How MLB is commemorating Jackie Robinson Day
Major League Baseball, its clubs and other partners, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation are once again working together to honor the legacy of the Dodgers icon throughout Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday. The tributes will be most prominent on the field. All MLB players and coaching staff will continue the
It's a boy! Bryce holds in-game gender reveal ... with help from Trea
PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper is always bringing something new to the field, whether it’s cleats, bats, arm sleeves or headbands. He carried a special blue bat into the batter’s box in the first inning of Monday night's 10-4 loss to the Giants at Citizens Bank Park. It was how he
First-time EVER? A 1-2 punch made up of No. 1s
The main story from Monday’s Nationals-Pirates game at PNC Park was Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews -- the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the 2023 MLB Draft, respectively -- facing off for the first time in the big leagues.
From cleats to outreach, Griffey carries on Jackie's legacy
Some revolutions are big from the very start. When Jackie Robinson signed on the dotted line at Branch Rickey’s office on Montague Street in Brooklyn on August 28, 1945, there was no going back. It was either going to be a spectacular success, or a crushing setback. But Rickey believed
The young Angel doing a peak Mike Trout impression
There’s an Angel at the top of the Wins Above Replacement leaderboard, but it might not be the player you expect. Doing his best Mike Trout impression -- or is it actually an Aaron Judge impression? More on that below -- Kyren Paris has taken baseball by storm, hitting an
Padres stay Petco Perfect (11-0!) thanks to Tatis homers, late rally
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres haven’t merely won every game they’ve played at Petco Park this season. They’ve won resoundingly. Through 11 home games, their total margin of victory is 47 runs. They’ve held a lead after 75% percent of the home innings they’ve played. They’ve dominated. Which made the
Alonso so locked in he's making his hitting coach say, 'Whoa'
MINNEAPOLIS -- The most remarkable part of Pete Alonso’s start to the season is not the fact that he’s bashing homers with regularity, nor that he’s hanging around the National League leaderboards in RBIs and slugging, nor even that he’s played a sound defensive first base. It’s that Alonso is
D1 players wear Jackie's No. 42 with pride: 'He changed the game for us'
RJ Austin wasn't just inspired by Jackie Robinson, he studied everything about him. Austin would watch highlights of Robinson throughout his childhood growing up in Atlanta, combing through as many clips as he could find, absorbing everything he could from the grainy, black-and-white video footage. It immediately stuck out to
Skenes vs. Crews: LSU teammates, top-2 picks in '23 square off for 1st time
PITTSBURGH -- The Monday night matchup at PNC Park had been a long time in the making. Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, the first college teammates to be selected No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the MLB Draft, faced off in a Major League game for the first time
A's No. 1 prospect Kurtz's big bat looking Major League-ready
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Fiery Skubal's roar highlights gem from Tigers' ace
MILWAUKEE -- With the bases loaded, two outs in the bottom of the sixth and an even 2-2 count Monday night, Tarik Skubal reared back with a four-seamer and launched it toward home plate. That 99.6 mph fastball zoomed past swinging Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins, who ended a perfect-game
Easy as 1, 2, 3: Ohtani/Betts/Freeman push LA past Rockies
LOS ANGELES -- The top of the Dodgers' order is just about set in stone, but the team has not had its vaunted trio of MVPs in place for much of the young season. Shohei Ohtani has started all of Los Angeles' games in the leadoff spot, but Monday night's
Rays roll behind 9-run, 27-minute inning: 'Just ridiculous'
TAMPA -- The first pitch the Rays' lineup saw on Monday night was a 93.3 mph sinker from Tanner Houck. Yandy Díaz smashed it a projected 415 feet to center field. Talk about a sign of things to come.
'We're built to do damage': Riley homers twice, Murphy goes yard
TORONTO -- If the Braves are to find their rhythm, they’ll need their trusted conductors. That’s what made Monday night’s 8-4 win over the Blue Jays so encouraging. Behind Austin Riley’s two-homer, five-RBI game, Atlanta found its spark, something to build on after a couple of weeks of scattered flashes.
Unfortunately, hitting a runner with a throw is only an out in Wiffle ball
MINNEAPOLIS -- Most any child who’s played backyard Wiffle ball has had the experience of having a ball thrown at them on the basepaths. Mark Vientos just wasn’t expecting it in the middle of a Major League Baseball game.
Aranda’s OPS is second only to ... reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge
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Yankees mash 4 more HRs to send Carrasco past Royals
NEW YORK -- The Yankees’ victory formula has followed a classic model thus far: when they can hit homers in bunches, more often than not, they’re shaking hands at the end of the night. Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Austin Wells all cracked fifth-inning drives into the seats as the
Adames, Fitzgerald break out of slumps to power 10-run outburst
PHILADELPHIA -- One of the more impressive parts of the Giants’ hot start is that they’ve managed to win games even with an offense that hasn’t been firing on all cylinders.
Judge named Team USA captain for 2026 World Baseball Classic
NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge recalls watching from home while Mike Trout led Team USA onto the field in the most recent World Baseball Classic finals, proudly carrying a flagpole flying the stars and stripes across his right shoulder. That responsibility of representing both a roster and a country now
Cards' hot hand enough to beat four aces
ST. LOUIS -- No at-bat better epitomized the Cardinals’ plate approach and successful stubbornness more than the one catcher Pedro Pagés took in the bottom of the fourth inning as his squad was throttling All-Star left-hander Framber Valdez and the Astros on Monday night. Pagés’ gritty at-bat -- and several
'Over the Plate' Season 2 brings good eats to MLB.TV
With one of the most well-known and popular signature concession items in baseball highlighting their ballpark menu, the Dodger Stadium food masterminds could easily rest on the success of the Dodger Dog. Instead, they continue to reinvent and innovate, with several new offerings available at Chavez Ravine this season. Thanks
MRI reveals left tibia fracture for Siri: 'Going to be out for a while'
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Mets’ fears regarding Jose Siri's left leg were realized on Monday, when an MRI revealed a fracture in his tibia. The team does not yet have a clear timeline on how long Siri will be sidelined, manager Carlos Mendoza said, “but he’s going to be out for
Meet the 90 mph pitch that can move like a knuckleball
Here’s where we are with the state of pitching in 2025: Let’s bring up a pitcher who throws two different fastballs that both have 100 mph velocity but with slightly different movement patterns. But we're mostly going to ignore those heaters, because neither is the pitch that makes him stand
Power Rankings: National League flexing at the top
A fun fact about baseball as we enter the second half of the season’s first month: The juice is all in the National League. Would you believe the top six teams in our Power Rankings are all from the National League? It’s true. I would not lie to you in