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Elko makes his first hit count: His 3-run homer lifts the White Sox over the Marlins 4-2
The Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
and a decisive one at that.

The White Sox lost 121 games last season. This year's Rockies have been worse so far
Noah Trister, Associated Press | Posted May 12 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
It took 62 years for a team to surpass the modern record of 120 losses.

Colorado Rockies fire manager Bud Black a day after losing 21-0 to San Diego
Pat Graham, Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 7:51 p.m. | Save Story
It's no longer Bud Black's job to steer the Colorado Rockies away from baseball infamy.

Aaron Judge gets 4 hits to raise his average to .409 and the Yankees beat the A's 12-2
Josh Dubow, Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
Aaron Judge had four hits to get his average back above .400 and Ben Rice hit a grand slam to lead the New York Yankees to a 12-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.

Rangers' Josh Jung hits 2-run homer for mom while facing brother Jace on Mother's Day
Dana Gauruder, Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 3:22 p.m. | Save Story
Josh Jung delivered a special Mother's Day gift to his mom, Mary.

Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman has a setback in his rehab from a left knee injury
Josh Dubow, Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 12:54 p.m. | Save Story
New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman had a setback as he tries to return from a left knee injury that has sidelined him for the last month.

Rockies' miserable season hits a new low with 21-0 loss to Padres
Michael Kelly, Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 12:10 a.m. | Save Story
The Colorado Rockies are reluctant to label themselves a rebuilding team, but after Saturday night it might be more accurate to say they're imploding.

Houston pitcher McCullers receives death threats directed at his children after tough start
Kristie Rieken, Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 9:41 p.m. | Save Story
Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. said he received online death threats directed at his children after his tough start Saturday night against the Cincinnati Reds.

Aaron Judge hits 2 homers in his return to the Sacramento area
Josh Dubow, Associated Press | Updated May 10 - 6:16 p.m. | Save Story
Aaron Judge celebrated his return to the Sacramento area by hitting two home runs Saturday in a losing effort for the New York Yankees against the Athletics to extend his major league leading total to 14.

Oh Ohtani! Dodgers star hits 3-run homer in late rally in 14-11 victory over Diamondbacks
John Marshall, Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 12:40 a.m. | Save Story
Dave Roberts played with Barry Bonds, watching the seven-time National League MVP at the height of his powers.

Jasson Dominguez becomes youngest Yankees player with a 3-homer game
Josh Dubow, Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 12:07 a.m. | Save Story
Ever since Jasson Dominguez made his debut in the majors as a prized 20-year-old prospect, the New York Yankees have been expecting big things.

Ohtani hits 3-run homer in 9th to cap Dodgers' wild comeback in 14-11 win over Diamondbacks
John Marshall, Associated Press | Posted May 9 - 11:07 p.m. | Save Story
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a wild 14-11 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Jasson Dominguez hits 3 homers to lead the Yankees past the Athletics 10-2
Josh Dubow, Associated Press | Posted May 9 - 10:53 p.m. | Save Story
Jasson Dominguez hit three homers and drove in seven runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 10-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night.

Red Sox owner John Henry flies to Kansas City to meet with disgruntled slugger Rafael Devers
David Smale, Associated Press | Updated May 9 - 9:23 p.m. | Save Story
Rafael Devers made his feelings known on Thursday. On Friday, it was Boston Red Sox owner John Henry's turn to share his opinions with the disgruntled slugger.

Don Kelly grew up rooting for the Pirates. Now he's tasked with leading them out of the wilderness
Will Graves, Associated Press | Updated May 9 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
There is an optimism to Don Kelly. A buoyancy. A lightness. How could there not be?

Several MLB 'legends' are coming to Utah to hit a bunch of dingers
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 9 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
Utah might not have a Major League Baseball team — yet — but it's about to get a blast of the big league stardom.

Rafael Devers tells Red Sox he won't move to 1B, tells front office to 'do their jobs' finding one
Brendan Mcgair, Associated Press | Posted May 9 - 8:12 a.m. | Save Story
Rafael Devers is the Boston Red Sox's designated hitter.

