PITTSBURGH -- Amazingly, the Major League debut of the top pitching prospect of his generation may not have been the strangest thing that happened at PNC Park on Saturday. After a two-hour and 20-minute rain delay, six bases-loaded walks in the top of the fifth, five home runs by a

A little over 10 months removed from being selected first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft, flamethrowing right-hander Paul Skenes made his highly anticipated MLB debut, striking out seven across four-plus innings in the Pirates' 10-9 win over the Cubs on Saturday at PNC Park.

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NEW YORK -- Raisel Iglesias might have initially been more upset about allowing J.D. Martinez’s home run had he actually known he was just one out away from what would have been the Braves’ first no-hitter in 30 years. “To be honest, I didn’t know the no-hitter was happening,” Iglesias

TORONTO -- “The ball is round and it comes in a square box.” Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smiled through his words, evoking the old Spanish saying about how strange this game can be. That rings true in many ways for Guerrero and the Blue Jays right now, but it felt particularly

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The anticipation and hype surrounding Paul Skenes’ Major League debut has been so reminiscent to that which followed Stephen Strasburg when he, too, made his debut just under a year after being selected first overall in the 2009 Draft. But the two dates have even more in common, something that

BALTIMORE -- The stoic, workmanlike attitude carried by Jordan Westburg doesn’t typically lead to many smiles when he’s on a baseball diamond. But the 25-year-old couldn’t stop grinning as he dished out one high-five after another Saturday evening at Camden Yards. Moments after Westburg lined a first-pitch single into right

It’s typically the hare that comes up short against the tortoise in fables, but on Saturday night, neither the St. Lucie Mets nor the Bradenton Marauders stood a chance against a turtle. In the top of the second inning at LECOM Park, the Single-A St. Lucie (Mets) were at-bat with

SAN DIEGO – Teoscar Hernández made sure to stay back near home plate for a few seconds. He wanted to admire his work for just a little longer. Once the ball finally landed deep over the left-field wall at Petco Park, Hernández finished off his masterpiece with a monster bat

DENVER -- Max Scherzer, whose recovery from December back surgery was slowed recently due to right thumb soreness, said on Saturday that team doctors believe the problem may actually be a nerve issue that extends up to his right triceps. “I went back to Dallas to see the doctors,” Scherzer

BOSTON -- Rafael Devers had been struggling with runners in scoring position of late, like nearly everyone in the Boston batting order. But he is still Rafael Devers, which made it surprising that Nationals manager Davey Martinez ordered up an intentional walk of Tyler O’Neill and dared the most impactful

ST. PETERSBURG -- After a couple of quiet nights at the plate, and six weeks without their two best hitters at the top of their game, the Rays’ lineup looked a lot more like it should Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Yandy Díaz went 3-for-4 with a home run and

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DETROIT -- Justin Verlander has not followed Tarik Skubal's career. He knows of the Detroit left-hander. He pulls for his old club and its young players, but admittedly has tunnel vision. “I’m always rooting for the guys and the organization,” Verlander said on Friday, “except when we play against them.”

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Spartanburg’s nickname is the Hub City, the people who live there are known as Spartanburgers and, hey, come to think of it, who doesn’t love a good burger? Add it all up and you have the name of the South Carolina metropolis’ new Minor League Baseball team: the Hub City

MIAMI -- Somehow, Bryson Stott got his bat on the ball. Somehow, it stayed fair. Stott smacked a far-inside 2-2 sinker over first base and down the right-field line for a bases-clearing triple in the sixth inning of the Phillies’ 8-3 victory over the Marlins at loanDepot park on Saturday.

The 2024 season is only six weeks old as teams prepare to complete the first quarter of their schedules this weekend. We’re still more than 11 weeks away from the July 30 Trade Deadline, and obviously a lot can and will happen between now and then. But last week’s trade

SAN FRANCISCO -- Desperate for a spark, the Giants finally got one in the form of Matt Chapman, who broke out of his prolonged early season slump in a major way on Saturday. Chapman hammered a first-inning grand slam to carry San Francisco to a 5-1 win over the Reds

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CHICAGO -- The White Sox scored two in the second inning and made those runs hold up in a 3-1 victory over the Guardians on Saturday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, marking their season-best fourth win in a row and third straight over Cleveland. They will go for a four-game

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