Jobe, the son of a pro golfer, picks up 1st MLB win on Masters weekend
MINNEAPOLIS -- Perhaps it’s fitting that the son of a pro golfer picked up his first Major League win on Masters weekend, doing it while grinding out low scores. When Jackson Jobe was three years old, he tagged along with his dad, Brandt Jobe, for the Par 3 contest ahead
High five, fist bump AND a ball? Castellanos shows Phils fan love in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS -- Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos pursued a fly ball into the right-field corner in the first inning on Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium, but he thought he had no chance to catch it. Then it tailed back into play.
Rockies unveil new City Connects with a nod to Denver sunsets
DENVER -- The Denver skyline against the snowcapped Rocky Mountains is breathtaking from a Coors Field view. Now fans can see those vivid colors when they look down to the field at their Rockies. The Rockies’ new Nike City Connect uniforms, officially revealed and made available to fans on Saturday
Ranking early-season concerns for 6 playoff hopefuls
The nice thing about Spring Training is that it’s a time full of hope. The bad thing is that it’s also a time of worry, a time when those nagging questions in the back of your mind about your team tend to persist … even if you hope they go
Belli puts rough stretch behind him as Yankees' bats break out
NEW YORK – Cody Bellinger’s early returns with the Yankees have seemed a bit “disjointed,” as manager Aaron Boone put it on Saturday, with the outfielder’s first road trip having been interrupted by a sore lower back and a funky order of room-service chicken wings. That may all be in
This is 1 of the weirdest strikeouts you will ever see
The Guardians opened a weekend series against the Royals at Progressive Field with an altogether textbook 7-0 win on Friday night. Given that context, reliever Hunter Gaddis’ postgame remarks seem out of place, to say the least. “I don't know if I've seen anything really like that,” said Gaddis.
Santander's first homer as a Blue Jay comes at (where else?) Camden Yards
BALTIMORE -- For eight years, Anthony Santander called Camden Yards his home ballpark. He played 374 games there, stepped to the plate 1,524 times and hit 81 home runs -- all while wearing an Orioles uniform. Home run No. 82 in Baltimore had a different feel, though. Facing his former
Siri exits with contusion after foul ball off his left shin
WEST SACRAMENTO -- Mets center fielder Jose Siri left Saturday afternoon’s 3-1 loss to the Athletics in the second inning after fouling a ball off his left shin. He is day to day day with a contusion.
Crochet reflects on time with White Sox, future with Red Sox
CHICAGO -- There wasn’t much noticeably different about Garrett Crochet when he met with the media prior to an 11-1 White Sox victory Friday at Rate Field.
Stroman on IL with left knee inflammation; Schmidt in line to return
NEW YORK – The Yankees placed right-hander Marcus Stroman on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation prior to Saturday’s game against the Giants at Yankee Stadium. Stroman underwent testing after recording just two outs in the Yanks’ 9-1, rain-shortened loss to San Francisco on Friday, a start in
Phillies turn 5 DPs behind Sánchez, Romano
ST. LOUIS – Cristopher Sánchez and Jordan Romano might want to pick up their infielders’ coffee orders on Sunday morning. Sánchez and Romano got five ground ball double plays in Saturday afternoon’s 4-1 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Sánchez got four. They were the most by a Phillies
A catcher playing 2B? Cards get creative on defense in shutout win
ST. LOUIS -- Pedro Pagés literally arrived in the big leagues via Uber in April 2024 when there were no timely flights available between Indianapolis and St. Louis. He also tugged at the heartstrings of the baseball world for a short time last June when he homered twice on Father’s
Bohm dissects tough start: 'I guess the game’s trying to teach me a lesson'
ST. LOUIS -- Alec Bohm cannot change anything that has happened in the season’s first 17 days. But he would trade a few hard-hit outs for a few cheap broken-bat hits in the next few days, if he could. He would love that. In the meantime, he will keep trying
Alonso, NL's top hitter (!), leads Mets past A's
WEST SACRAMENTO -- Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is willing to see seven or eight pitches in an at-bat. But to be honest, he’d rather not. "Ultimately, I don’t want it to get to that much,” Alonso said. “I’d rather just hit it hard when I get the opportunity.” Alonso
MLB.TV is back for 2025 -- new local packages available as well
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
Yamamoto's brilliance, Edman's power give LA 10 straight home wins
LOS ANGELES -- Maybe all it took for the Dodgers to get back to their winning ways was a return to Chavez Ravine. After losing four of six on their road trip, the Dodgers notched their 10th consecutive home win -- dating back to Game 2 of last season’s National
Nationals' Abrams (right hip flexor strain) placed on 10-day IL
MIAMI -- The Nationals placed shortstop CJ Abrams on the 10-day IL with a right hip flexor strain and recalled Nasim Nuñez prior to Saturday's game at Miami. Abrams re-aggravated the injury during a third-inning stolen-base attempt on Friday that prompted his removal from the game. The hip originally started
Rookie’s all-swing, all-contact approach a throwback
In an era of increased three true outcomes -- strikeouts, walks, and home runs -- Jacob Wilson stands out as an anomaly. The 23-year-old rookie shortstop and second-generation big leaguer is off to a scalding-hot start for the A’s, hitting .377/.377/.547 with a hit in each of his first 14
Winn hits injured list with back spasms
ST. LOUIS – Insistent a night earlier that he wanted nothing to do with going on the 10-day injured list for the first time in his MLB career, shortstop Masyn Winn finally relented on Saturday in hopes of getting beyond the back spasms that knocked him out of Friday’s game.
Lineup 'tweak' works wonders as Giants romp Yankees in the rain
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
No Maddux, no Johnson: Just two future legends
PHOENIX -- The tweet presented a fascinating situation: “Imagine going to the ballpark to see a game between Greg Maddux and Randy Johnson, but get disappointed, they get scratched for a young Max Scherzer and a young Clayton Kershaw.”
With stellar Brewers debut, Quintana has now beaten all 30 teams
PHOENIX -- Brewers manager Pat Murphy was most focused on the first inning for Jose Quintana after the veteran left-hander spent the last two weeks facing 17- and 18-year-old Rookie Leaguers. Since he’d lingered in free agency until early March, it took a little extra time to complete his ramp-up
Pivetta, Petco Park a perfect pair: 14 IP, 0 runs
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres placed another key player on the injured list on Friday -- then went out and did what they’ve done all season, in spite of those injuries: They just kept winning. Nick Pivetta dazzled across seven scoreless frames, striking out 10 as the Padres cruised to
Raleigh torpedoes himself atop Mariners' catcher HR list with winning blast
SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh torpedoed his way into the Mariners history books on Friday night, blasting his 96th career homer to move to the top of the franchise leaderboard among catchers while, for the first time, using the new type of bat that has taken MLB by storm early in
Astros' first grand slam since 2023 sparks 14-run romp
HOUSTON -- The fifth inning began Friday night with the Astros getting two groundouts, which gave no indication of the outburst to come. An Astros offense that had struggled for much of the season was set to erupt behind their up-and-coming catcher, their hotshot rookie and their new third baseman.