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

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

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

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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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

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

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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Baseball fandom is often shared across a family, and sometimes prowess at the sport is, too. We’ve covered the best father-son duos in baseball history, but what about players across the same generation? Oh, brother. There have been more than 400 combinations of siblings who played in MLB -- that’s

Who are the top aces in baseball right now? That sounds like a simple question, but the reality is more complicated. How much should career track record factor into your thinking? How much credit should a pitcher get for 2024 accomplishments, now that the calendar has flipped to 2025? How

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Who needs a bat when you've got two perfectly good legs? Emaarion Boyd ran himself into baseball history on Wednesday night and he did so without hitting a ball out of the infield. The Marlins outfield prospect wreaked havoc on the basepaths, stealing six bases without the benefit of a

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

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.

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

Connecting for a homer is a difficult enough feat in baseball. Getting the chance at a second at-bat in an inning, and then going yard again is a truly remarkable -- and historic -- achievement. Angels outfielder Jo Adell is the most recent of the 61 different players who have

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.

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.

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates catcher Joey Bart didn’t know who ran into him or where the ball was at the moment, but the game was on the line and he needed an assist. In the eighth inning of Wednesday’s contest against the Cardinals, reliever Caleb Ferguson appeared to have gotten out

BOSTON -- The Blue Jays’ pitching staff is red hot and frozen. It’s been a cold, wet, miserable week in New York and Boston. The Blue Jays have been bundled in sweaters, jackets, ski masks and gloves that look like puffy oven mitts. It’s not baseball weather, but it has

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

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KANSAS CITY -- One of baseball’s best defensive outfielders and maybe the game’s fastest player went head to head on a very entertaining play in the Twins’ 4-0 win against the Royals on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. With Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. on second base with one out

DETROIT – First baseman Paul Goldschmidt has made a big impact in the early stages of his first season with the Yankees. He’s leading New York with a .383 batting average after Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Tigers, and he has been one of the club’s most dependable players and