CHICAGO -- Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga stood on the mound and yelled, soaking in the noise at Wrigley Field after striking out Michael A. Taylor to end the seventh inning on Saturday afternoon. He then slowly walked off the field with some more history in his back pocket. With another

NEW YORK -- The Yankees hope to keep Juan Soto in pinstripes for a very long time. And with performances like the one he enjoyed on Saturday afternoon, it’s not difficult to understand why. Soto busted out of a mini-slump with his first multihomer performance as a Yankee, reaching base

TORONTO -- Here’s how to keep scraping up those narrow comeback wins: One good at-bat at a time. The Rays did it again on Saturday afternoon, holding on for a 5-4 win after leapfrogging the Blue Jays in the eighth inning at Rogers Centre. It was their 12th comeback win

LOS ANGELES – For as long as Shohei Ohtani plays for the Dodgers -- which will be at least for the next decade -- May 17 will be known as “Shohei Ohtani Day” in Los Angeles County. Earlier on Friday, Ohtani was honored at Los Angeles City Hall and was

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LOS ANGELES -- It wasn't just any ol' lucky fan who caught left fielder Spencer Steer's foul ball in the fourth inning of the Reds' 7-3 loss to the Dodgers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The catch was made by Steer's fraternal twin brother, Trevor, who was seated in

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CHICAGO -- While most of the baseball world was in awe of Paul Skenes’ Major League debut last Saturday, Yasmani Grandal had seen him pitch better when he was on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis. Sure, seven strikeouts and 17 triple-digit fastballs was eye-opening, but he felt the rookie

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have sprung a leak in the middle of the ocean. As they scramble to patch the hull and bail the water that’s pouring through the seams, the Blue Jays realize that it’s time to sink or swim. In 2022 and ‘23, perhaps they were close

BALTIMORE -- Julio Rodríguez’s “No Fly Zone” appears to have a home away from home. For the second time in his young career, the Mariners’ star center fielder made an incredible home-run robbery in Baltimore’s spacious Camden Yards, yanking a projected 406-foot flyball from Anthony Santander out of the air

HOUSTON -- The biggest swing of Jeremy Peña's season was certainly one of the biggest swings of the Astros’ season to date. Peña’s go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning on Friday night ignited the Astros’ dugout and sent them on their way to a 5-4 win in the series

Baseball is a game of trends. Remember when the Rays first introduced the concept of an opener? It wasn’t long before other teams began to employ the same tactic. The same went for the use of analytics, which became a league-wide phenomenon that helped every team make its on- and

BALTIMORE -- After batting leadoff in each of the first 40 games of the Orioles’ season, Gunnar Henderson slid down to the cleanup spot on Wednesday. Jordan Westburg moved into the No. 1 hole for the first time in his MLB career and promptly hit a leadoff home run vs.

PHOENIX -- Tarik Skubal's father, Russ, took in the scene from his seat in section 116 as the sun began to peek through the windows at Chase Field on Friday night. He has seen his son take the mound in a Major League ballpark before, but this outing in downtown

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler had no answers last Sunday after turning in his worst start of the season against the Marlins in Miami. Fast forward to Friday night, and the Nationals had no answer for Wheeler at Citizens Bank Park. Whatever was plaguing Wheeler his last time out certainly wasn't

When Jack Flaherty struck out an AL-record seven straight batters to begin the game against the Cardinals on April 30 and struck out a career-high 14 hitters against his former team, we got a glimpse at the old version of Flaherty. Flaherty burst onto the scene with the Cardinals in

NEW YORK -- The Bronx Bash Bros. are at it again. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton both crushed monster home runs Friday night as the Bronx Bombers returned to Yankee Stadium, leading New York to a series-opening, 4-2 win over the White Sox. And that formula -- Judge homers, Stanton

TORONTO -- Josh Lowe sprinted forward from right field and Richie Palacios darted back from second base, the same thought ringing in their minds. “Do everything I possibly could to try and catch that ball,” said Lowe. History was at play, after all. Tyler Alexander came five batters short of

MIAMI – Over the past two challenging seasons, Nick Fortes has heard manager Skip Schumaker and field coordinator Rod Barajas reiterate "catch first, hit second." In Friday night’s 8-0 Marlins victory over the Mets at loanDepot park, Fortes saw both elements of his game soar to new heights as Miami

ATLANTA -- A dominant pitching performance was just what the doctor ordered for the Padres in a 3-1 victory over the Braves on Friday night at Truist Park. Coming off a sweep at the hands of the last-place Rockies, Padres pitchers helped snap the three-game skid as five hurlers combined

ARLINGTON -- It was supposed to be all about the homecoming for Angels skipper Ron Washington, who previously managed the Rangers from 2007-14, including leading Texas to the World Series in 2010 and ’11. But instead, it was Willie Calhoun who stole the show against his former club, as he

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants placed seven position players on the injured list in the first half of May, but they finally got their first big piece back on Friday night. Jorge Soler returned from the injured list after missing 10 games with a right shoulder strain, starting at designated

ST. LOUIS -- This kind of offense -- one that produced a season-best four home runs, tied previous highs in runs and hits and scored in seven of eight innings in Friday night’s 10-6 victory over the Red Sox at Busch Stadium -- is the one that Lars Nootbaar and