Jacob deGrom brought his former Cy Young stuff in a brilliant start against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.But it wasn't enough for a Rangers win as the Mariners rallied after deGrom's exit for a 4-3 victory.
Cam Smith's home run off Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.
The 2026 MLB postseason is right around the corner. And with less than three weeks left in the regular season, every team with World Series aspirations still has a lot left to play for.Let's break down the MLB standings and the playoff picture as it looks ahead of games on Sept.
'He changed my life'On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Thomas awoke to a ringing phone in his Connecticut hotel room. It was his girlfriend's father calling to make sure Thomas had seen that a plane had just plowed into the World Trade Center's North Tower.
Also included: notes on the Tigers' Lucas Elissalt and Thayron Liranzo and the Phillies' Mavis Graves and Wen-Hui Pan.
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Peralta has dramatically altered his changeup usage since joining the Rays, and that's part of a pattern for Tampa that has worked for them.
Votto, who turns 43 on Thursday, will make his second appearance on "Sunday Night Baseball" on Sept. 20 on Peacock.
While the nation mourns the 3,000 victims on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the families deal with a grief that never fades.
Who are the favorites for each award? Should they be? And is award creep real? We discuss.
For all of the franchise’s misadventures, the Mets — led by ones who were there for that sad September in 2001 — get this right.
In the age of advanced analytics and motion capture tech, non-playing coaches have found success. But are big leaguers down to play for one?.
As a two-way player, Ohtani must go on the injured list for 15 days rather than 10.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have tried to make it work with Shohei Ohtani over the past week. They've now decided to put their superstar on ice.
The Los Angeles Dodgers just injected some major intrigue into their outfield.With 16 games left in the regular season, the reigning champions are calling up prospect Josue De Paula from Double-A Tulsa, according to ESPN's Alden González.
De Paula entered the season ranked as the No. 20 prospect in baseball by Keith Law.
“It’s as crazy a game as you will see," Mets interim manager Andy Green said after a game on par for New York's 2026 season.
When Shohei Ohtani arrived stateside in 2018 after a legendary, half-decade run as a two-way player in Japan's NPB, his ambition of hitting and pitching simultaneously in MLB invited two central questions.
When Shohei Ohtani arrived stateside in 2018 after a legendary, half-decade run as a two-way player in Japan's NPB, his ambition of hitting and pitching simultaneously in MLB invited two central questions.
The Dodgers had said Ohtani was expected to be in the lineup Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds after receiving the day off Tuesday.
The New York Yankees are adding second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the injured list due to a sprained right thumb, per manager Aaron Boone. Chisholm will be shut down from baseball activities for seven to 10 days.
Aaron Judge's return wasn't the only highlight at Tuesday's Yankees game.While the Yankees captain's return to the lineup made headlines, some people only visited Yankee Stadium for the game's free giveaway, a highly anticipated Naruto promo card featuring the Yankees logo.
There's a probably apocryphal story about Rafael Devers and his love of chewing tobacco that floats harmlessly around the baseball world like a leaf in the breeze.
This is about keeping Judge healthy and getting him back to peak form — not the AL East title. The Yankees can’t afford to lose him again.
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Ward grew up in a Cleveland suburb and attended Ohio State University.
There has never been anybody like him. Not now. Not ever. So what makes Judge so unique? We explain.
As its first playoffs begin, the WPBL has become a group effort to build something that will last long past its inaugural season.
Which owners qualified as the worst of the worst? Some were awful for moral reasons. Others were cheap, or lost a lot, or sold Babe Ruth.
Judge was removed early, as planned, from his first game back. The Yankees will be careful with their star's ramp-up, but he wants to play.
De La Cruz's throw is the hardest by a fielder this season, topping the 103.9 mph throw by Mets rookie outfielder Carson Benge.
De La Cruz's throw is the hardest by a fielder this season, topping the 103.9 mph throw by Mets rookie outfielder Carson Benge.
Washington entered the eighth inning up 4-1 before another unraveling in a 5-4 loss.
De Vries and Arnold began the year as the team's No. 1 and 2 prospects. Both are likely to miss the rest of the season.
In Statcast’s pitch-tracking era (since 2008), no other starting pitcher has even thrown 1,000 pitches at 100 mph in a whole career.
