Baseball News

September 19, 2020

Pujols 2 HRs, passes Mays for 5th place, Angels beat Rangers

Albert Pujols needed nearly five weeks to tie Willie Mays for fifth place on the career home run list. It took only five days ...

September 19, 2020

Pujols passes Mays for 5th on HR list with No. 661, adds 662

Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols passed Willie Mays for fifth place on the career home run list, hitting No. 661 on ...

September 19, 2020

Harper rallies Phils past Blue Jays to sweep doubleheader

Bryce Harper was clutch — again. Harper hit a tying, two-run double and scored the go-ahead run on an error following Alec ...

September 19, 2020

LEADING OFF: Cubs' Mills back on mound after no-hitter

A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday: ___ BACK AT IT Cubs journeyman Alec Mills (5-3, 3.93) is set to pitch ...

September 18, 2020

White Sox beat Twins 4-3 to clinch playoff spot

After clinching a postseason berth for the first time since 2008, the Chicago White Sox were low key during their on-field ...

September 17, 2020

Phils' Arrieta out for regular season with hamstring injury

Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta will not pitch again in the regular season because of a strained right hamstring.

September 17, 2020

Drone lands in outfield at Wrigley Field, causing delay

Umpires hastily cleared the field during a game between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night when a ...

September 17, 2020

Visitors at home, Giants hit 3 HRs and beat Mariners 9-3

Two games postponed by a false-positive coronavirus test last weekend in San Diego. Two more scheduled in Seattle that were ...

September 17, 2020

DeGrom exits with hamstring spasm, Mets rally past Phils 5-4

Jacob deGrom's balky hamstring forced an untimely exit Wednesday night. Now, the New York Mets ace hopes it won't mean an ...

September 17, 2020

Higashioka hits 3 of Yanks' 7 HRs in 13-2 romp vs Blue Jays

Kyle Higashioka was as surprised as anyone. “It's just kind of crazy how baseball works sometimes," the career .169 hitter ...

September 17, 2020

Hamels yields 3 runs in Braves debut, a 5-1 loss to Orioles

Cole Hamels could have easily dismissed the results, attributing the lackluster numbers in his Atlanta Braves debut to ...

September 17, 2020

LEADING OFF: Bieber starts, Verlander limbers up, deGrom OK?

A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday: NOW AND LATER Cleveland ace Shane Bieber (7-1, 1.53 ERA) tries to ...

September 17, 2020

Mets ace Jacob deGrom leaves start with hamstring spasm

New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom left his start against the Philadelphia Phillies after two innings Wednesday night with a ...

September 16, 2020

Cards manager Shildt docked 1 game, misses nightcap vs Brews

St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt was suspended one game for his role in a bench-clearing fracas in Milwaukee, and was ...

September 16, 2020

Dunning pitches White Sox past Twins for 6th straight win

Pitching in a big game during a pennant race, Dane Dunning resembled a seasoned veteran in only his fifth major league start.

September 16, 2020

Gonsolin cools off Padres, Rios homers in Dodgers' 3-1 win

Tony Gonsolin quieted San Diego’s bats for seven innings, Edwin Rios homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 3-1 Tuesday ...

September 15, 2020

Billionaire hedge fund manager Cohen agrees to buy Mets

Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has agreed to buy the New York Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families. The team ...

September 15, 2020

LEADING OFF: Blue Jays-Yanks, Padres go for 9th straight

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ___ PLAYOFF PURSUIT Second place in the AL East is up for grabs when ...

September 15, 2020

Lamet outduels Kershaw, Padres top LA 7-2 to tighten NL West

With a mighty swing and a brief pose at home plate to fire up his teammates, Trent Grisham added some spice to what could be ...

September 15, 2020

Engel gets big hit as White Sox top Twins 3-1

Adam Engel delivered a tiebreaking pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins ...