BOSTON — The Red Sox have been an offensive powerhouse this summer. They entered Saturday leading Major League Baseball in runs, slugging percentage and OPS, and leading the American League in home runs, batting average, and on-base percentage.

Between the chilly, misty weather and the Boston bats flailing, it felt more like one of their ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Tampa Bay Rays, as you may have read or heard, have been struggling a bit lately.

Saturday, they looked like they had gotten back closer to what had been working for them much of the season, with strong pitching and a couple of key hits, and taking a two-run lead into the eighth.

And it still didn’t work out for them.

The ...Read more

SEATTLE — Randy Arozarena’s first swing of the game Saturday produced a rocket of a solo homer into The ‘Pen.

His last swing of the game turned T-Mobile Park into pure bedlam and ecstasy.

Arozarena smashed a slider from Cubs closer Jacob Webb over the wall in center field for a stunning two-run, walk-off homer and an improbable 5-4 ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The two-time Cy Young Award-winning, dominant version of Tarik Skubal might have finally arrived in Los Angeles.

After giving up three runs in the first inning and five hits in the first two innings, Skubal shut down the Pittsburgh Pirates, retiring 18 of the final 19 batters he faced and striking out 11 in seven innings, giving...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have long been a team that relied on the long ball.

By the time Bryce Harper hit the Phillies’ first home run of the game in the sixth inning, they’d already scored eight runs. Over their now eight-game win streak, they’ve found offensive success through small ball.

Alec Bohm, who hit the walk-off triple in ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers’ futility within the Central Division ranks high on the long list of mystifying things about this 2026 season.

Their 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals Saturday night, Aug. 22, was their fourth loss in a row and the seventh in their last eight. But on a broader scope, it dropped their division record to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — While thousands of fans lined up outside the stadium hours before game time to make sure they got his bobblehead Saturday, Shohei Ohtani took the mound again in a significant step toward returning to two-way player status.

Ohtani threw 30 pitches in a simulated inning, facing Will Smith. It was Ohtani’s first time facing a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ryan Weathers left Saturday afternoon’s game with left forearm discomfort in what could be another blow to the Yankees’ rotation.

Weathers could tell something was wrong after he threw a sweeper to Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Myles Straw — his 72nd pitch of the afternoon — with one out in the fourth inning of the 4-3 loss ...Read more

NEW YORK — In a blow to the New York Yankees, slugger Giancarlo Stanton suffered another setback in his rehab progression, this time sustaining a calf strain in his left leg.

The latest injury occurred a couple of days ago when Stanton — who has missed the past four months due to a pair of strains in his right calf — fell while running ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ryan Weathers left Saturday afternoon’s game with left forearm discomfort in what could be another blow to the Yankees’ rotation.

The left-hander was set to undergo imaging later Saturday, the Yankees announced.

Weathers appeared uncomfortable after he threw a sweeper to Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Myles Straw with one out in...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's as though Kyle Tucker accidentally became important at work and it ruined his life.

He just so happened to be the best available right fielder on the free-agent market at the moment in time that the Dodgers were craving an uptick in right field and another functional bat to further fortify their lineup.

Basically, they ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Luis Arraez opened the door and revealed the secret to winning three batting titles.

Not even Tony Gwynn Jr. could believe it.

“Listen,” said the son of the late Hall of Famer, “my dad was as much of a worker as possible. Never once did he have a tee and a net in his hotel room. I walked into the room and watched this ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As Mallory Rubin took her spot in front of Camden Yards’ mound Thursday night, she channeled her inner Adley Rutschman from his MLB debut.

Ball in hand, ready to throw the ceremonial first pitch, Rubin didn’t rush. She looked around the crown jewel of a ballpark, took a deep breath, cracked a wide smile, looked in for the sign...Read more

DENVER — Watching Larry Walker play baseball is like writing sentences with exclamation points.

He is the most talented player I have ever covered. He threw with the velocity and accuracy of a pitcher from right field. He motored around the bases like a sports car, knowing exactly what gear to shift into two steps out of the batter’s box.

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LOS ANGELES — A three-day Coors Field glow-up can only do so much.

The Los Angeles Dodgers returned from their restorative visit to baseball’s day spa for sagging offenses with just enough sparkle left to retrieve a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night with Tommy Edman’s walk-off single in the 10th inning.

While the ...Read more

SEATTLE — Would this be like so many disappointing homestand openers?

A big crowd fills T-Mobile Park eager to see the Seattle Mariners back after a road trip, bringing energy and excitement. A belief that being back in the perfect weather of the Pacific Northwest and sleeping in their own beds will increase their victory hopes abounds.

And...Read more