Aaron Judge made his long-awaited return to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.Judge returned to the Yankees' lineup for their 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in New York. It marked his first game back with the team after missing the past three months due to a stress fracture in his rib.
After four consecutive years stuck at .500 or close to it, the San Francisco Giants entered 2026 with hopes of finally launching out of mediocrity and into the mix of National League contenders.
Shohei Ohtani is sidelined once again.The Los Angeles Dodgers' star did not play in the team's 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night, one day after he returned from a four-game absence due to several lingering injuries.
Ohtani is trying to manage persistent soreness, most notably in his left knee and right biceps.
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated starting pitcher Corbin Burnes from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday so he could start against the Kansas City Royals. Burnes was on a pitch count and was expected to throw either 60 pitches or four innings. He threw 57 pitches over three scoreless innings.
Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-CastApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeAaron Judge hasn’t played a game for the New York Yankees since the final day of May.
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Hancel Rincon, presumably, had worked his entire life for Friday night. The St.
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As teams solidify their rosters with September call-ups, we take a look at which additions might make a difference this month and beyond.
Murphy has won NL Manager of the Year the past two seasons. With the Brewers rolling, could he add a third?.
The top of the National League East played itself to a stalemate this holiday weekend in Philadelphia, as the visiting Atlanta Braves and the hosting Phillies split a four-game set, two wins apiece.
Judge has not appeared in a game in 99 days. On Day 100, he'll be back, and the race for the division title is on.
Aaron Judge is finally back.The New York Yankees star will rejoin their lineup on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies after missing the last three months with a stress fracture in his rib. The Yankees officially activated Judge on Sunday night.
Ohtani says he is not expected to pitch the rest of the season. By all accounts, he is feeling good, though — or good enough.
After sitting out for the past four games, Shohei Ohtani made his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Monday. Ohtani was the leadoff batter as the designated hitter in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium.
After sitting out for the past four games, Shohei Ohtani made his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup on Monday night. Ohtani was the leadoff batter and jumped back in the lineup as their designated hitter in the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium.
After sitting out for the past four games, Shohei Ohtani is back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for Monday's matchup with the Cincinnati Reds and he will bat leadoff. Ohtani nearly batted as a pinch-hitter in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Washington Nationals.
Philadelphia's matchup with Atlanta has evoked October, a month that’s been too much trick and not enough treat for the Phillies.
Keeping Ohtani healthy as a hitter likely means his season is done as a pitcher.
Cole is the only pitcher in MLB history to allow back-to-back-to-back home runs to start a game twice.
As the Boston Red Sox make a run toward the postseason, the team will be without its center fielder for at least the next week with a right quadriceps strain.On Sunday, the Red Sox announced that Ceddanne Rafaela was placed on the 10-day injured list. The IL stint will be dated back to Sept.
Earlier this season, the Boston closer became the career leader in strikeouts among relievers, surpassing Hoyt Wilhelm.
Pete Crow-Armstrong further strengthened his case to win National League MVP honors by hitting his 40th home run in Sunday's loss to the Miami Marlins.
Former Boston Red Sox coach and manager Joe Morgan has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 95.Morgan spent three-and-a-half seasons as the Red Sox's manager, taking over the job partway through the 1988 season. That year, he led Boston to a 89-73 record and an AL East title.
“Saturday’s gesture of apology by Doug on the field speaks for itself,” a league spokesperson told The Athletic.
Umpire Doug Eddings apologized to St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Hancel Rincon on Saturday for telling the rookie to straighten his tilted cap during Friday's 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies.
Umpire Doug Eddings apologized to St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Hancel Rincon on Saturday for telling the rookie to straighten his tilted cap during Friday's 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies.
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies engaged in a joint silent protest on Saturday night. A large number of Cardinals players and staff wore their hats off-center in the dugout, and were joined by a few members of the Rockies.
“It doesn’t matter who’s pitching. I don’t care how they wear the hat,” Colorado's Goodman told reporters in Denver.
Outfielder Trent Grisham has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain, the New York Yankees announced Saturday.Grisham, 29, left Friday's 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres in the second inning.
Outfielder Trent Grisham has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, the New York Yankees announced on Saturday. Grisham, 29, left Friday’s 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres in the second inning.
