Wander Franco will have his next day in court on Tuesday.

Both Franco and the prosecutors filed appeals after he was found guilty in May for the second time in the Dominican Republic for sexual abuse of a minor, though Franco was spared punishment by a judicial pardon.

The Court of Appeal in Puerto Plata will hear the appeals from both sides ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins, Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone was presented with his AL Player of the Month Award from general manager and president of baseball operations J.J. Picollo. The way he’s going, Carter Jensen might press Picollo into the same duty next month.

Jensen’s RBI triple and two...Read more

HOUSTON — Luis Castillo has been with the Chicago White Sox for a little more than a month.

In three of his five August outings after being acquired in a trade from the Seattle Mariners, the right-hander allowed at least four runs.

His September didn’t get off to any better start.

Castillo allowed six runs in four innings Thursday in a 6-...Read more

In his first offseason as the Angels' owner, Arte Moreno landed the best player available in free agency: Vladimir Guerrero, the only player to wear an Angels cap on a Hall of Fame plaque.

Could Stan Kroenke do the same thing in his first offseason as the Angels' owner?

Kroenke is not expected to be approved as Moreno's successor until early ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — As the home of the Dodgers, Dodger Stadium is great. As the home of the Angels, not so much.

The Los Angeles Angels moved into Dodger Stadium in 1962, their second season, after playing their inaugural season in a since-demolished minor league ballpark near the Coliseum.

The Dodgers billed the Angels for cleaning windows of...Read more

Stepping to the plate at Camden Yards for the first time as an opposing player, Adley Rutschman was greeted by a rousing ovation from the Baltimore fans. The three-time All-Star tipped his cap to the crowd and then hit the third pitch he saw from former teammate Brandon Young out for a solo home run.

Many in the crowd continued to cheer ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates found five different ways to score in their 5-2 win against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, and none of them included a base hit.

It took a bases-loaded walk, a hit by pitch, a throwing error, a fielder’s choice and a sacrifice fly, but they didn’t need any style points to clinch the ...Read more

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was flawless over his first five innings in the Dodgers’ 8-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, giving up no hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.

“It comes down to starting pitching,” Roberts said pregame, after his team gave up 13 runs in a loss Tuesday. “And obviously it’s a young, hungry team out ...Read more

ANAHEIM — You were right to have a bad feeling about the Angels’ game when it went to extra innings.

The Angels lost, 6-3, to the New York Yankees in 10 innings on Wednesday night, losing for the 13th time in 17 extra-inning games this season.

It was an ugly finish to what had been a sharp pitchers’ duel between the Angels’ Reid ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The body blows kept coming and the Detroit Tigers kept standing. Finally, in the 12th inning, Spencer Torkelson delivered a haymaker.

His 21st home run, a two-run shot into the second deck in left field triggered a five-run outburst, sending the Tigers to a much-needed, series-salvaging, 11-6 win over the Minnesota Twins at ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals will enter the offseason with a lot of questions surrounding their active roster.

However, it’s clear that rookie catcher Carter Jensen will not be of much concern. The standout KCMO product continues to shine for his hometown team.

And on Wednesday — in a 9-6 loss to the Marlins — Jensen set a...Read more

PITTSBURGH — A night after a gutting walk-off loss, the Giants responded by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4 in 10 innings, on Wednesday night.

San Francisco scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning off former Giants closer Camilo Doval on an opposite-field, go-ahead RBI double by Bryce Eldridge and Turner Hill’s sacrifice fly. ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — This is no Magic vs. Bird rivalry, but Twins rookie center fielder Walker Jenkins will be compared to Detroit Tigers rookie center fielder Max Clark for the rest of his career.

There are just too many similarities. They are both center fielders from the same graduating class in high school. The Tigers took Clark with the No. 3 ...Read more

DENVER — Warren Schaeffer isn’t feeling any dissatisfaction after that one.

Prior to the matinee rubber match on Wednesday against Baltimore at Coors Field, the Rockies manager spoke at length about the frustration he’s been dealing with amid the club’s struggles in close games this season.

“What’s most frustrating for me is when ...Read more

PHOENIX — It took just one swing to decide it.

Andrew Painter had done his part for seven shutout innings against the Diamondbacks to preserve the scoreless tie. But Arizona catcher James McCann ambushed the first pitch thrown by reliever Jonathan Bowlan in the eighth inning for a go-ahead home run in a 1-0 Phillies loss on Wednesday.

The ...Read more

BOSTON— It’s been assumed for weeks now that the Red Sox have a playoff spot all locked up. They’ve been comfortably ensconced in the American League’s second wild-card spot, and until this past Sunday looked to have a great shot at catching the Yankees for a chance to host their first-round series.

But if the Red Sox don’t get their ...Read more

DENVER — The Baltimore Orioles were one out away from clinching a series win and a happy flight back to Baltimore. Colorado, robbed of a walk-off Monday, exacted its revenge.

Andrew Kittredge, aided by Colton Cowser’s game-winning catch in his last save opportunity Monday, couldn’t finish off the Rockies this time as Zac Veen tied the ...Read more

CINCINNATI — A miserable road trip ended on a miserable day with some miserable play.

The Padres began hot on a stifling Midwest afternoon but faded quickly, around the time Casey Mize allowed four runs in the second inning of what became a 7-3 loss to the Reds.

“We put up three, and I gave them right back in the second,” Mize said. So ...Read more