Houston shortstop Jeremy Peña made a New Year’s resolution to do more traveling to places that he’s never been to before. It’s a work trip, but Peña is excited to lead the Astros south of the border this weekend to face the Rockies in a pair of games in the

TORONTO -- Seemingly every time Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani steps inside the batter’s box, the two-time unanimous American League Most Valuable Player does something that impresses everyone in attendance. On Saturday, in his second at-bat of the game against Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, Ohtani did it again. As soon as

Mason Miller, pitching in one of the most tense roles in baseball, feels free -- and the radar gun is showing it. The A's sophomore right-hander, moved to the bullpen in an effort to preserve his health, is suddenly the most electric closer in baseball, blowing MLB's best hitters away

BOSTON -- With Triston Casas out for weeks if not months with torn cartilage in his left rib cage, the Red Sox have acted by acquiring first baseman Garrett Cooper in a trade with the Cubs for cash considerations, a source told MLB.com on Saturday. Chris Cotillo of MassLive was

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BALTIMORE -- It’s been only 11 days since Kyle Bradish made his first rehab start in his recovery from a right UCL sprain. However, the Orioles have decided the 27-year-old right-hander is ready to return after three Minor League outings. Manager Brandon Hyde announced Saturday that Bradish’s next start will

MEXICO CITY -- With an altitude of 7,350 feet in Mexico's capital, more than 2,000 feet higher than Denver, it would be reasonable to expect a healthy dose of home runs at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú for the Mexico City Series on Saturday and Sunday between the Astros and Rockies.

There’s absolutely no shortage of legendary home runs in baseball history, whether we’re talking about Babe Ruth’s “called shot” in 1932, Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” in 1951, Carlton Fisk’s foul-pole prayer in 1975 or thousands of others along the way. Homers make up something like 3% of

BOSTON -- Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer walked into his office on Thursday and found a book that another front-office member had left on his desk. It was a book on pitching that lefty Shota Imanaga published last year in Japan, offering mental and physical guidance for younger

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TORONTO -- After a dramatic offseason that reached its peak with a flurry of inaccurate media reports and online flight tracking, Shohei Ohtani was greeted by a loud round of boos by the home crowd at Rogers Centre. Ohtani was lightly booed during pregame introductions, but those quickly got louder

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ATLANTA -- Braves first baseman Matt Olson's first month with Chris Sale has led him to believe the veteran left-handed pitcher has regained the form he had in 2018, when he finished among the top six in American League Cy Young Award balloting for the seventh straight year. “He looks

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants knew Patrick Bailey would help them win plenty of games with this Gold Glove-caliber defense behind the plate. But lately, the second-year backstop has been showing that he can have just as big of an impact with his bat. Bailey cranked a three-run home run

MILWAUKEE -- The season won’t stop while the Brewers figure out how to piece together a pitching rotation. And if they are going to play, it appears they are intent on continuing to find a way to win. Willy Adames delivered an RBI single in the 10th to extend the

SEATTLE -- Josh Rojas shared a clubhouse with many of those in the visiting dugout on Friday night at T-Mobile Park, but for Mitch Haniger, it’s been ages since he donned a D-backs uniform. Those two pounded their former team with towering home runs that lifted the Mariners to a

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SAN DIEGO -- The Phillies hammered five home runs Friday night, so they had plenty of opportunity to perfect their dugout celebrations. No doubt, they put a bit of extra zest into the one for Nick Castellanos.

ARLINGTON -- This, more than anything, is what Nathan Eovaldi does best. For all of the things the Alvin, Texas, native has given this club since he joined in 2023, from an electric postseason run to earning an All-Star bid, sometimes the thing he does best is simply get out

There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding the University of Georgia’s Charlie Condon this week as the redshirt sophomore found himself atop MLB Pipeline's new 2024 Draft Prospects list. For some, that could bring added pressure, but for Condon, it was more of the same. In his first at-bat as

KANSAS CITY -- Seth Lugo was worried the ball was leaving the park. Parker Meadows was pretty sure the ball was gone. Javier Báez was certain of it. Adam Frazier appeared to be the only one with doubts about Meadows’ knock as it soared toward him in the third inning.

Walk in to Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, home of the Diablos Rojos del México of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol and host to this weekend's Mexico City Series, and you'll immediately notice a few touches that make this ballpark stand out from the rest. Opened in March of 2019 --