally -- to get D-backs on board
DENVER -- The D-backs scored their first run in Saturday afternoon’s 4-2 loss against the Rockies at Coors Field in a unique way: they stole it. As in, they stole home in the second inning thanks to a well-executed double steal by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Jose Fernandez. Gurriel, who
Kelly throws first career complete game -- and does it at Coors Field!
DENVER -- When Merrill Kelly took the mound at Coors Field in the D-backs’ series opener against the Rockies on Friday night, he had made 177 starts in his Major League career and 382 professional starts overall.
Shohei's good luck charm might be the cleats ... just look
He’s the MVP. No, not Shohei Ohtani -- although Ohtani is the reigning National League Most Valuable Player and has won four Most Valuable Player Awards during his magnificent career. We’re talking about the Most Valuable Pup. That would be Ohtani’s famous dog, Decoy. And with Decoy’s human off to
Three Reds who have a case for end-of-season awards
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Teams with multiple 10-game win streaks in same season in Divisional Era
The 2026 Cubs made history less than two months into the regular season by putting together two win streaks of at least 10 games for the first time in 91 years, doing so in a span of 23 games. With their win over the Rangers at Globe Life Field on
Disputed slam off Kimbrel costs Mets shot at Coors sweep
DENVER -- The Mets were 10 outs from a sweep of the Rockies and a 5-1 record on their current road trip out West, which concludes with a weekend series against the D-backs in Arizona. But the Rockies’ Jake McCarthy had other ideas. It was McCarthy’s game-tying double with two
Bad BABIP luck continues for Lorenzen at Coors Field
DENVER -- In the wake of the Rockies’ 10-5 loss to the Mets at a frigid but dry Coors Field following a snowstorm in the region Wednesday, Michael Lorenzen’s ERA over his first four home starts for Colorado is 9.64. But according to the veteran right-hander, whom the Rockies signed
Revisiting MLB’s strangest injuries
Every Major Leaguer wants to stay on the field, but injuries happen -- and some are far stranger than others. For every injury that happens on the field during a game, in practice or in a workout session, there's another that occurs off the field, sometimes in bizarre circumstances. And
With 1st overall pick in AUSL College Draft, Blaze select RHP Pickens
Ahead of the second season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, the six AUSL teams announced their selections in the 2026 AUSL Collegiate Draft on Monday night. The first of 17 picks was held by the Carolina Blaze, who selected right-handed pitcher Karlyn Pickens out of the University of Tennessee.
Sale continues to move up all-time K list
Braves left-hander Chris Sale continues to move up the all-time strikeout leaderboard, having just passed Chuck Finley for seventh on the all-time list among left-handed pitchers. Lefties are a coveted commodity in baseball, particularly when it comes to pitching. And when you can find a southpaw who is particularly prolific
If the postseason began today, these would be the matchups
Hopefully, you didn’t blink. Because if you did, you might have missed it. That’s right, we’re already more than a month into the 2026 season, and we’ve already witnessed some tremendous baseball. There’s still a long way to go until a champion is crowned this fall, but the one-month mark
Rodón (8 K's) sharp in 2nd -- and possibly penultimate -- Minor League rehab start
Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón made his second Minor League rehab start on Thursday as he nears his return to New York’s starting rotation after undergoing elbow surgery last October. Following a strong outing for High-A Hudson Valley in which he threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings on April 24, Rodón took
Jones starts rehab assignment with 3 hitless innings
Pirates right-hander Jared Jones made his first Minor League rehab start on Wednesday as he continues to work his way back from internal brace surgery on his right elbow. Pitching for Single-A Bradenton against Lakeland at LECOM Park, Jones looked good, throwing three perfect innings over which he struck out
Koufax honored with lifetime achievement award from Baseball Digest
Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax, who won three Cy Young Awards, an MVP Award, five ERA titles, three pitching Triple Crowns and four World Series championships before being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, has been named the 2026 Baseball Digest/Love of the Game Auctions Lifetime Achievement
Dodgers call up No. 19 prospect Ward, place Freeman on paternity list
DENVER -- The Dodgers called up slugging left fielder/first baseman Ryan Ward, their No. 19 prospect per MLB Pipeline, on Sunday and placed Freddie Freeman on the paternity list.
'Seeing her is a piece of history': Ohtani, Roberts meet 100-year-old Nagasaki survivor
DENVER -- When Dodgers play-by-play broadcaster Stephen Nelson told Shohei Ohtani about the woman in the wheelchair a few yards behind them, Ohtani immediately went over, knelt down and shook her hand. Ohtani, who had just finished throwing in the outfield prior to Saturday night’s game against the Rockies at
Ohtani extends on-base streak to 50 -- with 2 outs in 9th -- but Dodgers fall short
DENVER -- Shohei Ohtani reached a major milestone in his quest for Dodgers history on Saturday night, singling with two outs in the ninth inning of Los Angeles’ 4-3 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field to extend his on-base streak to 50 games. That ties Ohtani with “Wee” Willie
Dodgers, indeed: Roberts narrowly avoids Smith's flying broken bat
DENVER -- When Will Smith hit a broken-bat single to center field to open the third inning of the Dodgers’ 7-1 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night, the bat “died a hero,” as they say.
Glasnow, Dodgers stay hot in dominant win over Rockies at frigid Coors Field
DENVER -- The temperature at first pitch of the Dodgers’ 7-1 win in their series opener with the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday was 35 degrees, the lowest temperature for any game the Dodgers have played in this century.
Ohtani extends on-base streak to 49 games
DENVER -- Shohei Ohtani wasted no time in extending his remarkable on-base streak to 49 games, ripping a leadoff double down the right-field line in the Dodgers’ series opener against the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night.
Examining the expected (and unexpected) early-season stat leaders
We’re a tad more than three weeks into the 2026 regular season, and a quick check of the standings gives you a mix of the familiar and the unexpected.