In 2016, the year Juan Soto arrived in professional baseball, the Nationals were striking out too much. Not the big league team. The entire organization. So Minor League hitting coordinator Troy Gingrich instituted a new rule throughout the Nats' system: Every hitter must have a two-strike approach. A 17-year-old Soto

The season is only about two weeks old, but for some players, the first slew of games feels a little more meaningful. Across the league, a number of players are making their return after missing most -- if not all -- of last season due to injury. So far, rust

ATLANTA -- It’s going to be hard to convince anyone that Spencer Strider needs another rehab start. The Braves right-hander seems primed to renew the dominance he regularly displayed before undergoing season-ending right elbow surgery last year. Strider recorded 13 strikeouts and allowed just one run over 5 1/3 innings

TAMPA -- The Angels decided to hold their own home run party in Tampa on Thursday before setting off for Houston for the weekend. Jo Adell, Mike Trout and Taylor Ward served as the emcees. One day after belting four homers in a 5-4 loss to the Rays, the Halos

ATLANTA -- Spencer Schwellenbach’s dominance against MLB’s top teams has heightened expectations that he will stand as a legit National League Cy Young Award candidate at the end of this season, which is just his third at the professional level. Schwellenbach extended his success against the game’s elite as he

Trading in the metal bat this past summer, Jac Caglianone looked to have left his insane exit velocities in the past. The Royals' top prospect proved many wrong Thursday.

Who needs a glove when you have fried dough? Yes, you read that sentence correctly. During Thursday’s Red Sox-Blue Jays game at Fenway Park, a fan snagged a foul ball with a funnel cake. No mitt necessary.

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BOSTON -- When Connor Wong sustained a left pinkie fracture on catcher’s interference on Monday night, it stood to reason that chief baseball officer Craig Breslow would bolster the club’s catching depth. And that’s what happened on Thursday, as a source told MLB.com that the Red Sox have agreed to

Team USA has its leadership in place ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. On Thursday, USA Baseball announced that Mark DeRosa will return to the dugout to manage the United States at the 2026 WBC, marking his second consecutive stint leading the stars and stripes at the Classic. DeRosa

The Minor Leagues are in full swing with Triple-A circuits two weeks into their seasons and Double-A, High-A and Single-A leagues a week into theirs. That means plenty of great baseball to watch, either in person or via MiLB.TV, which streams games for 117 of the 120 full-season affiliates.

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 4-10). Free Willy: Willy Adames notched a walk-off hit in the Giants’ home opener on Friday. It was also his first career game at Oracle Park as a Giant. He became the fourth Giants player

BOSTON -- For Trevor Story, it was the sweetest groundout of his life. WIth a 51.5 mph exit velocity per Statcast, Story’s squibber was muffed by Blue Jays second baseman Andrés Giménez, who threw to first for an out that no longer mattered.

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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

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.

Baseball is back, and so is the annual Trailblazer Series, Major League Baseball’s initiative to foster youth girls’ baseball development. The series takes place over two days at the Jackie Robinson Training Center in Vero Beach, Fla. All those invited are girls ages 12-14, have a background in baseball and

KANSAS CITY -- The type of at-bat the Royals needed to break out of an offensive lull was exactly what Jonathan India provided on Thursday.

CLEVELAND -- Stephen Vogt’s final season as a big league player was also Steven Kwan’s rookie campaign, in 2022. Vogt quickly realized the type of impact the Cleveland left fielder can have on a game.

The Yankees could receive a vital pitching reinforcement soon. Sidelined to begin the year with right rotator cuff tendinitis, Clarke Schmidt made his second rehab start for Double-A Somerset on April 10, tossing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts, no walks and four hits allowed. He threw 61 pitches, 45

While there was offense to be found around the Minor Leagues on Thursday, a number of the brightest young hurlers stood particularly tall on the mound. A right-hander who hopes to one day pitch north of the border dazzled in his second pro start in Florida while other pitchers knocking

With all four full-season Minor League affiliates now underway, and the amateur season (i.e. the 2025 Draft class) going full tilt for some time now, there’s plenty to talk about. This week’s MLB Pipeline Inbox takes a look at some top prospects in the Minors, the start of the lower

It’s only been two weeks since Opening Day, but there have already been so many great storylines during the 2025 season. Every team has seen at least one promising development here in the early going, with many already paying major dividends. With the help of MLB.com’s 30 beat writers, here’s

KANSAS CITY -- Byron Buxton, who started the first 11 games of the season in center field for the Twins, was not with the team for Thursday’s series finale against the Royals. According to the club, Buxton has “returned home to deal with a personal matter.” The absence is not

DENVER -- Thursday was the new day that Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon needed, mainly to wash away the previous night’s 15-run loss to the Brewers.