11:38 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays needed nine pitchers and 18 innings to get past the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Thursday. Now, they’re set to call on one of the game’s top prospects to help. Brendan McKay, a two-way player who’s been pitching and serving as a designated hitter in the minors, will be
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1:36 AM ET The All-Star starters were announced Thursday — you can see all the vote winners here — and the one big surprise in my book was Hunter Pence winning starting designated-hitter honors for the American League. Pence is having a good season, of course, and ranks as one of best stories of the
7:50 PM ET The Houston Astros lead all teams with three starters for this year’s All-Star Game, after all the votes were tallied Thursday in Major League Baseball’s new “Starters Election.” Houston’s Alex Bregman, the runaway winner at third base for the American League, will be joined in the starting lineup by Astros teammates George
8:49 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — No, Mike Trout will not be participating in this year’s Home Run Derby. Yes, Major League Baseball keeps trying. “Every year,” Trout said. “Every year they ask me.” Trout, an All-Star starter for the seventh consecutive year after leading the sport in fan votes, has always declined to take
8:37 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Yandy Diaz hit a sacrifice fly for Tampa Bay in the 18th inning to break a tie that lasted since the second, and the Rays finally pulled away from Minnesota for a 5-2 victory on Thursday to avoid being swept in a series by the Twins for the
8:51 PM ET CHICAGO — It wasn’t without drama, but new Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel did his job in nailing down his first save on his very first day on the job at Wrigley Field. Kimbrel got the first two outs in the ninth inning Thursday, then gave up a double and four-pitch walk
7:00 PM ET The 2019 MLB All-Star Game will take place July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Last year’s winner was the American League, with Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros taking home the MVP award for his go-ahead homer in the 10th inning. Check below to see our complete coverage with features, this
Jun 25, 2019 WASHINGTON — Back on May 23, the Nationals were toast. Or so it seemed. They’d just been swept in a four-game series by the Mets. They were 12 games under .500 and had the National League’s second-worst record. Their bullpen was a mess and their manager’s future was in doubt. A month
8:00 AM ET CHICAGO — A potential final piece to the Chicago Cubs‘ bullpen made it back to the majors Thursday, as the team called up new closer Craig Kimbrel, who earned the save in a 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves. After Kimbrel made four appearances at Triple-A Iowa, the organization is hopeful he’ll
8:30 AM ET It’s a beautiful day for baseball. A sellout crowd of 39,913 fills up Target Field on a late May Sunday to take advantage of the all-too-rare sunshine and watch the hometown, first-place Minnesota Twins play the Chicago White Sox. The vibes are particularly festive in Sections 134-136, which are a stone’s throw