By Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru @ssc627
2:02 PM EDT
With the Mets' nail-biter 6-5 victory over the Phillies on Sunday, the 2024 London Series has come to an end. The NL East rivals went out with a bang -- sort of -- with a tightly-contested game culminating in an anxious ninth inning in which both clubs mounted rallies. But
By David Adler @_dadler
June 8, 2024
NEW YORK -- First place vs. first place. Rival vs. rival. The Yankees-Dodgers series at Yankee Stadium this weekend began with an instant classic on Friday night before the Dodgers cruised to an 11-3 victory on Saturday to win the series. Will the Yankees salvage Sunday's finale of the series,
Incredible play to cap London Series marks first recorded game-ending 2-3 ground-ball DP
By Anthony DiComo
an hour ago
LONDON -- Had this been English football, a local reporter told Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, the ninth inning of Sunday’s London Series finale would have been best described as “squeaky bum time” -- a term generally credited to legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. When it was all over,
By Jake Rill @JakeDRill
4:46 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG -- The battery of Grayson Rodriguez and Adley Rutschman is a potent one for the Orioles. Whenever the former first-round Draft picks pair up, special things can happen -- like Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Rodriguez retired the first 15 Tampa Bay batters of the game and didn’t
By Jason Foster @ByJasonFoster
12:54 PM EDT
While most of the Mets were in London to play the Phillies on Sunday, one Met made a surprise appearance nearly 3,500 miles away at Citi Field. Kodai Senga, who has yet to pitch this season while he rehabs a shoulder injury, was at the Mets' home stadium to continue
By Jordan Bastian
4:41 PM EDT
CINCINNATI -- Shota Imanaga pitched so superbly for the first two months that any minor mistake now seems glaring. Cubs manager Craig Counsell reminded reporters on Sunday morning that the lefty had simply set the bar too high. “The best pitchers in the game do give up hits,” Counsell said
AL Cy Young winner fans 4, allows 1 run over 4 2/3 innings for Double-A Somerset
By Jeff Gold
4:36 PM EDT
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – The beginning of Gerrit Cole’s second rehab start? So-so. The end? Much better. Wearing his familiar No. 45 and not-so-standard high socks in a Marvel-themed Double-A Somerset Patriots uniform, Cole made his second rehab outing on Sunday. In front of a standing-room only crowd in central New
By Anthony DiComo
2:45 PM EDT
LONDON -- Mets owner Steve Cohen painted a hopeful picture of the club on Sunday morning, saying he is not ready to make the types of Trade Deadline decisions that could impact the short- and long-term future of his club. “I tell you, it’s amazing,” Cohen said before the Mets'
Rangers swipe four bags in first two innings, capped by García's steal of home
By Kennedi Landry @kennlandry
4:53 PM EDT
ARLINGTON -- Speed doesn't slump. For the Rangers, as the offensive inconsistency continues, they need to find a way to manufacture runs. On Sunday, in the series finale against the Giants, they used their wheels to break their skid. Texas stole four bases in the first two innings at Globe
By Scott Merkin
2:35 PM EDT
CHICAGO -- Drew Thorpe, the No. 3 White Sox prospect and No. 54 prospect overall, according to MLB Pipeline, will make his Major League debut Tuesday night in Seattle. The right-hander’s first career start was announced Sunday pregame by White Sox manager Pedro Grifol, after Thorpe posted a 7-1 record,
By Will Aldrich @WillAldrich_
30 minutes ago
PITTSBURGH -- When Twins manager Rocco Baldelli released his reshuffled lineup card for the series finale against the Pirates Sunday afternoon, there was one change that stood out the most. Carlos Santana, the 38-year-old first baseman, was penciled into the leadoff spot for the first time this season. The skipper
By John Denton @JohnDenton555
4:48 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS -- Masyn Winn had two hits and two RBIs, Alec Burleson smashed his career-best ninth home run of the season and Andre Pallante pitched five scoreless innings as the Cardinals beat the Rockies, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon to split the four-game series. The win allowed the Cardinals to
4:13 PM EDT
DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal went into the season with a 100 mph fastball on his bucket list. He hit 101.7 mph on Sunday. More importantly, the Tigers hit Bryse Wilson and the Brewers pitching staff to support him. While Skubal overpowered Milwaukee’s pesky lineup for 10 strikeouts over 6 2/3
By Michael Clair @michaelsclair
11:09 AM EDT
John Beckwith stepped to the plate, an unwieldy 38-inch bat hefted on his large, broad shoulders. Standing 5-foot-11 and weighing a muscular 230 pounds, Beckwith had the kind of power that would strike fear into any pitcher's heart. Facing the Cuban Stars inside cavernous Redland Field on May 22, 1921,
By Brian Murphy @Spokes_Murphy
June 8, 2024
Jayson Werth has gone from champion on the diamond to champion on the racetrack. The racehorse that Werth co-owns, Dornoch, won the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Dornoch put Werth into the winner’s circle 16 years after he was
By Todd Zolecki
4:39 PM EDT
LONDON -- Rob McElhenney hopped Chase Utley’s hedges last week in Los Angeles. He needed to get the ball that his kid kicked into Utley’s yard. Almost 15 years ago, McElhenney’s character Mac on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” wrote a love letter to Utley, hoping to one day have
By Paige Leckie @paige_leckie
4:21 PM EDT
MIAMI -- It was Tyler Freeman who delivered big results for the Guardians on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot park, crushing his sixth homer of the year to power Cleveland to a 6-3 series finale win. It was the first series the Guardians have won in Miami since 2013. Up until
By Keegan Matheson @KeeganMatheson
3:51 PM EDT
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By Juan Toribio @juanctoribio
12:42 AM EDT
NEW YORK -- In the Dodgers’ two trips to New York this season, Teoscar Hernández has been a busy man. With a large presence from his native Dominican Republic, Hernández has done at least a couple of pregame interviews before each game, in Queens and now in the Bronx. When
By Anne Rogers @anne__rogers
3:45 PM EDT
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By Mark Sheldon
3:28 PM EDT
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By Robert Falkoff
2:13 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY -- For the foreseeable future, the Mariners will be showcasing a new look at first base. With Ty France headed to the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to a hairline fracture in his right heel, Seattle called up Tyler Locklear, the club’s No. 8 prospect. Manager Scott
By Brian Murphy @Spokes_Murphy
12:12 AM EDT
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. As you examine your 2024 MLB All-Star ballot, consider how many players have a chance to break into the starting lineup for the first time. As Mookie Betts and Bryce Harper
By Todd Zolecki
9:51 AM EDT
LONDON -- Trea Turner and the Phillies wouldn’t be surprised if he is back in the lineup within the next week. There are more hurdles to clear before the Phils activate him from the 10-day injured list, but there is optimism he can finish his recovery without a setback or
By David Villavicencio
11:30 AM EDT
HIALEAH, Fla. -- The future of baseball got a glimpse of the big leagues on Saturday morning, as more than 300 South Florida youth learned the game from some former MLB heroes. The MLB Players Alumni Association and Miami Marlins hosted a Legends for Youth Clinic at the home of