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Braves 2B Ozzie Albies activated from injured list ahead of series versus Guardians
The Associated Press | Posted April 26 - 7:56 a.m. | Save Story
Second baseman Ozzie Albies has been activated by the Atlanta Braves ahead of a weekend series against the Cleveland Guardians. Albies returned from the 10-day injured list on schedule after going down with a fractured right big toe. He was hit on his foot by a curveball from Houston rookie Spencer Arrighetti in an Atlanta victory on April 15. Albies remained in the game and didn't realize he was injured until he took off his shoe. Luis Guillorme and David Fletcher shared playing time at second base while Albies was out. The Braves went 7-1 during that time to improve to 17-6, the best record in baseball.
White Sox drop to 3-22 as Julien hits 2 of Twins' 5 homers in 6-3 win for 4-game sweep
Patrick Donnelly, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat to Minnesota as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins' five solo home runs. Chicago matched Cincinnati in 2022, Detroit in 2003 and Washington in 1894 as teams that opened 3-22. Baltimore began 2-23 in 1988. Julien and Ryan Jeffers homered off Michael Soroka in a three-run sixth inning, Julien homered again off John Brebbia in the seventh and Carlos Santana and Jose Miranda went deep against Steven Wilson in the eighth.
Miller retires Judge to finish first 4-out save as Athletics beat Yankees 3-1 for 4-game split
Larry Fleisher, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 8:26 p.m. | Save Story
Mason Miller retired Aaron Judge with a runner on for his first four-out save, and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-1 for a four-game split. Nick Allen and Tyler Nevin homered in the third inning off Nestor Cortes (1-2), and Alex Wood escaped bases-loaded trouble in the first and fourth innings. New York was 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 runners. Judge flied to right on a slider as Miller remained perfect in six save chances.
Perez homers as KC beats Blue Jays 2-1 in game called after 5 innings, 3 1/2-hour rain delay
Dave Skretta, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 6:55 p.m. | Save Story
Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Cole Ragans held Toronto in check long enough for the storms to arrive, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Blue Jays 2-1 in a game called after five innings due to rain. Cole Ragans gave up the lone Toronto run on three hits and three walks while striking out four to earn the win. José Berrios had his streak of 22 1/3 scoreless innings snapped when Perez, following Vinnie Pasquantino's two-out walk, deposited the first pitch he saw into the left-field bullpen to give Kansas City a lead it would never surrender. The game was delayed 3 1/2 hours before it was called.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 6 shutout innings help Dodgers finish sweep, defeat Nats 2-1
Patrick Stevens, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 5:52 p.m. | Save Story
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six shutout innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 2-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Teoscar Hernández homered for the Dodgers, who matched a season high with four straight wins. Joey Meneses had three hits for Washington, which was swept for the first time this season. The Nationals scored four runs in the series and went 4 for 20 with runners in scoring position. Los Angeles designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was 0 for 4, stopping a nine-game hitting streak and dropping his batting average from a major league-leading .371 to .358.
Elias Díaz gets key hit as the Rockies rally for a wild 10-9 victory over the Padres
Jack Magruder, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 5:23 p.m. | Save Story
Elias Díaz capped Colorado's six-run eighth inning with a tiebreaking RBI double, and the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 10-9. Elehuris Montero and Hunter Goodman homered for Colorado, which earned a split of the four-game series. Brenton Doyle and Brendan Rodgers each had three of the Rockies' 14 hits. Ha-Seong Kim and Jurickson Profar homered for Padres, who had won three of four. Xander Bogaerts had two hits and drove in a run.
Crow-Armstrong homers for his first big league hit as the Cubs beat the Astros 3-1
The Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 4:12 p.m. | Save Story
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Chicago Cubs swept the Houston Astros with a 3-1 victory. Nico Hoerner had three hits and Mike Tauchman went 1 for 1 with three walks as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Hayden Wesneski pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings for the win in relief of Javier Assad. Houston has lost a season-high five straight and eight of nine overall. At 7-19, it is off to its worst 26-game start since it was 6-20 in 1969.
France and Urías hit 2-run HRs as Mariners beat Texas 4-3 to take series and top spot in AL West
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Ty France and Luis Urías hit two-run homers, Luis Castillo pitched six solid innings and Seattle beat the Texas Rangers 4-3. The 13-12 Mariners took two of three in the series and leave with first place in the AL West. Texas starter Andrew Heaney struck out seven in his six innings, but allowed both two-run homers. Castillo struck out six and walked two. Andrés Muñoz, the third Seattle reliever, worked a perfect ninth for his third save. Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Smith hit solo homers for reigning World Series champion Texas, which is 13-13.
A's place second baseman Zack Gelof on injured list with left oblique strain
Larry Fleisher, Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 3:50 p.m. | Save Story
Oakland Athletics second baseman Zack Gelof has been put on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left oblique. Gelof was a late scratch from Wednesday's game after feeling pain during his pregame routine and an MRI showed the low-grade strain. The IL move was retroactive to Wednesday. Gelof is hitting .196 with two homers and two RBIs in 24 games. His two-run, ninth-inning homer Monday off Victor González lifted the A's to a 2-0 win.
