There is no perfect baseball statistic, but if you are looking for the best statistic to serve as the possible shorthand for “offensive production,” you really can’t do better than OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage). It’s a quick-and-dirty way of measuring the two most important offensive abilities: to get

TAMPA -- The fastest man in baseball is coming to George M. Steinbrenner Field.

As a hitter, you try to get a good look at a new pitcher once they enter the game. You might stand just outside your dugout, pick up a bat and stare out toward the mound. Maybe you time his fastball. Maybe you can find he's tipping his hand every

ARLINGTON -- With great power comes great responsibility. That applies to a super-powered Spider-Man, but apparently pitching, too.

TAMPA -- Jazz Chisholm Jr. lost his cool after being rung up on a called third strike in the seventh inning on Thursday evening, prompting an on-field outburst that resulted in an ejection. Ushered toward the Yankees’ clubhouse, the infielder still had more to say. Chisholm tapped out a social

“Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV+ is back this week with a pair of intriguing matchups. This week's slate features four playoff hopefuls, as has the Blue Jays host the Mariners and the Braves host the Twins. Mariners at Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m. ET (WATCH HERE) Seattle and Toronto each

The Colorado Rockies vs. Washington Nationals game originally scheduled for Friday at 6:40 p.m. MT has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for 6:10 p.m. this Sunday, April 20, as the second game of a split doubleheader, with Sunday’s 1:10 p.m. first pitch to be

BALTIMORE -- Last August, Orioles general manager Mike Elias was discussing his club’s pitching depth during a media session when, unprompted, he brought up Brandon Young. Elias said the right-hander had put himself on the “radar screen” of the front office with his performance in the Minors.

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When the center-field wall towers over you, why not use it to your advantage? That's exactly what Cal State Monterey Bay's KW Quilici did Thursday.

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 11-17). Big Dumper: Cal Raleigh’s home run on Friday was the 96th of his career. That broke a tie at 95 with Mike Zunino for most by a catcher in Mariners history (min 50% games

All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

ARLINGTON -- Jake Burger was hit by a 95.9 mph sinker out of the hand of Angels pitcher Jack Kochanowicz in the Rangers’ 5-3 win over the Angels on Thursday night at Globe Life Field. The ball ricocheted off his wrist and he squatted down in pain. The moment could’ve

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Josh Jackson filled in on this edition. Read the full newsletter here,

TAMPA, Fla. – The Yankees found it “definitely a little bit odd” to occupy the visitors’ side of their spring facility on Thursday evening, as manager Aaron Boone put it, describing his team’s first experiences underneath the third-base grandstands of George M. Steinbrenner Field. Four weeks after they handed over

ARLINGTON -- The only time Kumar Rocker had gone six or more innings in pro ball was May 5, 2023, with High-A Hickory, one start before it was announced that Tommy John surgery would cut short his debut season.

James Wood has all the traits of a prototypical power hitter. He’s big (6-foot-7!), he’s strong and his bat speed is electric. The Nationals outfielder has the numbers to match, too, with six homers, three doubles and an .870 OPS over his first 19 games this season, making good on

We're getting lots of questions about when we'll unveil our updated and expanded Draft Top 150. That will come out the evening of April 29, and we'll have a Top 200 in late May and a Top 250 in late June as well. Now for more of your queries and

Ask the average baseball fan what they know about Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh, and they might bring up his playoff-drought-ending walk-off homer from 2022. They might know he won a Platinum Glove last season, or if they're particularly plugged in, that he just hit his 100th career homer on

CHICAGO – Just when you thought Tyler Soderstrom’s reign atop Major League Baseball’s home run leaderboards might be coming to an end, the Athletics first baseman did it again.

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BALTIMORE -- Orioles players haven’t been hiding from the facts over the first three weeks of the 2025 campaign. Sure, it’s early and they don’t need to worry about the team’s record in mid-April. But at the same time, they know a season can quickly spiral out of control if

This story was from Thomas Harding’s Rockies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. DENVER -- General manager Bill Schmidt didn’t like the course in which the Rockies were heading, but he believes the players that began this season

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