One month can’t decide a season. But it can make you rethink some things. It’s been nearly that long since the 2025 campaign began en masse on March 27, and a lot has changed in that time. Several teams that were expected to be top contenders have scuffled out of

So! Legitimate question: Are we sure the best team we saw open the season in Tokyo was the Dodgers? After the Cubs swept a two-game series against the Dodgers at Wrigley Field this week, including a wild 11-10 comeback victory on Tuesday, one does have to wonder: Are the Cubs

One of the most dominant pitchers in the Major Leagues takes the mound in the Pirates-Dodgers series opener Friday night. Oh, and Paul Skenes does, too. Just kidding, obviously -- Skenes is dominant. But his opponent Friday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, is pitching like a Cy Young frontrunner. The Skenes-Yamamoto showdown lined

Fernando Tatis Jr. is looking as good as ever. For the first time since his 42-homer, 25-steal season in 2021, the Padres right fielder is playing like the superstar we saw when he took the Majors by storm in his early 20s. After missing all of 2022 due to an

ANAHEIM -- Matt Gorski and his Indianapolis Indians (Pirates Triple-A affiliate) teammates were starting to put two and two together when Indianapolis manager Chris Truby made some late lineup changes and Gorski was missing. He’d been on the precipice of the Majors for years, but when arguably the hottest hitter

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 18-24) Wild one at Wrigley: In a crazy game at Wrigley Field, the Cubs and Diamondbacks combined to score 16 runs in the eighth inning. That was the most runs in an inning in the

KANSAS CITY -- The belt ripped as Salvador Perez was sliding into second base during his third of four doubles across two games on Thursday, and a short pause in game action allowed Perez to switch out the busted belt for a new one. Soon after, the broken belt was

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,

Pete Alonso, who spent a lot of the offseason not knowing whether he was going to be a Met this season or not, helped the Mets win another game, 4-3, on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. He knocked in the tying run in the bottom of the 10th with a

SAN FRANCISCO -- Officially, Ryan Walker remains the Giants’ closer. But his grip on the job may be weakening following a recent surge from Camilo Doval.

BOSTON -- Ahead of Thursday’s getaway game against the Red Sox, manager Dan Wilson sat in the visitor’s dugout at a sunny Fenway Park and talked about the Mariners’ offensive identity.

Jac Caglianone has gotten accustomed to hitting baseballs over the heads of outfielders. Now the first baseman is becoming one of them. The Royals' No. 1 prospect, a former college two-way sensation primarily focusing on hitting in 2025, started in right field for Kansas City's Double-A affiliate Northwest Arkansas on

For Red Sox fan Anna Gailbreath, Crochet day is crochet day. See, Gailbreath is crocheting a red and white sweater this season during lefty Garrett Crochet's starts. She spends each outing working away on the sweater -- but only as long as Crochet is in the game. Once he exits,

The Mariners' High-A affiliate hosted Education Day at Funko Field on Thursday afternoon, packing the Everett AquaSox park with youngsters. While classroom subjects got much love, those in attendance also got to experience a one-of-a-kind tutorial in Bat Flip 101 with Seattle prospect Michael Arroyo serving as the professor. After

KANSAS CITY -- Germán Márquez became the first pitcher to achieve 1,000 strikeouts while pitching for the Rockies. He couldn’t fully enjoy the milestone, however, because of the millstone that’s affecting his performance. “Baseball is hard -- and I’m putting too much pressure on myself to be good,” Márquez said.

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PHOENIX -- What happened Thursday at Chase Field wasn’t quite as wild as the back-and-forth affair that broke out the night before. But the result was the same: a dramatic win for the Rays in extra innings.

ANAHEIM -- With the offense scuffling over the last 10 games, Zach Neto played the much-needed role of hero for the Angels on Thursday night. Neto blasted a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Angels to a 4-3 win over the Pirates and avoid a three-game

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Rangers starting pitcher Kumar Rocker is going on the injured list with mild right shoulder impingement, Bruce Bochy announced Thursday afternoon. In Wednesday night’s loss to the A’s, Rocker allowed five runs in 1 2/3 innings, marking the worst start of his young career. He was previously

WASHINGTON -- The left-hander expected to steal the show Thursday at Nationals Park was Washington southpaw MacKenzie Gore, who has been electric this year and had a favorable matchup against a Baltimore offense struggling to hit lefties. Instead, it was Cade Povich's night in the spotlight.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- It took longer than they hoped, but the Athletics finally have their first series victory at their new home of Sutter Health Park, and it was delivered in thrilling fashion.

Brandon Woodruff’s third rehab start was his best one yet. The Brewers right-hander breezed through five scoreless innings for Triple-A Nashville in a 2-0 win over the Durham Bulls, the Rays’ Triple-A club, on Thursday night. He allowed two hits, struck out five and faced only two batters over the

ANAHEIM -- Angels slugger Jorge Soler hit a major career milestone on Thursday, officially reaching 10 years of service time. It’s an amazing achievement reached by roughly seven percent of players who get to the Majors, and his teammates celebrated him with a special ceremony in the clubhouse before their

Chase Elliott is used to being the fastest man on the track at Bristol Motor Speedway. But 100 days from now, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Elly De La Cruz will be fighting for that title. The countdown is on for the 2025 MLB Speedway Classic on Aug. 2, when the

For close to a quarter-century, I’ve had the pleasure of covering prospects for MLB.com. While the emphasis has been about the players, bringing fans information about the future stars of the game, I’ve also had the opportunity to visit some of the greatest Minor League locales across the country. Seeing