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

Tonight, the Giants and Cardinals will square off for the first regular-season AL/NL game ever played at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., the site where the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues played for nearly four decades and where more than 180 future Hall of Famers showcased their

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- As the who’s who of the baseball world descended upon the Magic City on Wednesday night, there was one member of the community who was top of mind. Willie Mays, whose first experience of professional baseball came at Rickwood Field with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If you take stock of the thousands of AP and Getty images, the decades worth of baseball cards and posters produced and the countless highlights showcasing Willie Mays' greatness as a baseball player, artist Chuck Styles could have chosen from a treasure trove of stills to create

NEW YORK -- All eyes were on Gerrit Cole on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium -- and for good reason. After missing 2 1/2 months of action because of right elbow discomfort, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner made his season debut against the Orioles in the Yankees’

NEW YORK -- The sellout crowds at Yankee Stadium have been loud. The games have been tight. The heavyweights of the American League are delivering an intense series, as expected. The battle for the AL East is visibly heating up. Over the past two days, the Yankees and the Orioles

CHICAGO -- The patch added to the Giants’ uniforms for Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the Cubs was fittingly located over the left side of the chest. It bore resemblance to the back of a jersey, reading “MAYS 24.” The Giants kept Mays close to their hearts on Wednesday, following

Mason Miller’s Baseball Savant page is a sight to behold, with more 100s than a valedictorian’s report card. The 25-year-old has made quite a name for himself in his first season as the Athletics’ closer, successfully converting 13 of his first 15 save opportunities while striking out 57 batters in

There's been a flip-flop at the top of the newest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Ranger Suárez, in the middle of a career year for the Phillies, has leapfrogged Tigers ace Tarik Skubal for the No. 1 spot this week. Suárez and Skubal have emerged as Cy Young frontrunners in each

Willie Mays, the greatest Giant of all and one of the greatest baseball players ever, died Tuesday at the age of 93. The thoughts of many around baseball were on Mays this week, with Thursday's MLB at Rickwood Field game in Birmingham, Ala., between the Giants and Cardinals set to

The goal for any player entering pro ball, of course, is to reach the big leagues. It can be a long and arduous climb through a Minor League system and a select few make it.

Major League Baseball held a moment of silence before each game on Wednesday in honor of Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93. All 15 games observed the moment of silence before the first pitch. This followed similar gestures honoring Mays that occurred at some ballparks Tuesday night as

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- While Thursday’s game at Rickwood Field will count in the standings for the Cardinals and Giants, Wednesday night’s contest was about more than what happens between the lines. “Barnstorm Birmingham,” which was launched by special assistant to the Commissioner CC Sabathia, featured a celebrity softball game with

Major League Baseball games naturally tend to be played at current Major League Baseball stadiums. That’s self-explanatory. But once in a while, some other site gets a brief taste of The Show. Next up in that category? Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala. The oldest professional ballpark in the United States,

PHOENIX -- Cam Caminiti never got to interact with his cousin and three-time All-Star Ken Caminiti, who passed away two years before Cam was born. But the tales he’s heard about the 1996 National League MVP have given him a glimpse into the impact he made on his loved ones.

Right-hander logs 6th straight quality start as impressive stretch continues

CHICAGO -- The Astros entered Wednesday night once again fielding a lineup without Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez. They also did so against hard-throwing White Sox ace Garrett Crochet, essentially ensuring righty Hunter Brown had a minimal margin for error to work against. But as he continues to show throughout

CLEVELAND -- When the Guardians are desperate for a decent start, they’ve learned that they need to get the ball in Tanner Bibee's hand. For the first time in his career, Bibee turned in back-to-back starts with at least 10 strikeouts, as he mowed down Seattle in the Guardians’ 8-0

MINNEAPOLIS -- It seemingly wasn’t enough for Royce Lewis to be breaking records -- so he had to go and break the stadium, too. Not only did Lewis’ fifth-inning blast carry him even further into uncharted territory in the Twins’ record books, but he left his mark on Target Field

ANAHEIM -- “We’ve put a lot on him,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy has said on more than one occasion this season. In several of his recent starts, it looked as if the responsibility of anchoring Milwaukee’s makeshift rotation might be weighing on Freddy Peralta. But after a vintage performance in

Right-hander strikes out season-high 8 and doesn't allow a hit until the 6th inning vs. Giants

CHICAGO -- The Cubs moved Kyle Hendricks back into their rotation out of necessity this week, given the injuries that recently struck the staff. Then again, that has been the veteran’s home for more than a decade now for the North Siders. Hendricks once again showed why. In guiding the

PHOENIX -- Pro-style workouts continued on Day 2 of the 2024 Draft Combine, with position players taking batting practice and infield and pitchers throwing from the mound at Chase Field. While most of the top-ranked participants showed their stuff on the first day, several intriguing prospects stood out Wednesday:

TORONTO -- Maybe this was the grind Brayan Bello needed to get his season headed back in the right direction. There was plenty of bend to the talented righty Wednesday night at Rogers Centre, but no break, as a resilient Bello helped the Red Sox complete a three-game sweep with

MINNEAPOLIS -- It wasn’t pretty. The official scorecard will not end up framed in Cooperstown or behind glass at the Smithsonian. But for a Rays team starved for a win, it was the finest work of art imaginable. The Rays overcame a baserunning mistake to score a run without a

Braves' offense 'starting to find a rhythm' as catcher belts pair of 2-run HRs in four-hit finale

ATLANTA -- The Braves have been feeling great about Reynaldo López and their pitching staff all season. They exited this homestand feeling much better about a lineup that awoke over this past week. Austin Riley solidified the middle of the lineup with his awakening over the past few days. As

PHILADELPHIA – Manager Mike Shildt has noticed something different about Matt Waldron in recent weeks. “We’ve started to see this growth of, ‘Hey, I got this,’” Shildt said. “'I’m taking the next step.'” The Padres needed Waldron to take that step Wednesday, as they faced the prospect of a winless