By Theo DeRosa @Theo_DeRosa
8:01 PM EDT
In their first home game since the passing of Willie Mays on June 18 at age 93, the Giants will honor the Hall of Famer in a special way. During Monday night’s game at Oracle Park, all Giants uniformed personnel will wear No. 24, the number Mays wore with the
By Dawn Klemish @Sportsgal25
24 minutes ago
DETROIT -- Aaron Nola had cruised through his first two innings at Comerica Park on Monday night when the Tigers launched an offensive. And so, when Detroit led off the third with back-to-back singles, Nola calmly pulled the rug out from the home team, spearheading the first triple play in
It’s possible that the top fan catch of the year happened on Monday night at Camden Yards in Baltimore. In the top of the third inning, Cleveland’s Josh Naylor yanked a foul ball 415 feet with an exit velocity of 108.5 mph that hooked well foul of the right-field foul
By Melanie Martinez-Lopez
24 minutes ago
BALTIMORE -- The Guardians have momentum and refuse to lose it. After sweeping a series against the Blue Jays, their power at the plate continued to shine through in the first of a three-game series against the Orioles on Monday night. José Ramírez shined, hitting the go-ahead solo homer in
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
8:48 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG -- Bryan Woo was once again forced to leave a start prematurely when he departed with right hamstring tightness after throwing his 60th pitch on Monday night at Tropicana Field. The electric right-hander showed discomfort after surrendering a leadoff single to Richie Palacios, after which he was seen
By Manny Randhawa @MannyOnMLB
1:03 PM EDT
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
By Brent Maguire @bmags94
1:28 PM EDT
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
By Tim Stebbins @tim_stebbins
7:52 PM EDT
CHICAGO -- Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw will be shut down from throwing for a week to address “lingering soreness” in his surgically-repaired left shoulder, manager Dave Roberts said on Monday. Kershaw was slated to make a second start on his Minor League rehab assignment on Tuesday. He will now rest
By Anthony DiComo
6:24 PM EDT
NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball suspended Edwin Díaz 10 games on Monday after umpire Vic Carapazza ejected him from Sunday’s 5-2 win over the Cubs for a violation of the league’s sticky stuff regulations. The suspension is routine for players who are ejected for a sticky stuff violation. Although
7:51 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres will be without star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. potentially through the All-Star break, after Tatis was recently diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right leg. San Diego placed Tatis on the IL on Monday after he’d been out of the lineup the past
By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
1:28 PM EDT
Trying to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven postseason series is a daunting task. In fact, most comeback attempts end without much drama. Case in point: In AL/NL history, we’ve seen 40 teams go up three games to none in a best-of-seven series. Most of these clubs
By Will Leitch @williamfleitch
June 23, 2024
It was a wild week for the top teams in baseball. The Yankees lost two of three to the Orioles and will be missing Giancarlo Stanton for a while. The Phillies welcomed the Diamondbacks, the team that destroyed their World Series hopes at Citizens Bank Park, back to the scene
33 minutes ago
ANAHEIM -- Left-hander Patrick Sandoval was hopeful he avoided major injury after exiting Friday’s game against the Dodgers with a left elbow strain, but revealed the rough news before Monday’s series opener against the A’s that he suffered both a high-grade flexor tendon tear and a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
By Joe Harris
7:58 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS -- The Braves placed Ray Kerr on the 15-day injured list Monday with a left elbow UCL injury. Manager Brian Snitker said he expects the 29-year-old left hander to undergo Tommy John surgery. “It’s bad because he was getting a good opportunity here and he had impressed a
By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
10:43 AM EDT
In 1982, a young shortstop by the name of Cal Ripken Jr. burst onto the scene for the Orioles, winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Ripken leveled up the following season, becoming one of the best players in the sport en route to the AL MVP Award.
By Michael Clair @michaelsclair
5:14 PM EDT
We get it: You love baseball, but you also love to stuff your face with the greatest, tastiest and most outrageous foodstuffs out there. One of the great things about going to a ballgame these days is that while you can still get your hot dog and Cracker Jack, you
By Manny Randhawa @MannyOnMLB
1:49 AM EDT
This week features rivalries renewed on both coasts, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani looking to continue their respective home run binges and Paul Skenes facing one of the hottest lineups in baseball. It promises to be an exciting seven days with marquee matchups, and there are sure to be some
By Bryan Hoch
June 23, 2024
NEW YORK -- The Yankees added an experienced corner infielder on Sunday, acquiring J.D. Davis and cash considerations from the Athletics in exchange for infielder Jordan Groshans. Davis, 31, was batting .236 (29-for-123) with four home runs and five RBIs in 39 games for Oakland this season, appearing defensively at
By Bryan Hoch
3:26 PM EDT
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By Fred Zinkie, Yahoo.com
12:46 PM EDT
This is a solid week for finding two-start streamers, with a couple of exciting options and several other men who can offer assistance in deeper formats. The one-start streamers are a less appealing group, as there are few men with solid skills and favorable matchups. On the offensive side, the
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Below are the complete standings for Phase 1 of fan voting for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard as of the second ballot update on June 24.