HOUSTON -- In what looked similar to what happened to Mookie Betts at Yankee Stadium in last year’s World Series, a fan reached into Angels superstar Mike Trout’s glove to take away an apparent leaping catch in foul ground in the right-field corner at Daikin Park in the Angels’ 4-1

CINCINNATI – It was his own bobblehead night on Saturday, so Elly De La Cruz already had a captive audience at Great American Ball Park as the Reds played the Pirates. The All-Star shortstop made the game even better for fans by slugging a grand slam as Cincinnati went on

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

Switch-hitting is cool. But switch-pitching, now that’s the new craze. Meet Jurrangelo Cijntje, the switch-pitching Mariners first-round Draft pick in 2024, whose appearances for High-A Everett have become appointment viewing. In his second start (third appearance) of the season for the AquaSox, Cijntje dazzled over three scoreless frames, racking up

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani threw his third bullpen session of the season on Saturday afternoon ahead of the Dodgers’ home game against the Cubs. And while his return to the mound is still a ways away, it’s another step in the right direction as Ohtani resumes his buildup. “Came

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.

PHOENIX -- Pat Murphy and the Brewers had a four-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning and were two outs from celebrating a second straight shutout victory -- on a night they’d scratched out some early runs against old friend Corbin Burnes. Over in the D-backs' dugout, there

SAN DIEGO -- One batter into the bottom of the first inning on Saturday night, the Padres had a lead. These days, that seems to be all their pitching staff needs. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a leadoff home run in the first, then ended the game with a leaping catch

NEW YORK – Cody Bellinger’s early returns with the Yankees have been a bit “disjointed,” as manager Aaron Boone put it on Saturday, with the new arrival’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

With his 5-foot-10, 165-pound frame, nobody is ever going to confuse Corbin Carroll for Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani. But so far this season, the D-backs speedster is slugging like one of the big boys. Through Friday, Carroll had homered five times in 14 games to start 2025. And it’s

LOS ANGELES -- With his locker in a cramped corner of the visitors’ clubhouse at Dodger Stadium, Carson Kelly moved across the room to chat with reporters on Saturday night. The Cubs catcher held court at a more spacious area reserved for veteran Justin Turner. Naturally, Turner arrived with a

LOS ANGELES – Before Saturday’s 16-0 loss to the Cubs at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts looked to Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s start the previous night as a blueprint for Roki Sasaki. “Get ahead. Mix in both of your breaking balls,” Roberts said. “... Command the fastball and fill it

TAMPA -- Braves manager Brian Snitker was thrilled to talk about Sean Murphy’s two-homer game, Michael Harris II’s game-winning homer and basically anything that didn’t have to do with his offense’s incredible struggles with runners in scoring position.

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

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

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. “Very emotional,” Santander

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, which was the most by a Phillies pitcher

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BALTIMORE -- As per tradition, the Orioles spent the first couple weeks of the season tinkering with their new on-field celebrations -- a staple of the culture built in Baltimore in recent years. When a player singles, he gives himself a wet willy behind the ear while facing the dugout.

MIAMI -- A lot happened in the 11 days between starts for Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara. When last Sunday’s series finale in Atlanta was rained out, Alcantara rushed to the airport but got stuck there for hours until his flight finally took off. He would arrive with time to spare

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

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

CLEVELAND -- Luis L. Ortiz said each time he delivers a good outing, he likes to tip his cap to the crowd as he walks off the field. It’s a way to show his appreciation to fans and to recognize his family in attendance, which included his wife and kids

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 7-6 loss to 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

A version of this story originally ran in January 2021.