Major League Baseball’s embrace of the Negro Leagues is now recognized in the record book, resulting in new-look leaderboards fronted in several prominent places by Hall of Famer Josh Gibson and an overdue appreciation of many other Black stars. Following the 2020 announcement that seven different Negro Leagues from 1920-1948

DETROIT – Pirates rookie right-hander Paul Skenes dominated the Tigers with his fastball and splitter -- getting six of nine strikeouts with that pitch -- and collected his second MLB win in Wednesday’s second game of a doubleheader with a 10-2 victory at Comerica Park. Skenes, making his fourth MLB

NEW YORK -- Shortly after his team’s 10-3 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor made it known that he wanted to call a players-only meeting. Lindor and other veterans made sure players did not scatter to the food room, to the trainer’s table, to their cars.

ANAHEIM -- With Luis Gil putting the finishing touches on a brilliant month and Anthony Volpe continuing to dazzle on both sides of the ball, the Yankees’ present and future appear brighter than ever. Gil struck out nine over a career-high eight innings and Volpe extended his hitting streak to

MILWAUKEE – Christian Yelich was at a loss for words when he was posed the question on a frustrating Tuesday night for the Brewers. Why can’t the Brewers hit Cubs starting pitchers? But in Milwaukee’s 10-6 win on Wednesday at American Family Field, Yelich and the Crew answered early and

For the first time in over 100 years, Ty Cobb's name isn't the first one you see atop MLB's career batting average leaderboard. With Major League Baseball officially incorporating Negro League statistics into its record book on Wednesday, Josh Gibson is now recognized as MLB's all-time batting champion with a

ANAHEIM -- The Yankees appeared primed for big things in the top of the first inning of their 2-1 win on Wednesday evening at Angel Stadium, loading the bases with none out. Then Giancarlo Stanton popped a ball up to the middle of the infield, prompting an unexpected series of

SAN FRANCISCO -- The benches cleared in the top of the fourth inning in the Phillies’ 6-1 win over the Giants at Oracle Park on Wednesday afternoon after Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper took objection to back-to-back up-and-in fastballs from San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison. With runners on second and

Every year, we are reminded anew: There are many twists and turns to a 162-game season, and the tenor of a player’s campaign can change just like that. The latest Hitter Power Rankings are a showcase for that dynamic. The slugger taking over the No. 1 spot struggled, by his

CHICAGO -- Just as things were starting to go well again for Alek Manoah, it took a turn Wednesday night in Chicago. Manoah was removed from the Blue Jays’ 3-1 win at Guaranteed Rate Field with right elbow discomfort, leaving a cloud over an otherwise excellent series for the Blue

With just over six weeks before the Cleveland Guardians make the first selection of the 2024 Draft, MLB Pipeline has a newly expanded, and re-ranked Top 200 Draft prospects list to digest. A lot can happen between now and then in terms of figuring out who goes where, and there

ST. PETERSBURG -- Standing on the warning track, Jose Siri pounded his chest three times and flexed as he shouted toward the Rays’ dugout. Stopped in his tracks between first and second base, Zack Gelof slammed his helmet to the dirt. Just in front of the mound, all Pete Fairbanks

BALTIMORE -- A Gunnar Henderson home run, a Corbin Burnes quality start and a win. Call it a routine night at the ballpark for the Orioles over the first two months of the 2024 season. Baltimore reached the one-third mark of its campaign with a 6-1 win over Boston on

SEATTLE -- For as lifeless as their offense can look at times, the Mariners once again pulled out an improbable, come-from-behind, late-innings, edge-of-your-seat victory on Wednesday night, edging the Astros in a 2-1 walk-off at T-Mobile Park. J.P. Crawford ripped a 304-foot, bases-loaded sacrifice fly to deep right that easily

MILWAUKEE -- What’s more satisfying for an outfielder, robbing a home run or hitting one? The Brewers’ Blake Perkins had the pleasure of doing both in the same inning on what turned out to be the night of his life in center field during Wednesday’s 10-6 win over the Cubs.

Bud Black has read the stories. He’s seen the classic clips. The Rockies' manager knows a lot about some of the great baseball players who spent time in the Negro Leagues -- players like Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. So when Black heard that statistics from the Negro Leagues had

At the beginning of this month, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospects for each team. Now it’s time to shine a light on the arms. Here are the hottest pitching prospects for each organization for the month of May, as of Wednesday. Some have been lights out

NEW YORK -- When looking at the Dodgers, most people look at the big three of Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman. That’s understandable given the fact that all three of those superstars have at least one Most Valuable Player Award under their belts. But over the course of

ARLINGTON -- It must have felt like déjà vu for the Arizona Diamondbacks, a million times over. The D-backs know, perhaps better than any other club, the damage Corey Seager can do after the superstar shortstop was the World Series MVP when the two squads faced off last season. But

NEW YORK -- For the Mets, an extraordinarily trying season took an even darker turn on Wednesday, when the club lost two prominent members due to injury. Moments after closer Edwin Díaz landed on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement, Pete Alonso exited the team’s 10-3 loss to

There has been a lot to like about the first two months of the Yankees' season. They entered Wednesday with the third-best record in baseball at 37-19 and on top of the AL East. They lead the Majors in home runs (82), OPS (.770) and ERA (2.80). The starting rotation

ST. PETERSBURG -- A young fan put together the defensive performance of the game at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night. Sitting down the left-field line with a group of his friends, a young fan named Caleb caught not one, but two foul balls in the same inning during the Rays'

ATLANTA – Nationals pitching was once again dominant in Wednesday’s 7-2 win over the Braves at Truist Park. Left-handed starter MacKenzie Gore delivered 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out 10. Gore did not walk a batter. It was the second time this

MINNEAPOLIS -- After setting a team record by scoring at least seven runs in six straight games last week, the Royals’ bats went quiet as they plated just eight runs during a three-game losing streak. Turns out the bats were just resting. The offense came back with a vengeance on

CINCINNATI -- Throughout a hitting streak that has now propelled him past legendary slugger Albert Pujols and close friend Jordan Walker, and one that has nearly spanned the entirety of May, Cardinals rookie Masyn Winn copped to “getting lucky” a few times during his feel-good spree. However, there was nothing