Baseball

During a rigorous 162-game season, baseball teams need to entertain themselves. However, this Cleveland Indians joke didn’t have a funny ending. Indians catcher Yan Gomes is stuck in the middle of an atrocious season, holding a batting average of just...

Seth Lugo kept pitching like a playoff-tested ace rather than a rookie, Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce each hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Sunday night. The Mets won for the 11th...

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller's withholding of medical information has apparently led Major League Baseball to make some wholesale changes to its system. The league is working to create a standardized system for teams to exchange medical information...

While Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers continue to drop like flies, at least one starter is focused on returning from injury before season's end. Hyun-Jin Ryu, who's made one start in the past two years due to various injuries, will begin...

Robbie Ray's breakout season just put him in special company. With his 200th strikeout Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies, the Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander became the fourth pitcher in franchise history to reach the mark, joining Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, and...

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has nothing but good thoughts about Alex Rodriguez's career. "God has been kind to me: I have a very short memory," Manfred told reporters Thursday. "When I think about Alex, I have to tell...

The Cleveland Indians are entertaining the idea of moving third baseman Jose Ramirez back to his native position. Despite playing 48 games in the outfield in 2016, Ramirez appeared in 117 games at third base, though he's naturally a middle...

Stephen Strasburg could be on track for a mid-week return. The Washington Nationals aren't making any promises, but after the 28-year-old threw yet another successful bullpen session on Sunday, manager Dusty Baker revealed that Strasburg could return from the disabled...

With a shot at history on the line, Dustin Pedroia grounded into an inning-ending double play. The Boston Red Sox second baseman stepped to the plate in the eighth inning of Saturday's game with the Kansas City Royals needing one...

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/908521871137746944 After his teammate Francisco Lindor's dramatic, game-tying RBI double, Jay Bruce decided it was time to send the Indians to their 22nd straight win. The Indians outfielder took Kansas City Royals reliever Brandon Maurer's offering down the line to score...