By Mark Feinsand
12:20 AM EDT
Identifying trade candidates in mid-June can be a tricky annual exercise, but this year’s standings have made it more difficult than ever before. Entering play Friday, 12 teams in the American League were within 6 1/2 games of a postseason spot, while 13 teams in the National League were no
By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
11:33 AM EDT
The Phillies have agreed to a four-year contract extension with left-hander Cristopher Sánchez, the team announced Saturday. The deal includes club options for 2029 and '30. Sánchez, 27, was already under club control through 2028. The deal gives the Phillies a bit more control via the club options while providing
By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
11:42 AM EDT
Athletics reliever Sean Newcomb didn’t face a single batter in Friday night’s 6-5 victory over the Twins at Oakland Coliseum, but that didn’t stop him from earning his first win of the season. Newcomb came on in relief of Lucas Erceg with two outs in the bottom of the eighth
By Kennedi Landry @kennlandry
26 minutes ago
ARLINGTON -- Mad Max is back. At long last, the Rangers are about to get a big-time reinforcement in their rotation, as Max Scherzer is set to make his 2024 debut on Sunday against the Royals. The club announced on Saturday that he is expected to be activated from the
By Matt Monagan @MattMonagan
10:01 AM EDT
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- More than 50 years ago, a college-aged Dave Winfield embarked on a 2,000-mile journey to play summer ball in a faraway land. In a place he'd never dreamed of playing. In Fairbanks, Alaska. On Friday, with his family by his side, the 72-year-old was back in Fairbanks.
By Mark Feinsand
12:20 AM EDT
We’re less than six weeks away from the July 30 Trade Deadline, which got me thinking: What are fans talking about on the trade front? What better way to find out than my first Trade Deadline Inbox of 2024? These questions were sent to me on X (@Feinsand), though in
By Juan Toribio @juanctoribio
2:10 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani said playing his former Angels teammates at Dodger Stadium won’t make him emotional. That will happen when the Dodgers travel to Anaheim later this season. Either way, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player didn’t waste any time reminding his old club just how dominant
By Mike Lupica @MikeLupica
10:47 AM EDT
Alex Cora, a star manager who could become a star free agent when this season is over, told me the other day that he had started running again, partnering with a friend who had run the Boston Marathon. “I needed to get in shape to begin with,” the Red Sox
By Paul Casella @paul_casellaMLB
an hour ago
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By Dawn Klemish @Sportsgal25
June 21, 2024
DETROIT -- An eight-year veteran of Major League Baseball, Paul DeJong knows how many outs constitute an inning. He understands how important it is that the White Sox get back on track, and he's well aware that when a team is struggling, every wrong move is amplified tenfold. What DeJong
By Mark Bowman
12:04 AM EDT
NEW YORK -- Austin Riley is back to being his dangerous self, and Ozzie Albies has regained his power stroke. But as the Braves have rolled through the past week, the most encouraging development might be the instant comfort Jarred Kelenic has found in the leadoff spot. “He’s been huge,”
12:07 AM EDT
PHILADELPHIA -- After he arrived at the Philadelphia hotel on Thursday evening, the memories of winning the pennant against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park last October were many for D-backs manager Torey Lovullo. Arizona was down in the National League Championship series, 3-2, and a game away from elimination,
Homers from Martinez, Alvarez, Nimmo lift New York to its 12th win in past 15 games
By Anthony DiComo
June 21, 2024
CHICAGO -- Over the first two months of this season, the Mets featured an average offense. Ordinary. Pedestrian. They certainly were not bad, as coaches and team officials tended to point out. But they were not the type of good one might expect from a lineup featuring Francisco Lindor, Pete
By Mark Sheldon
June 21, 2024
CINCINNATI -- Not even a knee injury has cooled Jeimer Candelario's scorching month of June for the Reds. But this week, especially, Candelario felt the club's medical staff deserved credit with an assist. Mixed in with batting and infield practice has been heating pads and electro-therapy to treat tendinitis in
By Brian McTaggart
2:21 AM EDT
HOUSTON -- It began with a go-ahead homer from Jake Meyers in the fifth inning and soon turned into an avalanche of hits covering every corner of Minute Maid Park. The Astros hope their biggest offensive outburst of the season Friday night is a sign of things to come --
By AJ Cassavell
2:35 AM EDT
SAN DIEGO -- Half an inning after he took a 93 mph fastball off his left arm, Fernando Tatis Jr. was back out in right field, chasing after Willy Adames’ fly ball down the line. Favoring the sore right quad he’s been playing on for weeks, Tatis couldn’t quite make
By Christina De Nicola @cdenicola13
12:01 AM EDT
MIAMI -- In many ways, Tim Anderson epitomizes the 2024 Marlins. “I was down a lot,” Anderson said. “I was down a lot, but the biggest thing was I kept going, and you know, now we're here.” Wins haven’t been the easiest to come by for Miami, but when they
By Jessica Camerato @jessicacamerato
1:47 AM EDT
DENVER -- The Nationals entered the series cognizant of limiting the Rockies offense at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Instead, Washington ran up the scoreboard to defeat Colorado, 11-5, on Friday night. “Coming here as a visiting club is tough your first day playing,” manager Dave Martinez said. “The air is different
By Henry Palattella @hellapalattella
12:45 AM EDT
CLEVELAND -- Everyone wanted a piece of Orelvis Martinez postgame on Friday night. And for good reason. While the Blue Jays opened their three-game series at Progressive Field with a 7-1 loss to the Guardians, Toronto's No. 2 prospect achieved a lifelong goal with his first Major League hit in
By Mandy Bell @MandyBell02
12:48 AM EDT
CLEVELAND -- We’ve become accustomed to the go-ahead homers, some scrappy small ball or big walk-off hits that lead to victories. Teams often win games in similar ways night after night. But sometimes, a club wins in a way that's never seen in this millennium. That was the case for
By Kennedi Landry @kennlandry
June 21, 2024
ARLINGTON -- For much of the Rangers’ current homestand, the external chatter has surrounded the potential return of Max Scherzer, who has yet to pitch this season thanks to offseason back surgery and a nagging nerve issue in his thumb. That’s fair. After all, Scherzer is a surefire future Hall
By Jason Beck
12:02 AM EDT
DETROIT -- A.J. Hinch rarely makes a mound visit without a pitching change, especially with his starting pitcher. The Tigers manager has his mind made up before he steps out of the dugout. So when Hinch made the long walk to see Jack Flaherty with the tying run on base
By Anthony Castrovince
June 21, 2024
MLB at Rickwood Field on Thursday night was, as one would have anticipated, the best night of baseball all season. The showcase of America’s oldest professional ballpark, the stirring pregame tribute to the Negro Leagues and many living players, the appropriateness of Alabama native Brendan Donovan coming through for the
By Adam Berry
June 21, 2024
PITTSBURGH -- One by one, the Rays’ stars are starting to turn. It looks like Josh Lowe might be next in line. Lowe launched a pair of homers and drove in four runs as the Rays put together one of their best all-around offensive performances of the year, racking up
By Jonathan Mayo
June 21, 2024
Much of the MLB Pipeline crew was at the Draft Combine for a few days in Phoenix and we got to see, and talk to, a lot of college and high school players whose names we will hear called in under a month at this year’s Draft.