TORONTO -- After a dramatic offseason that reached its peak with a flurry of inaccurate media reports and online flight tracking, Shohei Ohtani was greeted by a loud round of boos by the home crowd at Rogers Centre. Ohtani was lightly booed during pregame introductions, but those quickly got louder

BOSTON -- Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer walked into his office on Thursday and found a book that another front-office member had left on his desk. It was a book on pitching that lefty Shota Imanaga published last year in Japan, offering mental and physical guidance for younger

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale's impressive April has given the Braves reason to feel even better about what he could do in October. Sale will spend the next few months attempting to prove he can stay healthy over an entire season for the first time since 2018. But as he constructed

SAN DIEGO -- Call it dad strength. Call it padre strength. In Manny Machado’s first game back after the birth of his son, he’s officially back as the Padres' third baseman. On Friday, Machado was activated from the paternity list after his wife, Yainee, gave birth to the couple’s first

NEW YORK -- Heavily reliant early this season on their reworked starting staff and their fortified bullpen, the Cardinals have stood firm on the belief that soon their struggling offense will eventually come around and be a strength for the club. On Friday, the St. Louis offense flexed its considerable

BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday is returning to the Minors. On Friday, the Orioles optioned Holliday (MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect) to Triple-A Norfolk only 16 days after he was called up to the big leagues for the first time. The 20-year-old infielder went 2-for-34 (.059) over his first 10

ANAHEIM -- Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon met with reporters on Friday and said he was diagnosed with a high-grade partial tear in his left hamstring. Rendon said there is no timetable for his return, but it’s expected to be a lengthy absence. Rendon sustained the injury while beating out

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 to face the Rockies in a pair of games in the

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.

BALTIMORE -- So far this season, no team has been more reliant on the home run than the A’s. Entering Friday’s opener against the Orioles, more than half of the A’s runs have come via the long ball, by far the most in baseball. But the offense, as a whole,

KANSAS CITY -- Seth Lugo was worried the ball was leaving the park. Parker Meadows was pretty sure the ball was gone. Javier Báez was certain of it. Adam Frazier appeared to be the only one with doubts about Meadows’ knock as it soared toward him in the third inning.

Walk in to Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, home of the Diablos Rojos del México of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol and host to this weekend's Mexico City Series, and you'll immediately notice a few touches that make this ballpark stand out from the rest. Opened in March of 2019 --

MEXICO CITY -- Just hours after landing in Mexico City and with a busy schedule ahead of them -- MLB’s Play Ball event and the first game of the Mexico City Series are scheduled for Saturday at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú -- the Rockies’ Elias Díaz and Nolan Jones, along

MIAMI -- Trevor Williams doesn’t have a great history with the Marlins, even though they’re the team that kickstarted his professional career. Williams, who was selected by Miami in the second round of the 2013 MLB Draft, entered Friday with a career 5.26 ERA against the Marlins (51 1/3 innings

CHICAGO -- In making a series of roster moves before Friday’s series opener against the Rays, the White Sox had a simple goal in mind. “We’re at a point where we’re certainly trying to go out there and score more runs,” general manager Chris Getz said in a wide-ranging session

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Ten years ago, the newly elected Commissioner of Baseball made his first public appearance not at a big league ballpark, but at Howard J. Lamade Stadium, the cozy little slice of baseball heaven in South Williamsport, Pa., where the Little League World Series is held. That day in August 2014

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MIAMI -- Although the season is still under a month old, the pitching injuries continue to pile up for the Marlins. Left-hander Jesús Luzardo, who was scratched from his start on Friday night against the Nationals, was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Tuesday) with left elbow tightness.

MILWAUKEE -- At 37 years old and in his 14th season in the big leagues, Wade Miley is about to experience a first he’d hoped to avoid -- and one that he knows could end his career. “My first time going under the knife,” Miley said. The left-hander has a

There’s always something fascinating going on in the world of baseball—and there’s always something new. Every Friday morning throughout the season, heading into the weekend, inspired by Zach Lowe’s terrific “10 Things I Like” NBA column for ESPN, we present the Five Fascinations, five fun things going on in the

We're coming up on a month since this season began en masse on March 28, and a lot has changed across the Majors in a short time. Only five of last year’s 12 postseason teams are currently in possession of a playoff spot. Meanwhile, a number of surprising clubs have

If the paternity list didn’t make a mess of your fantasy roster this week, then the IL probably did. These are challenging times. We have a few recommended adds to help patch your damaged squad, beginning with a widely available pitcher who's been piling up Ks.

While there’s nothing quite like experiencing your favorite MLB ballpark in person, you can now bring a literal taste of that experience into your home with Ballpark Bites presented by Mastercard. Major League Baseball, in collaboration with Virtual Dining Concepts, has launched this new, ballpark-inspired menu that’s available on food

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