Bryce Harper homers in return from daughter's birth as Phillies beat Reds 5-0 for 5th shutout
Gary Schatz, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 3:24 p.m. | Save Story
Bryce Harper homered in his return to the lineup following the birth of his third child, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 for their second shutout win in splitting a four-game series. Zack Wheeler allowed one hit in six innings, a third-inning single by Santiago Espinal. He struck out eight and walked four, extending his scoreless steak to 13 1/3 innings. Philadelphia has won eight of 10 and leads the major leagues with five shutouts, one more than the Phillies total in all of last season.
Mike Trout leading majors in home runs, but is looking for more consistency at the plate
Joe Reedy, Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 3:22 p.m. | Save Story
Mike Trout is the first player in the majors to reach 10 home runs. What the Los Angeles Angels slugger really wants though is more consistency at the plate. Trout's solo shot during the sixth inning of Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles marked the third time since 2018 he has been the first to reach double digits in homers. It also was the second time this season he has gone deep in multiple games. However, the three-time AL MVP is batting only .237, which is on pace for the lowest batting average going into May in his 14-year, big league career. That's quite a change from the past three seasons, when Trout had a .347 average in March and April. In 2021, he had a .425 average on May 1.
José Ramírez hits grand slam, AL-leading Guardians beat Red Sox 6-4
Brian Dulik, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 3:09 p.m. | Save Story
José Ramírez belted his sixth career grand slam and had three hits, Will Brennan had a solo homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4. Cleveland has the best record in the American League at 18-7 and matched the second-best mark in franchise history through 25 games on Thursday. Rafael Devers had three hits and Rob Refsnyder tripled in a run for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran had an RBI single in the sixth for Boston. Ramírez's slam off Chase Anderson came one pitch after he appeared to strike out to end the second, but Red Sox catcher Reese McGuire couldn't hold onto the foul tip.
Gary Sánchez pinch hits for 2-run homer in 8th; Brewers rally for 7-5 win, series split with Pirates
Wes Crosby, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a series split. Sánchez drove an 0-2 sinker at 101.9 mph from Aroldis Chapman to right with two outs, putting the Brewers ahead 6-5 on Thursday. Two of his three home runs came this series, including on Tuesday when he produced Milwaukee's lone run in a 2-1 loss. The Brewers have won six of eight after taking the final two of the four-game series. The Pirates have lost eight of 10 after an 11-5 start.
Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change his glove because of white in American flag patch
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little says he had to change his glove before he entered the team's 4-3 victory over Houston because of an American flag patch. Manager Craig Counsell went to insert Little with one out in the seventh inning. But as the 6-foot-8 left-hander went through the usual check by umpires for pitchers coming into the game, he was told he had to swap out his glove. Counsell says the issue was the white in the American flag patch on Little's glove. Little says he has been using the same glove since Class A ball.
MLB Players Weekend returns from Aug. 16-18 but without nicknames on jerseys
The Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 12:25 p.m. | Save Story
Major League Baseball is relaunching Players Weekend with special caps but without the nicknames on jerseys that marked the initial three events from 2017-19. MLB says events will take place from Aug. 16-18 and feature different details of players' lives each day: fun on Friday, causes on Saturday and appreciation on Sunday. Caps will have each player's uniform number on a side panel and players can use customized bats, as was allowed from 2017-19.
Mariners put leadoff-hitting SS J.P. Crawford on the 10-day IL with oblique strain
The Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 12:06 p.m. | Save Story
Leadoff-hitting shortstop J.P. Crawford has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of a right oblique strain. The move Thursday came a day after Crawford was a late scratch from the Mariners' lineup after he felt his oblique tweak during batting practice. Dylan Moore started at shortstop in the series finale Thursday, and center fielder Julio Rodríguez moved up to leading off from his usual No. 2 spot. Seattle brought up infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma. Crawford is off to a slow start this season, hitting .198 with two homers and nine RBIs in his first 22 games.
Bernie Williams is back in center - only this time Lincoln Center for New York Philharmonic debut
Ronald Blum, Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
After spending 16 years gaining fame while roaming the grass where Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle once trod, Bernie Williams was on the stage made famous by Leonard Bernstein and where guitar great Andrés Segovia once played. The former New York Yankees center fielder made his New York Philharmonic debut on Wednesday night at David Geffen Hall, playing "Moving Forward," a jazz-infused work he composed in 2009. He played alongside Gustavo Dudamel, who becomes music director in 2026-27.
Royals put early revelation Alec Marsh on IL after taking a liner off his pitching elbow
Dave Skretta, Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Alec Marsh on the injured list Thursday after he took a 91 mph liner off his pitching elbow the previous night against the Blue Jays. Marsh had not allowed a run when Toronto's Addison Barger drilled a fastball at him with one out in the fifth inning Wednesday night. The ball ricocheted off Marsh's elbow so hard that it left an indentation of the laces. Marsh has been a revelation early in the season, going 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA through his first five starts. The Royals recalled reliever Will Klein from Triple-A Omaha to fill Marsh's spot on the roster.
Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award
The Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
Dusty Baker has won the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The beloved Baker retired following the 2023 season after spending 56 years in the majors as a player, coach and manager. He was honored with an annual distinction that "recognizes a living individual whose career has been spent in or around Major League Baseball and who has made significant contributions to the game." Willie Mays was given the inaugural award in 2021, followed by Vin Scully in 2022 and Joe Torre last year. Baker won the World Series as a player with the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers and manager with the 2022 Houston Astros.
