BALTIMORE -- When the Orioles and Yankees get together, there’s always the potential for tensions to flare during a heated American League East rivalry. It happened again Wednesday night at Camden Yards. The benches cleared during the bottom of the fourth inning following a steal of second base by the

BALTIMORE – Aaron Judge made good on his spring promise to get off to a faster start this season, and the Yankees’ captain isn’t done crushing April homers yet. Judge claimed a share of the Major League lead with his 10th home run of the season in the first inning

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres anticipate a summer-long battle in the National League West. It’s been the sport’s most competitive division through April. The four teams at the top will spend the next five months vying for a division crown, and, in all likelihood, a couple Wild Card spots as

LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in a long while, the Rej3ctz's "Cat Daddy" blared over the Dodger Stadium speakers in the minutes leading up to first pitch. It was a sure sign that the Cat Man, otherwise known as Tony Gonsolin, was back.

SEATTLE -- The lineup changes that manager Ron Washington drew up during Monday's off-day began to bear fruit in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Mariners to cap a two-game set at T-Mobile Park. But a promising start on both sides of the ball was dampened by an injury to Angels

The Minor League season is a month old and several of the game's best hitting prospects are off to fast starts. Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony is tearing up Triple-A (just like he did at the end of last year), Padres shortstop Leo De Vries is leading the High-A Midwest

There’s something about center fielders in the Rays organization making highlight reel grabs -- Kevin Kiermaier was a standout for years in Tampa Bay, and that baton has been passed to Chandler Simpson this year. Rays’ prospect Tristan Peters encapsulated that spirit by robbing a home run for Triple-A Durham

Could the AL East have five teams finish .500 or better? Is the NL East a two-way tussle between the Mets and Phillies or will the Braves find a way to make it a three-legged race? And in the NL West, the Dodgers are the favorites to win the division,

SEATTLE -- The Mariners have been slugging as well as any team in MLB over the past three weeks, and while they did clear the fence again on Wednesday afternoon, it was their baserunning and small-ball tactics that ultimately propelled them to a commanding, 9-3 win over the Angels at

The Washington Nationals are on the clock. OK, not quite yet, but they do have the No. 1 pick in this year’s Draft, and MLB Pipeline has an updated and expanded Draft Top 150, ranking the players all 30 teams are criss-crossing the country to see to line up their

LOS ANGELES -- There's nowhere quite like Miami.

BALTIMORE -- Aaron Judge’s statistics already seem larger than life, and now the Yankees’ captain is getting the full treatment as an anime hero. Judge is the latest player to be spotlighted in Major League Baseball’s anime-inspired “Heroes of the Game” series, which debuted ahead of Opening Day and is

Jacob Reimer found his power dial on Wednesday ... then he promptly set it to max. The Mets' No. 20 prospect not only surpassed his home run total on the season with a three-jack milestone effort in High-A Brooklyn's 15-1 romp of Wilmington at Maimonides Park, he also etched his

DENVER – Rockies rookie Chase Dollander burned his signature on his fifth Major League start with his last effective pitch – a 79 mph curveball that left the Braves’ Marcell Ozuna locked for a third strike in the sixth inning.

HOUSTON -- The Javier Báez transformation from high-strikeout, low average-hitting shortstop to high-contact, high average-hitting center fielder had seemingly come at the expense of power. Then came the hanging sweeper from Astros rookie starter AJ Blubaugh with the bases loaded in the third inning Wednesday.

CINCINNATI -- The weather is finally starting to heat up, and so are Miles Mikolas and Masyn Winn, who are thriving in the warmer temperatures.

CHICAGO -- The Brewers are one step closer to getting a two-time All-Star off the injured list. Right-hander Brandon Woodruff made another rehab start Wednesday afternoon with High-A Wisconsin. He tossed 5 2/3 innings (74 pitches), giving up one unearned run on three hits and a walk while striking out

CLEVELAND -- Shane Bieber, David Fry and Trevor Stephan each are recovering from elbow surgery, and each are trending toward taking a key step in their rehab process next month. Bieber and Stephan are slated to throw in live batting practice sessions on Friday at the Guardians’ complex in Arizona,

NEW YORK -- The Mets are down to zero left-handers in their bullpen. Three days after placing A.J. Minter on the injured list with a lat strain that could cost him the rest of the season, the Mets sidelined Danny Young with a left elbow sprain. The move is retroactive

PHILADELPHIA – A member of the Nationals staff collapsed while throwing batting practice on Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. He received medical attention on the field and was carted off on a stretcher. Players gathered and waited intently until he left the field. The remainder of batting practice was

SEATTLE -- The Mariners haven’t quite reached a point of reckoning when it comes to their extremely populated group on the injured list, especially since they keep winning. But exploring external options to reinforce their position-player nucleus could be on the table, given that outfielder Luke Raley became the latest

HOUSTON -- The wait is over for veteran Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.

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TORONTO -- Daulton Varsho, are you serious? In his 2025 debut, fresh off the IL Tuesday in Toronto, Varsho made a catch we’ll be talking about all season long.

Time sure flies, doesn’t it? We’re already a month into the 2025 season and, while it’s still early, plenty of important developments have taken place with the playoff picture. What’s made the early playoff outlook fascinating is the difference between the two leagues, with more clarity about who the good