SEATTLE — I keep hearing about how the run is coming. That magical month when the Mariners finally show their World Series prowess.

It's happening anytime now, right?

Kalshi seems to think so.

The prediction website said the Mariners vs. Dodgers was the second-most-likely World Series matchup at 8.5%, trailing only the Yankees vs. Dodgers. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The sky was so dense with wildfire smoke that the view of Philadelphia’s Center City from Citizens Bank Park all but disappeared a few innings into the game Thursday night. None of it seemed to obstruct the view Christian Scott had of Francisco Alvarez’s mitt.

The right-hander was one batter shy of holding the Philadelphia ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — With smoke from Canadian wildfires once again wreaking havoc on the air quality in the Northeast, MLB and the Philadelphia Phillies moved up Thursday night’s game against the Mets by an hour. The air quality is supposed to worsen later in the night, but by moving the game up, it reduced the time the two teams were on the field...Read more

CHICAGO — It’s OK to admit you suffer from Chicago Reunion Fatigue, otherwise known as CRF.

It’s a nonthreatening ailment brought on by the proliferation of reunions of our legacy sports teams over the last 10 months, from the 40-year anniversary of the Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl team to the Blackhawks’ Banner Years ceremony to Derrick ...Read more

Shohei Ohtani is a global superstar.

The 2026 ESPY Awards provided the latest evidence of that, with the Dodgers two-way player winning two trophies, as determined by fan votes, at Wednesday night's ceremony in New York.

But as surprising at it may be — especially to those of us in the Los Angeles area who have witnessed the Japanese ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have the best record in baseball, the highest run differential in baseball, the biggest lead in baseball.

And a pitching staff that recently required seven arms to get through a six-run loss in a game started by Kyle Hurt.

The Dodgers have the best player in baseball, the best manager in baseball, the best lineup in...Read more

CHICAGO — Will Venable and Craig Counsell were in good position heading into the All-Star break with teams that had been through various struggles and came out ahead.

Progress is not always accomplished in a conventional manner, as both managers can attest.

The Chicago White Sox were tied for first in the American League Central, despite ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — There wasn’t much of a local flavor to this year’s MLB All-Star Game festivities.

Neither Paul Skenes nor Braxton Ashcraft pitched in the midsummer classic. Oneil Cruz’s injury prevented him from returning to the Home Run Derby. Sunday’s win over the Milwaukee Brewers overshadowed anything prospects Seth Hernandez and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — In 1976, when the All-Star Game came to Veterans Stadium, the Yankees’ Catfish Hunter and Thurman Munson did a midgame interview about a historic collective bargaining agreement that was ratified the night before.

Now that was a celebration of baseball.

Fifty years on, this wasn’t so bad either. MLB pulled out all the ...Read more

SEATTLE — I keep hearing about how the run is coming. That magical month when the Seattle Mariners finally show their World Series prowess.

It’s happening anytime now, right?

Kalshi seems to think so.

The prediction website said the Mariners vs. Los Angeles Dodgers was the second-most-likely World Series matchup at 8.5%, trailing only the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pete Crow-Armstrong was 9 years old, maybe 10. He can't remember for sure. But he clearly remembers the scene: a journey from his San Fernando Valley home to Angel Stadium, for a game featuring Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees.

Jeter wasn't an outfielder, though. Crow-Armstrong sat in right-center field, with a great view of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Winning six Gold Glove awards gives Mookie Betts more than enough credibility to design and market his own leather. And that's exactly what he is doing with LGND, a line of baseball gloves that he says are "built around versatility, craftsmanship and player-first innovation."

Betts, of course, is the Dodgers shortstop whose Gold...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Every time Sonja Marsh is at a major league baseball game to watch her son, or an international track meet to watch her daughter, she brings a small, gray urn with butterflies on the side.

It contains the ashes of her late husband, Jake, who died of cancer in April of 2021. There are countless ways the family has kept his ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Whenever somebody asks me to name my favorite ballparks, I spend most of my time trying to talk myself out of the most boring possible answer.

Sure, Dodger Stadium is a personal favorite. There’s something about the way a SoCal dusk blends with Dodger Blue and the peaceful rise of the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Cody Bellinger went seven years between All-Star Game appearances.

It was worth the wait.

The Yankees outfielder was voted MVP of Tuesday night’s All-Star Game after he delivered the decisive hit in the American League’s 4-0 victory at Citizens Bank Park.

With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the first, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Rays slugger Junior Caminero’s second All-Star appearance came to an early and painful end Tuesday night. He left the game after being hit by a pitch in the third inning.

Caminero was hit on his left pinkie, going immediately to the ground in obvious pain, writhing and rolling to his side. He then jumped up and walked quickly...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For years, as stars such as Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper pleaded for the chance to play in the Los Angeles Olympics, and for Major League Baseball to back up its talk of growing the game internationally by participating in the world's greatest sporting festival, the league was reluctant: Would the owners truly benefit from ...Read more

Two lawsuits already serve as backdrops to the unseemly sequence of events that led to Bryce Harper sending Thanksgiving wishes on behalf of FanDuel to an admitted sports gambling addict.

Could there be a third?

Legal experts say Harper might have grounds to sue FanDuel for false endorsement, misappropriation and invasion of privacy.

The ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The best player in Major League Baseball — a player who can make a claim to being the greatest baseball player ever — will not play in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park. The best player on the most popular team in Major League Baseball — a player who hit at least 53 home runs in three of the previous ...Read more