MEXICO CITY -- The colors, sights and sounds of a bustling city and the welcoming culture, and tantalizing food that surrounded them in the day-plus leading up to the start of the Mexico City Series, allowed the Astros some time to put their woes behind them, while offering some hope

TORONTO -- Seemingly every time Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani steps inside the batter’s box, the two-time unanimous American League Most Valuable Player does something that impresses everyone in attendance. During his second at-bat of the Dodgers' 4-2 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday, Ohtani did it again -- this

NEW YORK -- The Mets donned their City Connect uniforms for the first time on Saturday, and first baseman Pete Alonso looked sweet wearing the gray jersey. The uniform honors everything about New York that makes it the World’s City -- the trains that connect the fans, the bridges that

MILWAUKEE -- Alex Verdugo eyed a lineup card with his name in the cleanup spot on Saturday, marking the first time it appeared there as a member of the Yankees. His immediate thoughts were about keeping what he described as “a humble approach,” reminding himself to see the ball well

BOSTON -- With Triston Casas out for weeks if not months with torn cartilage in his left rib cage, the Red Sox acted by acquiring first baseman Garrett Cooper in a trade with the Cubs for cash considerations on Saturday. In fact, to make room for Cooper on the roster,

The great Hank Aaron passed away in 2021, but his legacy in the sports world persists -- even on the football field. Aaron’s great-nephew, Kimani Vidal, was selected in the sixth round (No. 181 overall pick) of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday.

BOSTON -- Patience. That is what the Red Sox have been preaching for people to exercise when it comes to Ceddanne Rafaela’s bat. And the rookie, known for his top-notch defense in center field and at shortstop, proved Saturday that his offense could be worth waiting for. It was there

From walk-on to top prospect status, Charlie Condon exceeded any expectations set out for himself. His stardom took flight after a redshirt season with his home state Georgia Bulldogs in 2022. Condon sat out a full year before leaping into game action as a redshirt freshman in '23, a year

ATLANTA -- Josh Naylor knew what was about to happen. He was on deck when automatic runner Steven Kwan was moved to third base on an Andrés Giménez groundout, sending José Ramírez to the plate with the game tied in the top of the 11th inning. There was no doubt

Mason Miller, pitching in one of the most tense roles in baseball, feels free -- and the radar gun is showing it. The A's sophomore right-hander, moved to the bullpen in an effort to preserve his health, is suddenly the most electric closer in baseball, blowing MLB's best hitters away

There’s absolutely no shortage of legendary home runs in baseball history, whether we’re talking about Babe Ruth’s “called shot” in 1932, Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” in 1951, Carlton Fisk’s foul-pole prayer in 1975 or thousands of others along the way. Homers make up something like 3% of

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Houston shortstop Jeremy Peña made a New Year’s resolution to do more traveling to places that he’s never been to before. It’s a work trip, but Peña is excited to lead the Astros south of the border this weekend as they face the Rockies in a pair of games in

ARLINGTON -- After a promising but inconsistent first month of the season, Reds starter Hunter Greene seemed to have distilled his approach down to the absolute essentials on Saturday. It didn’t require a complicated formula for him to throw seven dominant, scoreless innings in an 8-4 Reds victory over the

NEW YORK -- Sonny Gray loved the efficiency of his seven-pitch second inning and his nine-pitch third inning. The Cardinals’ ace particularly liked how he rebounded mentally after a weird fifth inning that included a wild pitch, a fielding error and a home run on a fastball that was several

MEXICO CITY -- The Rockies are the designated home team for the Mexico City Series games against the Astros on Saturday and Sunday. But as expected, Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú was overwhelmingly Astros blue. Well, Charlie Blackmon and the injured Kris Bryant showed up on the back of a couple

CHICAGO -- Andrew Benintendi launched two home runs and drove in six runs, and the White Sox claimed their first two-game winning streak of the 2024 season and first series victory in nine tries with an 8-7 walk-off victory in 10 innings over the Rays before 28,009 fans at Guaranteed

BALTIMORE -- When Kyle Bradish and John Means both return to the Orioles’ rotation in the near future -- Bradish during the upcoming week and Means probably not long after -- Cole Irvin is likely to be one of the two starters bumped out. Well, not so fast. Irvin continued

As Single-A Fayetteville assembled for its series opener with Down East on Tuesday, an additional jersey was prepared for the game. This uniform top was never meant to be worn that day, though. It didn’t serve a purpose to identify any player on the field; it was an opportunity to

DETROIT -- On a Saturday night when the Tigers honored Dan Dickerson for his 25th season calling Tigers games, they gave their longtime play-by-play broadcaster something to yell about. “Line drive to left field, hit hard,” Dickerson said as Matt Vierling’s line drive to left kept carrying, “and over the

MIAMI -- There’s arguably nothing more iconic in baseball than a good bat flip after a home run. But perhaps even better is the “stop and stare” -- when a hitter pauses before taking a single step toward first base and admires a no-doubter. Jesse Winker did the latter on

MEXICO CITY -- With an altitude of 7,350 feet in Mexico's capital, more than 2,000 feet higher than Denver, it would be reasonable to expect a healthy dose of home runs at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú for the Mexico City Series on Saturday and Sunday between the Astros and Rockies.

CHICAGO -- Josh Lowe won’t be back in the Rays’ lineup this weekend, after all. Lowe joined the Rays at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday afternoon after completing a six-game Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham. He was poised to make his season debut on Saturday night against the

BALTIMORE -- It’s been only 11 days since Kyle Bradish made his first rehab start in his recovery from a right UCL sprain. However, the Orioles have decided the 27-year-old right-hander is ready to return after three Minor League outings. Manager Brandon Hyde announced Saturday that Bradish’s next start will

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