PITTSBURGH -- Aaron Judge continues to crush at a historic pace, celebrating his 1,000th career game by belting a two-run homer in the Yankees’ contest against the Pirates on Friday afternoon at PNC Park. With his seventh-inning blast off left-hander Tim Mayza, Judge has tallied six home runs and 17

“Sweet Caroline” remains a Fenway Park staple, but given the Red Sox’s new home run celebration, “Monster Mash” might be the more fitting anthem for 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

CHICAGO -- After getting his first taste of the Wrigley Field crowd last season, Shota Imanaga joked that he wanted to turn the sound of the Cubs’ energetic home audience into his morning alarm. The more the pitcher thought about that idea, the more he realized that it would eventually

DETROIT -- Tigers manager A.J. Hinch anticipated in Spring Training that managers might test his platooning of Kerry Carpenter this season by going to lefty relievers earlier. Still, as White Sox manager Will Venable walked to the mound to take the ball from starter Jonathan Cannon with two outs in

NEW YORK -- Friday marked Pete Alonso’s first trip back to Citi Field since Game 5 of the National League Championship Series -- a game that, at the time, had the potential to be his last as a Met. Fast forward through an offseason of drama and there was Alonso,

Can anyone beat the Dodgers? No one has yet. See if they can keep their historic season-opening streak alive on “Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV+. Friday's first game on Apple TV+ features those Dodgers visiting the formidable Phillies. The nightcap will pair the Rays and the Rangers, two American

WASHINGTON -- Mere minutes into the D-backs’ series opener vs. the Nats at Nationals Park on Friday evening, Arizona was forced to improvise. In the second at-bat of the game, Ketel Marte roped what looked like a surefire triple out to center field. But the D-backs’ second baseman, just two

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Luis Castillo that most in the Majors know by now had never actually met the Luis Castillo who joined the Mariners for a spot start on Friday against the Giants until this spring. But “La Piedra” had heard of the newcomer for quite some time.

PITTSBURGH -- While the Pirates were welcomed back to PNC Park for their home opener Friday, the real homecoming was for Marc Fogel, who got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The season is only about a week old, so there’s no reason to freak out about anything just yet! After all, there is a long history of teams overcoming season-opening losing streaks to make the playoffs -- even if the 0-7 Braves have now pushed into unprecedented territory. Still, with

The Orioles got an important cog of their team back after the club activated two-time reigning Most Valuable Oriole winner Gunnar Henderson, who will lead off and start at short against the Royals on Friday. To make room on the roster, outfielder Dylan Carlson was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. The

PITTSBURGH -- Cody Bellinger is dealing with a stiff back that kept him out of Friday’s lineup against the Pirates, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Bellinger experienced the issue during Thursday’s 9-7 victory over the D-backs at Yankee Stadium, according to Boone, who said he did not want to press

BOSTON -- As Fenway Park rocked with excitement in a furious five-run bottom of the first inning in Friday’s home opener, a player who won the American League’s Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player Awards in the same season a half-century ago was swept up in the frenetic

DENVER -- Rockies Hall of Famer Todd Helton was at Coors Field to take in the team’s home opener against the Athletics on Friday. But Helton changed his flight out to stick around for one exciting baseball reason: the Major League debut of right-handed starting pitcher Chase Dollander (MLB Pipeline's

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the past week in baseball (March 28-April 3). Electric Elly: On Monday, Elly De La Cruz had four hits, including a double and two home runs, along with a stolen base and seven RBIs. It was De La Cruz’s third career

MINNEAPOLIS -- Darren McCaughan wasn’t completely sure what was going on, but he knew it was unusual. As McCaughan, a 29-year-old journeyman with his fourth Major League team, closed in on a strikeout of Jose Altuve on Thursday afternoon, Target Field swelled with anticipation. The home opener crowd, mostly quiet

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Aaron Boone is right: Ben Rice rakes.

MILWAUKEE -- Manager Terry Francona was ruled out from being in the dugout for Friday’s game against the Brewers because of an illness. Francona was among multiple Reds players and staff that were sent back to the team hotel after feeling sick. Bench coach Freddie Benavides will manage against Milwaukee.

You’re definitely familiar with hearing “best shape of his life,” an annual spring tradition. Pitchers have their own version, which is usually something like “I have a new pitch.” Let’s talk about the batting equivalent – or, at least, the one that isn’t “I’m swinging a bat that’s shaped like

BOSTON -- Four hours prior to the start of Friday’s home opener against the Cardinals, the Red Sox formalized a development that should put them on solid footing well into the future. There’s no better way for a baseball team to set a tone than with a true ace. And

NEW YORK – The universal appreciation for J.C. Escarra’s unique and winding path could be seen in the joyous reactions from the Yankees’ bench on Thursday night as the 29-year-old catcher raced for his first Major League hit, a seventh-inning double in the club’s 9-7 victory over the D-backs at

Just two days after Luis Castillo threw 92 pitches in a seven-inning gem for the Mariners, they're set to start Luis Castillo again on Friday. Confused? Oh, maybe it's worth mentioning that the Mariners have two pitchers named Luis Castillo. The one you're probably thinking of -- the 32-year-old three-time

PITTSBURGH -- As the Pirates prepared to take on the Yankees Friday afternoon and open PNC Park for its 25th season, Pirates chairman Bob Nutting took questions from MLB.com and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the ballpark, the direction of the team and Paul Skenes. Below is a full transcript of