Shohei Ohtani's absence from the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup has reached a third straight game, with the possibility of an injured list stint seemingly becoming more real with each day.
Ishbia’s company, Canal Edge, announced Saturday it would look to carve out space for a new stadium it's calling “The Railyards.".
The St. Louis Cardinals were able to pull off a 7-6 away win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday — but not without some tension.In the sixth inning, with rookie reliever Hancel Rincon making his MLB debut on the mound, home plate umpire Doug Eddings suddenly stopped play mid-at-bat.
"We have a kid making his debut, and in between an at-bat, (umpire Doug Eddings) tells him that he needs to fix his hat," Marmol said.
There might not be a player in baseball facing more disappointment in 2026 than Kyle Tucker, the Los Angeles Dodgers' $60 million-per-year player with an OPS in the .600s.Those struggles saw the Dodgers demote Tucker to eighth in their Shohei Ohtani-less lineup on Friday.
The New York Yankees have 21 games and just over three weeks remaining on their regular-season schedule. And Aaron Judge is moving closer to a return.
The Cleveland Guardians gave their fans a show on Friday.Both legs of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers had the same ending: No. 9 hitter Brayan Rocchio crossing home plate in a cheering Progressive Field.
"You've got to check all of the boxes so that you get cleared to play," said Judge, who is "mad" that his rehab process is taking so long.
Shohei Ohtani is out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for the second consecutive game on Friday, sidelined by assorted injuries that have him "day-to-day," according to manager Dave Roberts. Ohtani also sat out Thursday's 3-2 win over the St.
The pain in Ohtani's right arm shot up around his neck area on Wednesday night, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in the American League, but they’re putting one of their top starting pitchers back on the injured list.Shane McClanahan was placed on the 15-day IL due to left forearm tightness, the team announced Friday.
CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong has taken the baseball world by storm this season, and as the final month of the regular season gets underway, he's on the precipice of accomplishing something pretty remarkable.
Either MLB is extremely optimistic about ongoing labor talks between the owners and the players or the league is looking to set a possible point of no return for those negotiations.
Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-CastApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeAdley Rutschman returned to his old stomping grounds on Thursday night to face off against the team that traded him a little over a month ago.
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Open Command offers a clearer understanding of how well pitchers hit their intended targets more quickly than other command metrics.
This week's Sliders also include a former ballplayer turned world-renowned sculptor and more timely and timeless elements of baseball.
I’m convinced the baseball gods wait for me to take time off, then cram the weirdest and wildest games of the season into that week (or so).
For our next mailbag, we’ll be taking your questions about the BBWAA awards, from the right picks to the methodology to the process.
Moreno spent on stars, skimped everywhere else, and squandered the primes of two of baseball's greatest players as the franchise languished.
Why is this year so strange? And what does it say about the state of the game?.
A look at the top 15 pitchers and 15 position players who are eligible for free agency this offseason.
Former MLB All-Star Dmitri Young knows something about losing. Even he has never seen a season quite like this.
The reliever was removed on account of nausea, the Royals announced. Game-time temperature was 97, with about 50 percent humidity.
Bohm's suit, filed in March, alleged his parents mismanaged his finances while running LLCs on his behalf.
Adley Rutschman probably couldn't have scripted a better return to Baltimore.Returning to Camden Yards for the first time since he was dealt to the Boston Red Sox at the MLB trade deadline, Rutschman received a standing ovation for the four and a half seasons he played with the Orioles.
Shohei Ohtani is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Thursday as injury worries continue to mount around the star's health.It is Ohtani's first day off in more than a month.
The Dodgers have downplayed Ohtani’s offensive struggles despite several weeks of underperformance.
Twenty-one years ago, the White Sox swept the Astros in the World Series to end an 88-year championship drought, bringing baseball jubilation to the south side of Chicago.
Twenty-one years ago, the White Sox swept the Astros in the World Series to end an 88-year championship drought, bringing baseball jubilation to the south side of Chicago.
People around baseball often say the regular season is a marathon, not a sprint. Getting through the six-month schedule following two months of spring training is the definition of a grind. And that doesn't even include trying to stay healthy and perform at a high level.
Tyrese Haliburton is one highly paid professional athlete who has turned down the Los Angeles Dodgers.
