Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt has been selected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as a finalist for the 2026 National League Rookie of the Year Award. The other finalists for the honor are Mets outfielder Carson Benge and Reds first baseman Sal Stewart. The winner of this year’s

In baseball history, there are precious few players who have ever won more than one Most Valuable Player Award. Shohei Ohtani, however, is one of the rare players with multiple MVP Awards to his name -- four to be exact. Ohtani is once again an MVP finalist in 2026, but

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for managers, executives and umpires on Monday, and the list of individuals up for election is a who’s who of managers and executives who made significant contributions to the game dating back to the late 20th century. A

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has a long and rich history. It's a great honor just to win one of these over a Major League career, but there are some players in baseball history who are in the top echelon when it comes to sparkling defense. Here's a look at

The Padres have declined their $14 million team option on veteran right-handed starter Nick Pivetta, and left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta exercised his $4.45 million player option to return for San Diego next season, the club announced on Sunday. Pivetta, who will be entering his age-34 campaign in 2027, made only

Securing an early postseason berth does not always translate to October success. Here's a look at which teams were first to clinch a division title each year going back to the advent of the Wild Card in 1995, as well as how they fared in the postseason:

Whether by dominating on the mound or catching fire at the plate, many players cemented their names in baseball lore with outstanding Octobers. Some were already established stars. Some were virtually unknown to the baseball world before instantly becoming household names. But the common thread connecting them all is that

One of the incredible things about baseball is that there is almost an uncountable number of ways that a game could end. And when an unlikely finish coincides with a World Series game, on the biggest stage, with a championship on the line? That takes it to another level entirely.

After Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, the Brewers will board a charter flight to Tampa, Fla., where they will continue their quest for the first World Series title in franchise history with Game 3 on Monday. While Milwaukee will be hitting the road -- well, the

Baseball fans have long seen commonalities between the American pastime and cricket, a sport that is loved by billions of people around the world -- particularly in India. Each sport has a bat and a ball. The objective for the offense is to score runs. The object defensively is to

The Mariners weren’t Seattle’s first Major League team. The Brewers were. Well, sort of.

There are some wild stats in baseball history. Stan Musial had 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road during his Hall of Fame career. Khris Davis batted exactly .247 in four consecutive seasons from 2015-18. And that’s just to name a couple. Here's an incredible streak that

The beauty of the bat flip. It's an art form, and when you combine a bat flip artist's creativity with a momentous swing of the bat, the byproduct is sensational. And it's all magnified exponentially in the postseason. Look no further than Petey Halpin's game-winning two-run homer in Game 3

We’ve reached the penultimate round of the postseason, and the stakes now entail the right to play in the World Series.

• What you need to know about the League Championship Series matchups As baseball’s final four gear up for the League Championship Series, starting pitching in these playoffs --

The turnaround the White Sox put together in 2026 was nothing short of remarkable. After losing 100-plus games in three consecutive seasons, Chicago won 84 games and made the playoffs for the first time since 2021. Not only that, but they won a postseason series -- a two-game sweep of

With a thrilling Wild Card Series round in the books, the eyes of the baseball world now turn to the four Division Series matchups on tap as the quest for a World Series title continues this postseason.

The Brewers and Padres each played their inaugural season in 1969. And for the first time in the 57 years since, Milwaukee and San Diego will meet in the postseason when the two face off in the National League Division Series.

• NLDS Game 1, presented by Booking.com: Saturday, 8:30

It’s time. The postseason has arrived and all four Wild Card Series open up on Tuesday as eight of the 12 playoff entrants vying for a World Series title begin their October quest in earnest.

With his solo home run in the seventh inning against the Tigers on July 25, 2026, Salvador Perez surpassed Hall of Famer George Brett for the most home runs in Royals franchise history, with 318 long balls. That raises the question: Who are the other active players who have the

Throughout Major League history, there have been some epic late-season runs during which teams have erased significant deficits over a small number of games to launch themselves into the postseason. Here's a look at the greatest 11th-hour postseason pushes in baseball history:

It’s a question we consider around this time each year as the postseason approaches: Will we see a first-time World Series champion? Yes, the Dodgers have won back-to-back titles and are going for a historic three-peat next month. But among the five clubs that have not yet won a World

As we enter the final days of the regular season, it’s crunch time for clubs in the hunt for a postseason berth -- particularly in the American League, where two divisions remain up for grabs with just a handful of games remaining.

• Bracket, tiebreakers and more: Here is the

Eugenio Suárez hit a milestone home run during the eighth inning of the Reds’ 4-0 win over the Braves at Truist Park on Tuesday night. But it will be remembered not only for being the 350th homer of the slugging third baseman’s career, but also for what happened to the

Baseball, as much as any sport, requires an entire team to win a championship. Superstars certainly make the process easier, and clubs generally need a couple to get them over the top. But those stars won’t always be up at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, or

It’s been an emotional week for the Giants, their fans and the broader baseball world. The longtime broadcasting duo of Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, known affectionately as “Kruk and Kuip,” will be behind the mic together for the final time this week after Krukow announced that he would retire