Major League Baseball

One MLB Division Is Not Like the Others

The AL East does not have a single team that is below .500

Did MLB’s Expanded Playoff Format Sour Its Regular Season Juice?

The National League East has yet to be decided, but the Mets are struggling to draw sizable crowds at Citi Field as fans are sitting out games in anticipation of the playoffs. That's a problem.

With All Eyes on Yankees' Aaron Judge, New York Mets Set MLB Record

The franchise set a modern AL/NL record on Wednesday with the team's 106th hit batsman of the season

Watch Christian Yelich Crush a 499-Foot Homer for the Milwaukee Brewers

Yelich's blast was the third-longest home run since Statcast started tracking homers in 2015

Every Team to Play Every Other Ballclub in New Balanced '23 MLB Schedule

Major League Baseball will open the 2023 season on March 30 and again try, and probably fail, to have every team in action

Fernando Tatis Sr. Calls Son’s MLB Suspension a “Catastrophe.” He’s Right.

The 23-year-old Padre was hit with an 80-game suspension for testing positive for the anabolic steroid clostebol

Broken Wrist and Season Over, Chris Sale's Robbery of Red Sox Continues

Sale has pitched just 48 ⅓ innings in the majors since his five-year, $145 million contract extension kicked in

Inflation Is Hitting MLB Fans in the Wallet at Ballpark Concession Stands

Here’s how much prices for tickets, hot dogs and beer are up this season

Watch the Twins Turn the First 8-5 Triple Play in MLB History

Byron Buxton got the play started in the seventh inning of the Twins’ 6-3 win over the White Sox

MLB's Best Slugger Isn't Aaron Judge. It's Kyle Schwarber — At Least in June.

Schwarber mashed 12 home runs last month, one more dinger than MLB's longball leader had for the Yanks in June

Is the MLB Actually Kind of Okay With a Few Benches-Clearing Brawls?

Major League Baseball handed down a dozen suspensions after Sunday's skirmish between the Mariners and Angels

Yankees Playing a Dangerous Game With Aaron Judge as Red Sox Watch

The Yankees and Judge were set to head to an arbitration hearing to argue about the MVP candidate's salary for 2022

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Watch the Twins Turn the First 8-5 Triple Play in MLB History

Byron Buxton got the play started in the seventh inning of the Twins’ 6-3 win over the White Sox

MLB's Best Slugger Isn't Aaron Judge. It's Kyle Schwarber — At Least in June.

Schwarber mashed 12 home runs last month, one more dinger than MLB's longball leader had for the Yanks in June

Is the MLB Actually Kind of Okay With a Few Benches-Clearing Brawls?

Major League Baseball handed down a dozen suspensions after Sunday's skirmish between the Mariners and Angels

Yankees Playing a Dangerous Game With Aaron Judge as Red Sox Watch

The Yankees and Judge were set to head to an arbitration hearing to argue about the MVP candidate's salary for 2022

Astros Make MLB History With Two Immaculate Innings in Same Game

Starter Luis Garcia and reliever Phil Maton each threw nine pitches to record three strikeouts — against the same three batters

MLB Balks at Chance to Strike Down Josh Donaldson's Racist Comment

Donaldson’s fine for his remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson was cut in half by MLB special adviser John McHale

Home Runs Are a Rarity This Season, Except If You’re Aaron Judge

Through seven weeks, MLB teams are hitting 0.99 homers per game, down 20% from last year

Is the 21st Century Getting Its Own Dead Ball Era?

Expected home runs are down in MLB this season

Take it From Kevin Millar, It's Not Too Late for Your Favorite MLB Team

A member of the 2004 Red Sox team that came back from an 0-3 series deficit against the Yankees, Millar knows about the art of the comeback

Are the 2022 Cincinnati Reds the Worst MLB Team in More Than 120 Years?

At 3-20 on the young season, the Reds may be the most pathetic ballclub since the 1899 Cleveland Spiders

Something Is Up With MLB’s Baseballs, And No One Can Agree on What It Is

MLB is supposed to be using balls that are engineered to be softer, less bouncy and have more drag

Four MLB Players You've Never Heard of Are Tearing the Cover Off the Ball in '22

Ty France of the Mariners went 3-for-5 with a home run, run scored, walk and two RBI in a win on Sunday

MLB Star Mookie Betts Is the Hardest Working Man in Professional... Bowling?

For the 29-year-old superstar and two-time World Series winner, competing as a pro is a year-round affair

Corbin Burnes Picked Up the Tab and a Win For Brewers Fans During Last Start

Burnes struck out eight Orioles over seven innings and footed the bill for Brew Crew backers at Leff's Lucky Town

Reds President Phil Castellini, MLB Doesn't Realize No One Needs Baseball Anymore

"Well, where are you going to go?" Castellini challenged his fans, who support a team that has been one of MLB's worst for decades