By Manny Randhawa @MannyOnMLB
1:03 PM EDT
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
By Will Leitch @williamfleitch
June 23, 2024
It was a wild week for the top teams in baseball. The Yankees lost two of three to the Orioles and will be missing Giancarlo Stanton for a while. The Phillies welcomed the Diamondbacks, the team that destroyed their World Series hopes at Citizens Bank Park, back to the scene
By Brent Maguire @bmags94
1:28 PM EDT
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
By Anthony DiComo
21 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball suspended Edwin Díaz 10 games on Monday after umpire Vic Carapazza ejected him from Sunday’s 5-2 win over the Cubs for a violation of the league’s sticky stuff regulations. The suspension is routine for players who are ejected for a sticky stuff violation. Although
By MLB.com Staff
8 minutes ago
Fernando Tatis Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday after battling right quad tightness for several weeks. He had been out of the lineup for two consecutive games. Tatis was also dealing with a left triceps bruise after being hit by a pitch, although the Padres said
By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
10:43 AM EDT
In 1982, a young shortstop by the name of Cal Ripken Jr. burst onto the scene for the Orioles, winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Ripken leveled up the following season, becoming one of the best players in the sport en route to the AL MVP Award.
By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
1:28 PM EDT
Trying to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven postseason series is a daunting task. In fact, most comeback attempts end without much drama. Case in point: In AL/NL history, we’ve seen 40 teams go up three games to none in a best-of-seven series. Most of these clubs
By Michael Clair @michaelsclair
5:14 PM EDT
We get it: You love baseball, but you also love to stuff your face with the greatest, tastiest and most outrageous foodstuffs out there. One of the great things about going to a ballgame these days is that while you can still get your hot dog and Cracker Jack, you
By Manny Randhawa @MannyOnMLB
1:49 AM EDT
This week features rivalries renewed on both coasts, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani looking to continue their respective home run binges and Paul Skenes facing one of the hottest lineups in baseball. It promises to be an exciting seven days with marquee matchups, and there are sure to be some
By Bryan Hoch
June 23, 2024
NEW YORK -- The Yankees added an experienced corner infielder on Sunday, acquiring J.D. Davis and cash considerations from the Athletics in exchange for infielder Jordan Groshans. Davis, 31, was batting .236 (29-for-123) with four home runs and five RBIs in 39 games for Oakland this season, appearing defensively at
By Bryan Hoch
3:26 PM EDT
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By Fred Zinkie, Yahoo.com
12:46 PM EDT
This is a solid week for finding two-start streamers, with a couple of exciting options and several other men who can offer assistance in deeper formats. The one-start streamers are a less appealing group, as there are few men with solid skills and favorable matchups. On the offensive side, the
1:03 PM EDT
Below are the complete standings for Phase 1 of fan voting for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard as of the second ballot update on June 24.
By Kennedi Landry @kennlandry
June 23, 2024
ARLINGTON -- Manager Bruce Bochy said on Sunday morning that the Rangers didn’t need Max Scherzer to come back and immediately look like a three-time Cy Young Award winner. Texas doesn’t need him to look like the peak version of himself -- the one that has all but secured a
By John Perrotto
June 23, 2024
PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes was sensational yet again on Sunday. However, the Pirates' rookie right-hander wound up with a no-decision. Skenes pitched one-run ball over a career-high seven innings, but the Rays scored twice in the eighth inning to rally for a 3-1 victory at PNC Park. The Pirates (37-40)
By Mark Bowman
June 23, 2024
NEW YORK -- Top Cy Young Award candidate Spencer Strider made one healthy start before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery. So instead of having four starting pitchers at this year’s All-Star Game, the Braves might just have three. Max Fried strengthened his candidacy as he allowed just one run over six
By Jordan Bastian
4:39 PM EDT
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By Ian Browne
3:48 PM EDT
This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BOSTON – The Red Sox will play their 81st game on Wednesday, marking the halfway point of the regular season. Down on the
By AJ Cassavell
5:31 PM EDT
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By Brian McTaggart
June 23, 2024
HOUSTON -- With the way they came out and dominated the Orioles this weekend at Minute Maid Park, the Astros served notice to the rest of the American League they’re not quite ready to yield their status as one of the league’s heavyweights. The surging Astros got seven strong innings