NEW YORK – The crowd was already buzzing when Aaron Judge stepped in for his first at-bat Saturday afternoon, with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger having swatted Nestor Cortes’ first two pitches for home runs. The Yankees captain made history by following with a third consecutive homer, and there would

NEW YORK – The content of every hitters' meeting held within the confines of the Yankees’ clubhouse is usually guarded like a state secret, with players and coaches wary of leaking information that may provide competitive advantages to opponents. Yet even an untrained eye can decipher the approach that produced

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KANSAS CITY -- José Ramírez exited the Guardians’ eventual 4-3 loss to Royals at Kauffman Stadium in the sixth inning on Saturday due to a right wrist sprain, the team announced. It was not immediately clear when exactly Ramírez suffered the injury. However, he was thrown out attempting to steal

What an afternoon in the Bronx. The Yankees began the bottom of the first by becoming the first team in Major League history to homer on each of the first three pitches they saw, and they didn’t stop there in a 20-9 win over the Brewers.

MIAMI -- Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara was the subject of trade speculation all offseason and Spring Training due to the organization’s direction. Talk show fodder picked up even more following Alcantara’s promising Opening Day performance in his return from Tommy John surgery.

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TORONTO -- It looked like Max Scherzer was settling into his first start with the Blue Jays, but then things took a turn. A visibly frustrated Scherzer spoke with pitching coach Pete Walker in the dugout after the third inning of Toronto's 9-5 loss to the Orioles, just 45 pitches

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TORONTO -- The Orioles sure can slug. And through three games, they’re slugging. Baltimore continued its homer-filled start to the 2025 season with three more long balls in a 9-5 win over Toronto on Saturday evening at Rogers Centre. Jordan Westburg went deep twice for his first big league multi-homer

WASHINGTON -- Jesús Luzardo slapped his left hand into his glove and shouted to himself. He slapped his glove a few more times before looking skyward. He was pumped.

KANSAS CITY -- When Maikel Garcia was not in the Royals’ starting lineup for Opening Day on Thursday, manager Matt Quatraro ushered some reassurance: “Maikel’s going to play a ton.”

ST. LOUIS -- New hitting coach Brant Brown’s approach to hitting -- “There’s a time to slug and a time to hit,” he stressed repeatedly throughout Spring Training -- is already paying big dividends for the undefeated Cardinals.

KANSAS CITY -- Standing in the Guardians’ dugout at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, Tanner Bibee took an opportunity to set the record straight. No, he did not fall ill this week and miss Opening Day from eating Chipotle. “I didn't even eat Chipotle,” Bibee said. “I think the last time

CINCINNATI -- After four stints on the injured list in 2024, Nick Lodolo wants to prove he can be healthy and at his most effective. Lodolo's first start on Saturday during the Reds' 3-2 victory over the Giants was an optimistic way to begin his season. It was Christian Encarnacion-Strand's

TAMPA -- Jake Mangum had just come off the field on Friday at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Va., when Triple-A Durham manager Morgan Ensberg called a team meeting in the visiting clubhouse. Batting practice was over, and it was nearly time for Durham’s season opener.

ARLINGTON -- Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will miss “a few days” with neck spasms, manager Bruce Bochy said ahead of Saturday’s matchup with the Red Sox at Globe Life Field. Utility players Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran will play third base in the meantime. Jung left in the eighth

CHICAGO -- José Soriano showed why so many people believe he’s due for a breakout season in 2025, as he hurled seven dominant innings against the White Sox in his first start of the year.

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The 162-game marathon is officially underway, bringing an end to another eventful offseason.

LOS ANGELES -- On a long-awaited evening when the Dodgers received the commemorative rings in honor of their 2024 World Series victory, several key figures from that championship run reprised some of their top postseason performances on Friday night. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts hit big home runs, and Yoshinobu

HOUSTON -- Juan Soto never took his eyes off the ball, staring it down as it soared over the fence. He took a few casual steps toward first, the look on his face offering a mix of braggadocio and self-satisfaction. It wasn’t until the home run had completed its full,

Jace LaViolette stands alone atop the home run leaderboard at one of the Lone Star State’s top baseball programs. The Texas A&M star, MLB Pipeline’s No. 2 Draft prospect and a potential top overall pick in this year’s Draft, set the Aggies’ school home run record with his 57th career

CINCINNATI -- The Giants will be without Jerar Encarnacion for quite a while. The club announced that Encarnacion is expected to miss approximately eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair his left hand fracture with Dr. Steve Shin in Los Angeles on Friday. Encarnacion will be in a splint for