Derek Shelton knew it was time to win. The Pirates haven't, and now the manager is out of a job
Will Graves, Associated Press | Updated May 8 - 4:09 p.m. | Save Story
Derek Shelton was booed loudly when he was introduced ahead of his sixth home opener as the Pittsburgh Pirates manager last month. He shook it off in the aftermath, attributing the reaction to understandable frustration from a fan base weary of a franchise-wide reset that looks and feels stalled.

Shohei Ohtani could have landed 15-year deal, agent says, but he didn't want to risk skills decline
Beth Harris, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 3:49 p.m. | Save Story
Shohei Ohtani could have pursued a 15-year contract through age 44, agent Nez Balelo said Thursday, explaining the two-way superstar didn't want to risk a decline in his skills while under the big deal.

Quite a spectacle: Padres manager Mike Shildt got so mad he threw his glasses at Yankee Stadium
Ronald Blum, Associated Press | Updated May 5 - 11:56 p.m. | Save Story
Mike Shildt had seen enough, and he was so angry with plate umpire Adrian Johnson that he made a spectacle by tossing his spectacles.

Braves rookie AJ Smith-Shawver takes no-hit bid into 8th inning against Reds
The Associated Press | Updated May 5 - 10:16 p.m. | Save Story
AJ Smith-Shawver was rolling right along when he realized his Atlanta Braves teammates were beginning to avoid him.

Reds rookie Tyler Callihan breaks his forearm trying for catch on inside-the-park homer
Bill Trocchi, Associated Press | Updated May 5 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story
Cincinnati Reds rookie left fielder Tyler Callihan broke his left forearm while attempting a sliding catch on a play that turned into an inside-the-park home run Monday night in a 4-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Braves pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver has no-hit bid vs Reds broken up in 8th inning
Bill Trocchi, Associated Press | Updated May 5 - 7:18 p.m. | Save Story
AJ Smith-Shawver's bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Santiago Espinal led off the eighth inning with a clean single to center field, giving the Cincinnati Reds their first hit against the Atlanta Braves pitcher Monday night.

Can Aaron Judge hit .400? Peak Barry Bonds couldn't, and that shows how daunting the math is
Noah Trister, Associated Press | Updated May 5 - 8:13 a.m. | Save Story
Ted Williams is the last American Leaguer to hit .400, and there are actually plenty of similarities between him and Aaron Judge.

Lance McCullers Jr. pitches 3 2/3 scoreless innings for Astros in his first appearance since 2022
The Associated Press | Posted May 4 - 6:20 p.m. | Save Story
Thirty months after his last appearance, Lance McCullers Jr. finally made it back to the mound in a major league game.

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet is 'fine' after line drive grazes his nose and glove
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Updated May 4 - 3:09 p.m. | Save Story
Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet had a close call Sunday when a line drive skipped off his glove and nose on its way to second base for a groundout.

Red Sox 1B Triston Casas out for rest of season after rupturing left knee tendon
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Posted May 4 - 1:44 p.m. | Save Story
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered a ruptured tendon in his left knee and is out for the remainder of the season, the team said.

Dodgers recall South Korean All-Star Hyeseong Kim and place Tommy Edman on injured list
Charles Odum, Associated Press | Updated May 4 - 12:03 a.m. | Save Story
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled South Korean All-Star Hyeseong Kim on Saturday and placed second baseman Tommy Edman on the injured list.

Ohtani and Freeman homer, Sasaki earns 1st MLB win as streaking Dodgers overpower Braves 10-3
Charles Odum, Associated Press | Posted May 3 - 11:41 p.m. | Save Story
Freddie Freeman homered and drove in four runs, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and Roki Sasaki earned his first major league win as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Saturday night for their seventh straight victory.

Twins' Kody Clemens homers in 1st career Fenway game in front of father, ex-Red Sox pitcher Roger
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Updated May 3 - 7:10 p.m. | Save Story
where his father once ruled on the mound.

