[ad_1] When do MLB's many mercurial contenders want to reveal their true form? We're only about 10% into the 2026 season, but only the two-time defending World Series champions Dodgers (11-4), Braves (10-6) and Padres (10-6) have double-digit wins, while 20 teams are within two games of .500. But numerous teams projected to be among the best in baseball have also, at times, looked like some of the worst. Both
[ad_1] Oh, snap. As the Seattle Mariners unveiled their third statue in franchise history outside T-Mobile Park, one of Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, there was a blip. A bronze statue that depicted Suzuki in his famed batting stance appeared to be defective when it was displayed Friday morning. Suzuki’s bat snapped near the handle, and the barrel veered off to the right-hand side. After the ceremony, Suzuki joked that
[ad_1] The offseason and spring training are behind us, but there's plenty of MLB news left to cover. Here are the noteworthy transactions, injuries and more from the 2026 season. April 7 Diamondbacks put Carlos Santana on IL Diamondbacks first baseman Santana, the oldest active position player in the majors, was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right adductor strain. The designation is retroactive to Monday for
[ad_1] Konnor Griffin debuted in style. The 19-year-old Pirates shortstop delivered an RBI double in his first big league at-bat as Pittsburgh held off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday. Griffin, called up on Thursday and the consensus top prospect in baseball, looked every bit the part during an electric afternoon at PNC Park. He laced a double to center field off Kyle Bradish (0-2) in the bottom of the
[ad_1] There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don't worry, we're here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Yankees match MLB record The Yankees did something that no team has managed since 1943: through their first five games New York has allowed
[ad_1] Aaron Judge homered for a second straight day to nearly the same left-field spot, Ben Rice hit a two-run double in the third inning, and the New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Saturday for a three-game sweep. San Francisco matched a franchise record dating to 1909 by going 20 straight innings without a run to start the season before Matt Chapman's RBI single in the
[ad_1] The Yankees' Jose Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball's so-called robot umpire, unsuccessfully appealing a strike by San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb in Wednesday night's season opener won 7-0 by New York. Webb started the fourth inning with a 90.7 mph sinker on the upper, inner corner that was called a strike by Bill Miller, a major league umpire since 1997. Caballero tapped his
[ad_1] Outfielder Randy Arozarena insists everything is cool between him and his Seattle Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh after he made expletive-laden comments about the star catcher during the World Baseball Classic. Arozarena also apologized for the remarks he made about Raleigh. "I understand that with Opening Day a few days away, I don’t want it to be a distraction," Arozarena said in a statement provided by the Mariners on Saturday.
[ad_1] The World Baseball Classic Final had it all. A pitcher's duel. A game-tying home run. A clutch response. It all made for a historic night on FOX, with Tuesday night's game drawing over 10.78 million viewers, making it the most-watched WBC telecast on any network in the history of the tournament. The viewership for Tuesday's final broke the previous record, which was set during Sunday's semifinal game between team
[ad_1] Team USA and Venezuela needed to win low-scoring affairs to punch their tickets into Tuesday's World Baseball Classic final. However, Derek Jeter believes that the championship matchup might be a bit different. After the two winning sides scored a combined six runs in their semifinal victories, Jeter predicted that the USA-Venezuela matchup will be a high-scoring affair. "There's no easy outs in either lineup," Jeter said on FS1's postgame