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MINNEAPOLIS -- It was just one pitch and one swing in a game filled with plenty of both. But anyone who saw it will surely never forget the moment. It looks innocuous enough in the box score. Aaron Judge hit a solo home run off Twins starter Pablo López in

PHILADELPHIA -- Not a whole lot went right for the Phillies in a chilly rain-soaked game at Citizens Bank Park against the Mets on Wednesday night. Johan Rojas dropped a routine fly ball on the very first play of the game. Cristian Pache later made a throw to second from

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. For the first time in our four polls this season, Mookie Betts is not at the top of the Hitter Power Rankings. It’s not like his fall was particularly severe; he still ranks second, partially thanks to an OPS that remains in the four-digit

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ regular-season sweepless streak had to continue like this, right? Over the past two years, Baltimore has played too many nail-biters to count. Just when the O’s seem out of a game -- right on the cusp of defeat -- they somehow find a way to win.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Logan Webb thrust his arms in the air, his mouth agape with incredulity after witnessing young center fielder Luis Matos pull off a brilliant home run robbery in the fourth inning of the Giants’ 4-1 win over the Dodgers in Wednesday night’s series finale at Oracle Park.

Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio

Edgar Hernández was devoted to baseball, eventually working his way into the Metropolitanos lineup in the Cuban National Series. His twin sons -- Omar and Frank -- preferred to play soccer, though. That is, until a job opportunity took Hernández and his family to Spain. It was there, in their

ATLANTA -- The sensational start to this season by Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga has allowed Javier Assad to mostly fly under the radar. The right-hander quietly keeps stacking up quality outing after quality outing, giving Chicago one of the unsung stories of this young season.

MILWAUKEE – Last year, the Brewers didn’t hit much against lefty starters. This year, they have barely seen lefty starters. On Wednesday, they not only saw one, but they made the most of it. William Contreras and Gary Sánchez homered in Milwaukee’s five-run third inning, Sal Frelick made it back-to-back

SAN DIEGO -- Here’s just about the only unwelcome news for the Rockies during their wild week of winning: They have an off-day on Thursday. The Rockies are the hottest team in baseball, riding a seven-game winning streak after an 8-0 victory over the Padres on Wednesday afternoon at Petco

BOSTON -- Of all the unexpected things the Rays have already seen this season, perhaps nothing was more surprising than the way All-Star leadoff man Yandy Díaz scuffled through the first month of the season. Throughout his career, and especially since joining Tampa Bay, all Díaz has done is hit.

The late innings of lopsided contests are often times for things to get weird. But David Fletcher slinging unhittable knuckleballs? You can add that to the completed part of your baseball-watching bucket list. With Triple-A Gwinnett having played a doubleheader Tuesday and falling behind 10-2 through seven-and-a-half frames just hours

HOUSTON -- A few hours before Wednesday’s game against Oakland, Astros manager Joe Espada gave a dire warning about the state of his bullpen. “We are very limited,” he said. That put the onus -- and perhaps some pressure -- on lefty starting pitcher Framber Valdez to work deep into

SEATTLE -- It was shaping up to be an all-too-familiar outcome, one that the Mariners had just witnessed less than 24 hours prior, featuring heavy traffic in the late innings, a one-run lead and a gem from their starting pitcher that could quickly be spoiled. But this time around, Bryan

PHOENIX -- Brandon Pfaadt’s continued emergence as a Major League starter is coming at the perfect time for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are without a pair of important rotation pieces, with Eduardo Rodriguez and Merrill Kelly both on the injured list. Pfaadt tossed a gem Wednesday afternoon, holding the Reds

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers did not score five victories' worth of runs or pitch five victories' worth of shutout innings on Wednesday night. It just felt that way. The Rangers needed to break free from the most trying stretch of their season, which comprised five losses in as many days

ANAHEIM -- It was the kind of wild and weird inning that has seemingly always gone against the Angels this season. But this time it went in the Angels' favor, as they rode a strange four-run first to a 7-2 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium.

Heston Kjerstad needed only one swing to herald his return to Triple-A -- with that loud, distinctive thwack of bat hitting ball destined for the seats. Optioned back to Triple-A Norfolk after a three-week stint in the Majors, MLB's No. 23 prospect wasted no time. Kjerstad homered on the first

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SAN FRANCISCO -- With their top two backstops on the injured list, the Giants replenished their catching depth by reuniting with an old friend. Curt Casali, who served as Buster Posey’s backup during the Giants’ 107-win campaign in 2021, returned to San Francisco on a one-year Major League deal on

HOUSTON -- Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco, who was ejected from Tuesday’s game against the A’s when umpires found a sticky residue in his glove prior to the fourth inning, was suspended 10 games Wednesday by Major League Baseball. Blanco won’t appeal the suspension, which began Wednesday. Astros general manager Dana

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DETROIT -- When Miami starter Trevor Rogers loaded the bases in the third inning on Wednesday at Comerica Park, it wasn’t a foreign situation. His troubles of late are well-documented, as is his frustration with the inability to work inside with his fastball. Pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre jogged out to

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