The 20-year-old man who fell to the warning track at a Pirates game is awake
Will Graves, Associated Press | Posted May 3 - 4:48 p.m. | Save Story
The fan who fell from a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a Pittsburgh Pirates game is awake and alert. The organizer of a GoFundMe page for Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old who slipped off a railing and onto the field during the seventh inning Wednesday, said Markwood is improving. Jennifer Phillips, who is organizing the fundraiser, says Markwood has made significant progress since being admitted to the trauma center at Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition. The team's internal investigation into the incident says Markwood did not purchase any alcohol, but that one of the people who attended the game with him did legally buy a handful of alcoholic beverages.

Red Sox 1B Triston Casas out for rest of season after rupturing left knee tendon
Ken Powtak, Associated Press | Posted May 3 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered a ruptured tendon in his left knee and is out for the remainder of the season, the team said on Saturday.

Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks with strained right oblique
The Associated Press | Updated May 2 - 8:35 p.m. | Save Story
Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is expected to miss four-to-six weeks because of a strained right oblique.

After a fan's terrifying fall in Pittsburgh, a look at safety measures across MLB
The Associated Press | Posted May 2 - 2:22 p.m. | Save Story
When a fan flipped over the railing and fell off the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Wednesday night, it elicited memories of spectators who have died from similar falls at other major league stadiums.

Mike Trout is going on the injured list again with a bone bruise in his left knee
The Associated Press | Posted May 2 - 12:38 a.m. | Save Story
Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is headed back to the 10-day injured list because of a bone bruise in his surgically repaired left knee.

The man who fell over a railing at PNC Park is in critical condition. Police say it was an accident
Will Graves, Associated Press | Updated May 1 - 10:51 p.m. | Save Story
A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs remains in critical condition. Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and EMS, posted on X says that the "incident is being treated as accidental in nature." The man appeared to fall while celebrating as Pittsburgh star Andrew McCutchen delivered a go-ahead two-run single. McCutchen said the team is focusing on the man's health. The fan was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs training staffs as well as PNC personnel. The Southern Alleghany School District identified the man as 2022 graduate Kavan Markwood.

MLB offense rises with temperature, batting average of .242 up from .240 through April last year
The Associated Press | Updated May 1 - 6:37 p.m. | Save Story
Baseball offense has picked up as the temperature has climbed in much of the U.S., raising the major league batting average above the level from early last season.

Longtime Cubs fan revels in Pete Crow-Armstrong using his group's song for walkup music
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Posted May 1 - 9:42 a.m. | Save Story
John Hauldren has been a Chicago Cubs fan all his life. During the team's last homestand, he got a text message from a high school friend. It was the first text he had received from him.

Man who fell from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game in critical condition
The Associated Press | Updated May 1 - 8:59 a.m. | Save Story
A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs remains in critical condition. The man fell from the wall onto the warning track right after Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning during the Pirates' 4-3 win on Wednesday. The man was taken to the trauma center at Allegheny General Hospital. Pittsburgh Public Safety says the fall is being considered accidental.

Toronto Gold Glove OF Varsho makes stunning, backhanded catch in season debut against Boston
Ian Harrison, Associated Press | Updated April 29 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Daulton Varsho and his Gold Glove defense are back in the Toronto Blue Jays' outfield.

Logano responds to criticism from Hall of Famer, asks 'Has Chipper Jones ever driven a race car?'
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Posted April 29 - 3:23 p.m. | Save Story
Joey Logano wondered Tuesday if Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones had ever driven a race car at Talladega after the former Atlanta Braves slugger criticized the NASCAR champion in a series of social media posts.

Astros star Jose Altuve asks out of leadoff spot to have more time to get ready to hit
Kristie Rieken, Associated Press | Posted April 28 - 9:57 p.m. | Save Story
Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot and into the second hole for the Houston Astros.

Tyler Glasnow is the latest Dodgers starting pitcher to hit the injured list
Greg Beacham, Associated Press | Posted April 28 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
Right-hander Tyler Glasnow has been placed on the 15-day injured list by the Los Angeles Dodgers with right shoulder inflammation in the latest setback for the defending World Series champions' perpetually injury-plagued pitching staff.

Rob Manfred says he discussed Pete Rose's status with Donald Trump and will rule on reinstatement
Jake Seiner, Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 5:49 p.m. | Save Story
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport's permanent ban of the career hits leader, who died in September.

Cleveland fan ejected for heckling Red Sox star Jarren Duran, who revealed suicide attempt
Joe Reedy, Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox teammates and others outside baseball since he revealed in a Netflix documentary that he attempted suicide three years ago.

Converted reliever Clay Holmes has been a key addition to the Mets' surprisingly effective rotation
Noah Trister, Associated Press | Posted April 28 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
The New York Mets' experiment with Clay Holmes is working swimmingly so far.

Devin Williams loses his job as Yankees closer after just 10 games with New York
Ronald Blum, Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 7:52 p.m. | Save Story
Devin Williams lost his job as Yankees closer after stumbling repeatedly during his first 10 games with New York.

Heliot Ramos' wild Little League homer punctuates another walk-off win for the Giants
Eric He, Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 6:18 p.m. | Save Story
Heliot Ramos thought he'd just leg out an infield single to lead off the ninth inning in a tie game. He wound up circling the bases to win the game, capping his mad dash by diving across home plate in dramatic fashion.

Heliot Ramos' walk-off Little League homer gives Giants a 3-2 win over Rangers
Eric He, Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 5:12 p.m. | Save Story
Heliot Ramos circled the bases on an infield single and two Texas errors for a Little League homer in the ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants raced past the Rangers 3-2 on Sunday.

Arizona's Eugenio Suárez becomes 19th player in MLB history to hit 4 HRs in game
David Brandt, Associated Press | Updated April 26 - 10:08 p.m. | Save Story
Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suárez has had an all-or-nothing type of season.

Walt Jocketty, a former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, dies at 74
Warren Mayes, Associated Press | Updated April 26 - 4:22 p.m. | Save Story
Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 74.

Family day: Local kid Paul Skenes outduels Yamamoto, shuts down Ohtani in Pirates' 3-0 win in LA
Greg Beacham, Associated Press | Posted April 26 - 12:51 a.m. | Save Story
Paul Skenes and his parents got a suite at Dodger Stadium on Friday night and handed out tickets for about 35 aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Excellent start for baseball's NL West foreshadows a potentially historic 4-team summer race
David Brandt, Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 2:12 p.m. | Save Story
The Los Angeles Dodgers seem like they have nearly unlimited amounts of money, three former MVPs in their starting lineup with Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, and a pitching staff that never runs out of overpowering arms.

Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard makes pitch for Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 12:52 p.m. | Save Story
Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O'Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field.

Dodgers LHP Blake Snell to stop throwing for a couple days after experiencing discomfort
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Updated April 23 - 9:20 p.m. | Save Story
Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell is going to stop throwing for a couple days after he felt some discomfort when he played catch Tuesday.

Crow-Armstrong homers again as the Cubs top the Dodgers 7-6
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Updated April 23 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 for another wild victory Wednesday night.

Mets sweep Phillies, extend winning streak to 7 in game with play at the plate and balk that wasn't
Ronald Blum, Associated Press | Posted April 23 - 5:19 p.m. | Save Story
Sometimes the short, soft hits make the big difference.

Manfred eager to see how many fans turn out for the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol
Teresa M. Walker, Associated Press | Posted April 22 - 2:41 p.m. | Save Story
Major League Baseball has played at the "Field of Dreams" movie site. Now baseball is eager to see just how big a crowd will show up for a game at a NASCAR bullring of a track.

Lindor slams Phillies again and buries memory of slow start in 2024
Jerry Beach, Associated Press | Posted April 21 - 10:35 p.m. | Save Story
Francisco Lindor is off to a smashing start, for a change.
