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Lineup 'tweak' works wonders in Giants' soggy romp

11 minutes ago

NEW YORK -- The Giants have mostly stuck with the same lineup as part of their emphasis on roster continuity this season, but they made one notable change on Friday. With LaMonte Wade Jr. off to a slow start, manager Bob Melvin decided to slot the hot-hitting Mike Yastrzemski into

Steele, Cubs seeking second opinion on elbow injury

9:16 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- The Cubs are currently in a kind of holding pattern when it comes to determining what comes next for left-hander Justin Steele. One of the key pieces to Chicago’s rotation, Steele is currently dealing with an elbow issue that has now flared up multiple times dating back

Severino ahead of Mets showdown: 'I was not in their plans'

@Theo_DeRosa
35 minutes ago

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Carlos Mendoza knows Luis Severino pretty well by now. After their years together in the Yankees organization, the two paired up on the other side of the Big Apple in late 2023 when Mendoza was hired to manage the Mets and Severino signed a one-year deal with

When Singer starts, Reds Reds' bats are humming: 'They’ve been awesome'

Cincinnati has 30 runs in righty's three starts, but only 23 in other 11 games
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CINCINNATI -- No one else in the Reds' rotation can say this yet: When Brady Singer starts, the lineup provides run support.

Stroman can't escape first as Yankees' rotation concerns grow

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NEW YORK – Marcus Stroman trudged toward the first-base dugout in the first inning on Friday night, his early exit accompanied by a chorus of boos. The Yankees’ starting pitching was lauded as perhaps baseball’s best coming into this season, but it has become an area of concern. Other than

Freeman (ankle) activated tonight for his bobblehead giveaway

@sonjamchen
8:51 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- Freddie Freeman feels good enough to steal a base. “I feel as free as I possibly can be right now, way better than I have the last couple weeks. So I have no reservations going to this game,” Freeman, who’s been dealing with a right ankle sprain,

Cronenworth (right rib fracture) lands on injured list

7:52 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO -- Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday after he was diagnosed with a fractured right rib that he sustained Sunday on a hit-by-pitch. The club did not divulge a timetable for Cronenworth’s return, with manager Mike Shildt noting it was too

Phils' Painter brings heat, swing-and-miss stuff in first MiLB start since 2022

@MavalloneMiLB
8:06 PM EDT

Countless hours of rehab, frustration and determination manifested itself on the pitcher's mound at BayCare Ballpark on Friday night. It wasn't the first competitive pitch Andrew Painter has thrown since undergoing Tommy John surgery in July 2023; that came during a dominant showing in the Arizona Fall League. But for

Robles has no regrets over catch that injured shoulder

9:04 PM EDT

SEATTLE -- To little surprise given his vibrant personality, even with the development of being sidelined until at least early July, Victor Robles has remained in good spirits since suffering a fractured left shoulder when making a remarkable diving catch into the net on Sunday in San Francisco. In fact,

Jansen proves his skipper right with big game at plate

Catcher hits tiebreaking homer, goes 3-for-4 in series-opening win
9:27 PM EDT

TAMPA -- Before Friday’s series opener, Rays manager Kevin Cash offered a vote of confidence in Danny Jansen. After signing as a free agent in the offseason and earning rave reviews throughout Spring Training, the veteran catcher wasn’t off to a great start at the plate. Specifically, he entered Friday’s

Meidroth's strong debut fuels White Sox in series-opening rout

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CHICAGO -- It took Chase Meidroth two innings to make a difference in his Major League debut during an 11-1 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night at Rate Field.

After being scratched from lineup, Lowe's pinch-hit double lifts Nats

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MIAMI -- Nathaniel Lowe hit a go-ahead pinch-hit three-run double in the eighth inning and the Nationals rallied from an early deficit for a 7-4 win over the Marlins on Friday night at loanDepot park.

Arias dazzles in the field, powers clutch homer in Guardians' win

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8:58 PM EDT

CLEVELAND -- Guardians second baseman Gabriel Arias paused briefly at home plate in the fourth inning on Friday, as he watched the fly ball he hit off Kris Bubic sail toward the right-field wall. Arias soon began trotting to first base, as Royals right fielder Hunter Renfroe started to run

McNeil, Alvarez each play for St. Lucie in rehab appearances

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Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil and catcher Francisco Alvarez each played in a rehab game with Single-A St. Lucie on Friday night against the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.

MLB.TV is back for 2025 -- new local packages available as well

@Spokes_Murphy
April 1, 2025

A new season is upon us, and MLB.TV – the best way to watch every out-of-market game all season long – has never been better. That’s because MLB.TV is now giving you even more baseball with the addition of 24/7 access to MLB Network (available in U.S. only). Here is

Healthy again, these 9 players are back in a groove

3:01 PM EDT

The season is only about two weeks old, but for some players, the first slew of games feels a little more meaningful. Across the league, a number of players are making their return after missing most -- if not all -- of last season due to injury. So far, rust

Got two strikes on Juan Soto? The battle is just beginning

April 10, 2025

In 2016, the year Juan Soto arrived in professional baseball, the Nationals were striking out too much. Not the big league team. The entire organization. So Minor League hitting coordinator Troy Gingrich instituted a new rule throughout the Nats' system: Every hitter must have a two-strike approach. A 17-year-old Soto

Is Sale's velocity drop a reason for concern?

9:53 AM EDT

This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Flamethrower Joyce hits IL with right shoulder inflammation

7:56 PM EDT

HOUSTON -- The Angels have been off to an impressive start this season but the bullpen was dealt a big blow on Friday, as flamethrowing right-hander Ben Joyce was placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Right-hander Michael Darrell-Hicks was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to

Here's how a baseball team wound up hosting a prom -- during a game!

@BensBiz
10:04 AM EDT

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

'Definitely like it': Twins switch from blue pants to white for City Connects

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Vive la contrast. The Twins have made a change to their City Connect uniforms, replacing the blue pants from last year with white pants that have yellow and navy piping down the side. It makes for a contrast with the blue jerseys, which remain unchanged, and comes in

Number of Black players on Opening Day rosters increases

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The diversity of MLB rosters is as strong as ever, and the effects of the league’s efforts to improve its percentage of Black players at the highest level are making an impact. Those are the takeaways from an analysis of Opening Day rosters, which showed the highest overall diversity since

'Your 1st grade teacher is SO proud of you': Rox prospect gets quite a surprise

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Blue Jays-O's opener postponed; rescheduled for July 29

4:05 PM EDT

Friday's scheduled game between the Orioles and Blue Jays has been postponed due to forecasted inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Tuesday, July 29, at 12:35 p.m. ET. Game two will begin as scheduled at 6:35 p.m. Gates for game one

Caglianone's latest must-see feat: A 120.9 mph base hit?!

@thevandalorian
April 10, 2025

Trading in the metal bat this past summer, Jac Caglianone looked to have left his insane exit velocities in the past. The Royals' top prospect proved many wrong Thursday.