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

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.

For the past half-decade, Shohei Ohtani has been astounding baseball fans with his two-way play, to the point that comparing him with Babe Ruth seems woefully inadequate. But currently, the Dodgers DH can be described with a completely unexpected kind of adjective: underrated. If that seems ludicrous to you, we

First baseman's hamstring issue comes after early exit from Schwarber (groin)

PHILADELPHIA -- A rare bad night for the Phillies may have turned exponentially worse when Bryce Harper grabbed his left hamstring and limped off the field on the final play of Thursday night’s 7-4 loss to the Marlins. • What's Phillies' rotation plan in wake of Turnbull injury? Harper said

We’re three months into the regular season and essentially at the halfway point. Given that half a season’s worth of games have been played, there’s a big enough sample to determine which teams might be legitimate contenders and how the playoff race could shake up. In the coming weeks will

NOTE: All stats mentioned below are entering June 27 unless otherwise stated. Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran is enjoying a breakout season, as he ranks fourth in MLB in Baseball Reference’s Wins Above Replacement, while putting together a strong case for his first All-Star selection. How is he doing it?

Seventeen days before the Guardians will exercise the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, they've let little slip out regarding their intentions. Their top four candidates appear to be, coincidentally, the top four players on MLB Pipeline's new Draft Top 250 list. Cleveland not only is mulling over

BALTIMORE -- The Rangers came to Camden Yards on Thursday night, and for many Orioles fans, the sight may have evoked painful memories from last October. In last year’s American League Division Series, Texas arrived in Baltimore and won the first two games en route to sweeping the 101-win AL

There’s always something fascinating going on in the world of baseball -- and there’s always something new. Every Friday morning throughout the season, heading into the weekend, inspired by Zack Lowe’s terrific “10 Things I Like” NBA column for ESPN, we present the Five Fascinations, five fun things going on

PHOENIX -- All the good feelings of a blowout getaway victory, a vintage eye-popping Byron Buxton power-speed game and the debut of the organization’s top pitching prospect gone -- just like that. The excitement vanished in an instant when Carlos Correa took a 94 mph fastball to his right arm

TORONTO -- Aaron Judge is on another historic tear, one that has earned the Yankees' captain a starting place in All-Star Game as the American League’s leading vote-getter in Phase 1 on the 2024 MLB All-Star Ballot presented by BuildSubmarines.com.. Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that Judge was selected

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Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (June 21-27). Efficient: Bailey Ober threw just 89 pitches in a 10-strikeout complete game on Saturday. It was just the second nine-inning complete game by a pitcher with 10+ strikeouts on fewer than 90 pitches since

It's safe to say the vibes are high for the Mets right now. To the outside observer, perhaps their season turned around the moment that furry purple mascot Grimace took the ball in his hand (paw?) to throw out the first pitch on June 12. But inside the clubhouse, there's

ANAHEIM -- It was quite a way to make a first impression. Right-hander Davis Daniel excelled in his first Major League start, a 5-0 win over the Tigers in the series opener on Thursday night at Angel Stadium. It wasn’t his MLB debut, as he made three relief appearances last

KANSAS CITY – Michael Wacha stood in the dugout with a towel around his shoulders intently watching the field Thursday night. The Royals starter had just exited the game after 5 1/3 innings with one out and two runners on, handing it over to reliever Sam Long with the Royals

TORONTO -- Over and over again, John Schneider has told us that George Springer is “a couple of days” away from a hot streak. Well, wake up, those long days are over. Springer launched a three-run home run in the first inning of Thursday night’s 9-2 win over the Yankees

Lefty logs another quality start before Happ's 10th-inning homer beats Giants in finale

SAN FRANCISCO -- Shota Imanaga was critical of his performance against the Giants on Thursday afternoon. The Cubs lefty pointed to the three runs he surrendered in the sixth inning and explained that he needed to work on improving upon what went awry in that frame. The reality is that

You don't have to be the child of a Major Leaguer to become one yourself, but hey, it certainly doesn't hurt. Whether these sons grew up in big league clubhouses, benefited from their fathers' expert coaching, or simply inherited some good genes, it's hardly rare to see familiar names from

GM acknowledges last-place club might have to make some hard decisions

TORONTO -- The realities of the Blue Jays’ season aren’t just standing on their doorstep, knocking politely. They’ve started to bust the windows in. Their recent seven-game losing streak, which seemed to expose a new flaw each day, felt like a frustrating season finally choosing its permanent direction. Now 37-43

KANSAS CITY – The Guardians have started to try to chip away at their lack of starting pitching depth. The team agreed to terms with lefty starter Matthew Boyd, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Thursday. Boyd has been a free agent since the offseason, as he recovered from

TORONTO -- Carlos Rodón’s miserable night was approaching the finish line as he eyed his manager ambling from the first-base dugout, a new arm hot and ready. The hurler bowed his head and muttered. He wasn’t ready to leave. “I want it,” Rodón told Aaron Boone, who mulled the request

PHOENIX -- It looked at first that the D-backs’ primary worry on Thursday would be in dealing with the “Slim Reaper,” the moniker of top pitching prospect David Festa. But then, the “Buck Truck” and the Minnesota bats rolled through the desert and left utter devastation in their wake. Festa

Years ago, Dylan Heuer attended Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf and eventually became the bat boy for Triple-A Iowa. When he returned as team photographer for the Cubs affiliate and found out the camp no longer existed, he brought it back. He wanted others in the deaf community to

Righty tosses 3-plus scoreless innings with wife Amanda, cancer survivor, in attendance

CHICAGO -- The time around June 26-27 has had special meaning for Chad Kuhl and his wife Amanda. It was on June 26, 2016 when Kuhl made his Major League debut for the Pirates against the Dodgers. On June 27, 2022, while pitching for the Rockies against the Dodgers, the

PHILADELPHIA -- At this time a year ago, Bryce Harper had never started a professional game at first base. Now, he's been named the starting first baseman for the National League in the 2024 All-Star Game. • Finalists to start All-Star Game set; voting resumes Sunday Harper received the honor