MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (2024)

Identifying trade candidates in mid-June can be a tricky annual exercise, but this year’s standings have made it more difficult than ever before. Entering play Friday, 12 teams in the American League were within 6 1/2 games of a postseason spot, while 13 teams in the National League were no

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani said playing his former Angels teammates at Dodger Stadium won’t make him emotional. That will happen when the Dodgers travel to Anaheim later this season. Either way, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player didn’t waste any time reminding his old club just how dominant

NEW YORK -- Austin Riley is back to being his dangerous self, and Ozzie Albies has regained his power stroke. But as the Braves have rolled through the past week, the most encouraging development might be the instant comfort Jarred Kelenic has found in the leadoff spot. “He’s been huge,”

PHILADELPHIA -- After he arrived at the Philadelphia hotel on Thursday evening, the memories of winning the pennant against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park last October were many for D-backs manager Torey Lovullo. Arizona was down in the National League Championship series, 3-2, and a game away from elimination,

We’re less than six weeks away from the July 30 Trade Deadline, which got me thinking: What are fans talking about on the trade front? What better way to find out than my first Trade Deadline Inbox of 2024? These questions were sent to me on X (@Feinsand), though in

DETROIT -- An eight-year veteran of Major League Baseball, Paul DeJong knows how many outs constitute an inning. He understands how important it is that the White Sox get back on track, and he's well aware that when a team is struggling, every wrong move is amplified tenfold. What DeJong

Homers from Martinez, Alvarez, Nimmo lift New York to its 12th win in past 15 games

CHICAGO -- Over the first two months of this season, the Mets featured an average offense. Ordinary. Pedestrian. They certainly were not bad, as coaches and team officials tended to point out. But they were not the type of good one might expect from a lineup featuring Francisco Lindor, Pete

CINCINNATI -- Not even a knee injury has cooled Jeimer Candelario's scorching month of June for the Reds. But this week, especially, Candelario felt the club's medical staff deserved credit with an assist. Mixed in with batting and infield practice has been heating pads and electro-therapy to treat tendinitis in

HOUSTON -- It began with a go-ahead homer from Jake Meyers in the fifth inning and soon turned into an avalanche of hits covering every corner of Minute Maid Park. The Astros hope their biggest offensive outburst of the season Friday night is a sign of things to come --

SAN DIEGO -- Half an inning after he took a 93 mph fastball off his left arm, Fernando Tatis Jr. was back out in right field, chasing after Willy Adames’ fly ball down the line. Favoring the sore right quad he’s been playing on for weeks, Tatis couldn’t quite make

MIAMI -- In many ways, Tim Anderson epitomizes the 2024 Marlins. “I was down a lot,” Anderson said. “I was down a lot, but the biggest thing was I kept going, and you know, now we're here.” Wins haven’t been the easiest to come by for Miami, but when they

DENVER -- The Nationals entered the series cognizant of limiting the Rockies offense at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Instead, Washington ran up the scoreboard to defeat Colorado, 11-5, on Friday night. “Coming here as a visiting club is tough your first day playing,” manager Dave Martinez said. “The air is different

CLEVELAND -- Everyone wanted a piece of Orelvis Martinez postgame on Friday night. And for good reason. While the Blue Jays opened their three-game series at Progressive Field with a 7-1 loss to the Guardians, Toronto's No. 2 prospect achieved a lifelong goal with his first Major League hit in

CLEVELAND -- We’ve become accustomed to the go-ahead homers, some scrappy small ball or big walk-off hits that lead to victories. Teams often win games in similar ways night after night. But sometimes, a club wins in a way that's never seen in this millennium. That was the case for

ARLINGTON -- For much of the Rangers’ current homestand, the external chatter has surrounded the potential return of Max Scherzer, who has yet to pitch this season thanks to offseason back surgery and a nagging nerve issue in his thumb. That’s fair. After all, Scherzer is a surefire future Hall

DETROIT -- A.J. Hinch rarely makes a mound visit without a pitching change, especially with his starting pitcher. The Tigers manager has his mind made up before he steps out of the dugout. So when Hinch made the long walk to see Jack Flaherty with the tying run on base

MLB at Rickwood Field on Thursday night was, as one would have anticipated, the best night of baseball all season. The showcase of America’s oldest professional ballpark, the stirring pregame tribute to the Negro Leagues and many living players, the appropriateness of Alabama native Brendan Donovan coming through for the

PITTSBURGH -- One by one, the Rays’ stars are starting to turn. It looks like Josh Lowe might be next in line. Lowe launched a pair of homers and drove in four runs as the Rays put together one of their best all-around offensive performances of the year, racking up

Much of the MLB Pipeline crew was at the Draft Combine for a few days in Phoenix and we got to see, and talk to, a lot of college and high school players whose names we will hear called in under a month at this year’s Draft.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The moment finally arrived on Thursday night, and it lived up to every expectation. Wearing throwback uniforms that evoked their Negro Leagues counterparts (the San Francisco Sea Lions and St. Louis Stars), the Giants and Cardinals made Rickwood Field -- the oldest professional ballpark in the country

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- When the baseball world suffered the loss of Willie Mays on Tuesday -- when the Fairfield-raised baseball titan and legendary human passed away at 93 years old -- MLB’s Tribute to the Negro Leagues turned into something a little different. Thursday night’s game between the St. Louis

The Giants and Cardinals on Thursday played at Rickwood Field, the oldest ballpark in the country, located in Birmingham, Ala., where they also paid tribute to the late, great Willie Mays. Rickwood once served as home to the Birmingham Black Barons, an iconic Negro League team, with countless Hall of

LOS ANGELES -- It was a win in extra innings against the rival Dodgers on Friday, but it came at a cost, with left-hander Patrick Sandoval exiting the game due to injury in the third inning. Taylor Ward was the hero with a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in

Over the course of his remarkable seven-year career in the Major Leagues, Shohei Ohtani hasn't met his match often. But the generational unicorn had to adjust a bit when confronted with the likes of Gravedigger and El Toro Loco. About a year and a half ago, the team at New

OAKLAND -- Heading to the plate to face Twins closer Jhoan Duran, whose fastball averages over 100 mph, A’s catcher Shea Langeliers knew better than to overthink his approach against the right-handed flamethrower. “I was looking for a fastball,” Langeliers said. “A guy like that, if you’re not on the