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Blake Snell

Snell chased in 1st, Sabathia wins 250th, Yankees sweep Rays

Gary Sánchez hit a three-run homer to help chase Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in the first inning, CC Sabathia got his ...

Louisville survives shaky 8th, 9th to beat Auburn 5-3 at CWS

Wins are always hard to come by for Louisville at the College World Series, and this one was no different. Two relievers had ...

Hal Steinbrenner

Steinbrenner would consider boosting payroll to pursue title

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner would consider boosting payroll above the third luxury tax level in an effort to help New York ...

Yankees release Farquhar 14 months after dugout collapse

The Yankees have released right-hander Danny Farquhar, ending the relief pitcher's comeback try with New York more than a ...

Blake Snell

Rays' Cy Young winner Snell chased by Yankees after 1 out

Rays left-hander Blake Snell was pulled Wednesday after one out against the New York Yankees in one of the worst outings ever ...

Max Scherzer

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer to start despite broken nose

Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is scheduled to pitch Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies, a day ...

Kepler's hit in 17th gives Twins 4-3 win over Red Sox

Max Kepler was supposed to have the night off. Instead, the Twins outfielder wound up playing 12 innings and delivered three ...

Max Scherzer

LEADING OFF: Scherzer breaks nose, Judge nears return

A look at what's happening around the majors today: OUCH! Nationals ace Max Scherzer has a broken nose after fouling a ball ...

Maybin makes bid to keep spot with HR, Yanks beat Rays 6-3

Cameron Maybin realizes his time in pinstripes may be running out. As Aaron Judge nears his return from the injured list, ...

White Sox plan to extend netting at Guaranteed Rate Field

The Chicago White Sox plan to extend the protective netting to the foul poles at Guaranteed Rate Field, becoming the first ...

Rookie Yamamoto blanks Cardinals again, Marlins win 6-0

In his first two starts, Jordan Yamamoto has done things that have been accomplished once, or not at all, in the past century

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MLB: Umpire union tweet about Machado was 'inappropriate'

Major League Baseball said it was inappropriate for the umpire's union to comment on the one-game suspension levied against ...

Dominican officials arrest 11th suspect in David Ortiz case

Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday announced the arrest of an 11th suspect in the attempted killing of former ...

DR officials identify man believed to have paid Ortiz hitmen

Dominican authorities on Monday identified the man they believe paid hit men to try and kill David Ortiz, adding that they ...

Padres' Machado denies bumping umpire, to appeal 1-game ban

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado denied he made contact with plate umpire Bill Welke after being ejected for arguing a ...

LEADING OFF: Stanton returns to Yanks, Machado appeals ban

A look at what's happening around the majors today: STANTON RETURNS Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is set to come off the ...

Tyler Beede

Beede earns 1st big league victory, Giants edge Dodgers 3-2

There's not much Bruce Bochy hasn't seen in his 25 years as a big-league manager. One of his favorite things is watching a ...

Tanaka Ks 10 in 2-hitter, Yankees blank Rays 3-0 to up lead

At the start of a tough week for his team, Masahiro Tanaka made things look easy on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays ...

Porcello pitches Red Sox past Berrios and Twins 2-0

After an awfully sluggish start to their World Series title defense, the Boston Red Sox have begun to round into form.

Encarnación makes Yankees debut, surprised by deal to NY

Edwin Encarnación went from last place in the AL West to first in the AL East. Naturally, he was pretty excited about it.