Manager Dave Roberts continued to give Michael Conforto his chances at the plate.

The former Giant was pegged to do what he’s done his entire career: hit with power. Instead, he’s struck out 41 times and hits a whopping .153, comfortably bottom of the barrel in the Dodgers lineup.

For Chris Taylor, starts are few and far between. The ...Read more

For the better part of six innings on Tuesday night the Mariners offense was atrocious and on the verge of ruining a terrific night of pitching.

It took two pitches to change the entire tenor of the evening and snap the Mariners’ four-game losing streak.

J.P. Crawford delivered the final blow with a single that scored Leody Taveras in the 11...Read more

The Padres keep professing faith in their bullpen.

“Why wouldn’t I have the confidence?” manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday afternoon. “I mean, everybody gets a little bit of grace, right? … I mean, track record gives you confidence.”

A few hours later, another Padres reliever continued the bullpen’s ride off the rails.

But the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants carried two starkly different trends into Tuesday. They’d never lost a game where Robbie Ray started. They’d also never won a game with their new City Connect jerseys.

Something had to give. By night’s end, their four-game losing streak was a remnant of the past.

Christian Koss hit a grand slam for his first ...Read more

The director might have changed, but the Rox Show looks the same.

In their second game under interim manager Warren Schaeffer, the Colorado Rockies’ offense was once again a no-show in a 4-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Globe Field. Schaeffer was named interim manager on Sunday when Bud Black was fired.

The Rockies ...Read more

NEW YORK — Manager Don Kelly shuffled the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lineup on Tuesday night, likely hoping some changes would change the Pirates’ offensive fortunes.

Those changes had little effect. The Pirates lost to the New York Mets 2-1 on a rainy Tuesday at Citi Field. The Pirates have now scored four or fewer runs in 19 consecutive games,...Read more

There were several points Tuesday when it appeared the Rays did enough to beat the Blue Jays.

But it wasn’t until rookie reliever Mason Montgomery retired Daulton Varsho, who had already homered twice, with two on to end it that they did, 11-9.

After taking an early 4-0 lead and carrying a 6-4 advantage into the eighth, the Rays saw it go to...Read more

DETROIT – The Javier Báez renaissance is real.

Báez's second three-run home run of the night, this one in the bottom of the 11th, gave the Tigers a dramatic, walk-off 10-9 win over the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park.

His three-run homer in the sixth had put the Tigers up 6-4.

The Red Sox had taken a 9-7 lead in the top of the 11th when...Read more

HOUSTON — Kansas City Royals starter Kris Bubic continued his torrid start to the 2025 campaign Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, but it wasn't enough as the Royals fell, 2-1.

Bubic limited the Astros to one run across 6 1/3 innings. He allowed six hits and added nine strikeouts in his ninth start of the season.

Houston (21-20) ...Read more

DENVER — Sunday was a bizarre day at Coors Field, even by Rockies standards.

The club’s decision to fire manager Bud Black was no surprise. It was like a thunderstorm building over the Rockies. Anyone paying attention could see it coming. Big league managers don’t survive 7-33 starts after back-to-back 100-loss seasons.

Black surely saw ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson from the permanent ban list, which means both men are now eligible for the Hall of Fame. In total, Manfred removed 16 players, all deceased (including Rose and Jackson) and one deceased owner from the lifetime ineligible list.

It marks maybe the first time I have ...Read more

HOUSTON — The Kansas City Royals are always in search of quality pitching. On Tuesday, the Royals landed an experienced veteran in left-hander Rich Hill.

Hill, 45, signed a minor league deal with the Royals. He will report to the Royals' spring training complex in Surprise, Ariz., before eventually joining Triple-A Omaha.

“We were looking ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Alicia Mink wanted to see her Angels play Monday. She never had been to Petco Park.

"Super nice," she said. "Love the stadium."

Petco Park is the best ballpark in Southern California, by far — integrated into a vibrant neighborhood; spacious and modern; packed with delectable food and drink options; a community gathering ...Read more

Let’s be clear: It was quite a thing Tuesday that Pete Rose’s name — 16 others’, too, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s — was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list.

But it was only one thing.

Because although commissioner Rob Manfred’s landmark decision that a lifetime ban lasts only...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Our bizarre president wanted the Gulf of Mexico renamed the “Gulf of America,” wanted to rename Veterans Day to “Victory Day for World War I,” and now wants to redefine the word “permanent.”

Well, like former Phillies star Pete Rose on a typical day at bat, President Donald Trump‘s 1 for 3.

In February, shortly ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Pirates' best player intends to showcase his talent on an international stage.

In an appearance on MLB Network, Pirates ace Paul Skenes announced his commitment to Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

"When I was coming through high school, the thing that I thought I was going to be doing right now was flying jets ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pete Rose was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list Tuesday, making the all-time hits leader eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Shoeless” Joe Jackson, banned after his participation in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, also was reinstated in a sweeping ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pete Rose was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list Tuesday, making the all-time hits leader eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rose had been exiled from the sport since 1989, after he was found by then-commissioner Bart Giamatti (yes, the father of actor ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker was driving to PNC Park on Sunday morning when the excitement in his voice became even more obvious, the former Pirates second baseman and current broadcaster sounding like he was on his third or fourth cup of coffee.

"He's had other opportunities," Walker said, talking about new Pirates skipper Don Kelly. "But he ...Read more