PHOENIX -- It feels inevitable, doesn’t it? When Shohei Ohtani became the fastest player to join the 40-40 club on Aug. 23, the natural question was whether the Dodgers superstar could reach 50-50 before the regular-season calendar ran out on him. Well, it’s been 10 days and he has 44

MILWAUKEE -- Calling a grand slam is one thing. Calling a grand slam when the bases are empty is another. Add it to the growing legend of Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio, for whom nothing seems impossible these days. “Crazy,” said Brewers veteran starter Frankie Montas. “Insane.”

BALTIMORE -- Gunnar Henderson had not scored a run since Aug. 24. He ended the weeklong drought and made history in the process during his first at-bat of Monday’s Labor Day contest. He got the Orioles’ first run on the board en route to a 13-3 series-opening win over the

NEW YORK -- The reason why Luis Severino was available to the Mets this winter for just $13 million -- a pittance even for mid-rotation starters at the highest level these days -- is because of his injury history. Entering the year, Severino had not thrown more than 102 innings

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SAN DIEGO -- One game after the return of Fernando Tatis Jr., the Padres are getting back another key member of their roster for the stretch run. Yu Darvish will come off the injured list and start for San Diego on Wednesday against the Tigers at Petco Park, his first

PHOENIX -- Freddie Freeman homered twice and drove in five runs and Jack Flaherty delivered a much-needed gem on Monday as the Dodgers took three of four from the D-backs with an 11-6 win in the series finale at Chase Field. The victory not only gave Los Angeles a six-game

Since the first game streamed live on MLB.TV in 2002, more than 100,000 games have been watched by baseball fans around the world. And now is as good a time as any to subscribe to MLB.TV, which is available for $22 in celebration of its 22nd Anniversary Sale. But act

The last day any team other than the Dodgers, Yankees, Phillies and Orioles appeared in the top four of our Power Rankings was July 8, when the Guardians had a two-week run. (The team they knocked out: The Yankees.) We now have a new team in our top four: The

MILWAUKEE -- Willy Adames plays every day and hits so many threes that the Brewers’ television broadcasters have started calling him Steph Curry. Adames will gladly take the comparison to the sharp-shooting Golden State Warriors star. “I like that,” Adames said over the weekend in Cincinnati. “Hopefully we can continue

KANSAS CITY -- Gavin Williams has had a rocky return to the Majors since coming back from an elbow injury in July. But when Williams is right, the hard-throwing righty is capable of being a potential leader in the Guardians’ postseason rotation. And that was on full display Monday. Williams

SAN DIEGO -- Playing their 18th game in 18 days, the Padres received a highly anticipated boost to their lineup. The Padres activated right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. from the 60-day injured list before Monday's 3-0 win over the Tigers at Petco Park. The two-time All-Star went 0-for-4 out of

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Jacob deGrom's return to the big league mound is closer than ever. The Rangers' ace had reconstructive surgery on his right UCL in June 2023 and has been working his way back ever since. On Sunday, deGrom made his third rehab start, returning to Triple-A Round

NEW YORK -- Kodai Senga, ace reliever? It’s at least a possibility. Senga, who has appeared in just one game this season due to a series of maladies including a strained right shoulder capsule and a strained left calf, said Monday that he’s open to the idea of coming out

ST. PETERSBURG -- The pitching staff dug deep, while Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee provided the power from the roster depth -- and slowly but surely, the Twins are looking to right the ship with even more reinforcements on the way. Larnach’s early three-run blast helped the Twins mitigate the

It’s going to be a September to remember in the American League Central. Monday’s Guardians-Royals series opener at Kauffman Stadium is the start of a crucial week in what has become the most competitive division in the Majors. Kansas City will host six games against the two teams it’s fighting

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MINNESOTA -- The Blue Jays sent out an extremely green lineup on Sunday. Of nine starters, just two had played at least 100 games in the Majors, but being inexperienced doesn’t equate to being unprepared. That lesson comes courtesy of one of those seven relative newbies, 23-year-old second baseman Leo

OAKLAND – Shea Langeliers may not be having his most ideal year at the plate when it comes to consistency. But with the game on the line, there are few players the A’s would rather have up in a big moment, and he showed again why on Monday. Having already

WASHINGTON -- Darren Baker has been to big league stadiums throughout his whole life as the son of acclaimed manager Dusty Baker. For the first time on Sunday, he was there as a Major League player. Darren was one of the Nationals’ September callups, along with right-hander Zach Brzykcy, ahead

MILWAUKEE -- So strictly disciplined that he refuses to allow himself to think too far into the future -- a lesson taught to him years ago by his father, David -- Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt probably hasn’t even contemplated his 37th birthday being just eight days away. A free agent

We made it, folks. After five months of groundwork-laying and forced patience, we've made it to September, where we will officially retire our "it's a marathon, not a sprint" platitudes in favor of magic numbers and stress. There's still a lot left to be settled over the coming weeks. Two

ANAHEIM -- It was a milestone Caden Dana had envisioned for years -- and it arrived quicker than most had expected. MLB Pipeline's No. 73 prospect and the Angels’ top prospect made his Major League debut against the Mariners in Sunday’s 3-2 win, making a bit of organizational history. Dana

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KANSAS CITY -- Immediately following the play that broke his thumb and now has him sidelined for what could be the rest of the regular season and into October, Vinnie Pasquantino described himself as a “wreck,” feeling sorry for himself for about an hour after Thursday’s game in Houston. A