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Home of Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte burglarized
Police in Scottsdale, Ariz., are investigating what they called a "high-dollar" burglary at a home owned by Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks.,Marte and his family were in Atlanta earlier this week, where he played in the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday. The burglary is believed to have taken place the s...
Drama not enough to save MLB All-Star Game from ratings dip
The first "swing-off" in Major League Baseball All-Star Game history wasn't enough to save the Midsummer Classic from a 3 percent ratings drop.,Tuesday night's game averaged a 3.8 rating and drew 7.19 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen, down from 7.44 million last year and the second-fewes...
Rangers place 1B Jake Burger (quadriceps) on 10-day IL
The Texas Rangers placed first baseman Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a left quadriceps injury.,The move is retroactive to Sunday.,Burger sustained the injury while running out a grounder during the top of the fifth inning of Friday's 7-3 win over the Houston Astros. He left...
Tarik Skubal not satisifed until his Tigers win a championship
ATLANTA -- Even after an exciting, plucky Detroit Tigers team pushed their way into the postseason last year, it would have been far-fetched to predict the production they've engineered midway through 2025.,At 59-38, Detroit owns the majors' best record and produced six All-Stars in Atlanta, the mos...
Dodgers Deliberate With Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw as World Series Repeat Bid Looms
Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw are easing back into the Dodgers’ rotation, as Los Angeles eyes October and a rare MLB World Series repeat....
Report: Rangers give snubbed Nathan Eovaldi his $100K All-Star bonus
The Texas Rangers thought starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi deserved a berth on the American League All-Star team, but he wasn't selected.,They decided to pay the right-hander the $100,000 All-Star bonus called for in his contract anyway, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Eovaldi, 35, is 7-3 on the season with...
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg 'continuing to fight' cancer
Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg said Wednesday he is "continuing to fight" cancer and is prioritizing time with those closest to him.,He posted a letter addressed to his fans and extended baseball family on Instagram.,"I wanted to share an update regarding my health," wrote Sandberg, 65. "It's bee...
Royals re-acquire INF Adam Frazier in trade with Pirates
The Kansas City Royals are bringing back veteran Adam Frazier, trading fellow infielder Cam Devanney to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange on Wednesday.,Frazier, 33, signed as a free agent with the Royals before the 2024 season and with the Pirates before the 2025 season.,Last season in Kansas City,...
2025 MLB Draft Picks Who Could Make the Majors by Next Year
The 2025 MLB Draft is in the books. Meet the breakout prospects most likely to reach The Show next season... from Kade Anderson to Gage Wood....
Kyle Schwarber powers NL to first 'swing-off' win at All-Star Game
ATLANTA -- The National League beat the American League 4-3 in the All-Star Game's first-ever "swing-off" on Tuesday night.,The game was tied 6-6 after nine innings, so the teams competed in a three-man Home Run Derby in which AL manager Aaron Boone selected Brent Rooker, Randy Arozarena and Jonatha...
Home Run Derby enjoys 5% viewership bump, but ratings still lag
The 2025 Home Run Derby saw a 5 percent increase in viewership, though ratings for the event were still below most years since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.,Monday night's event, won by Seattle's Cal Raleigh over Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero, averaged a 2.7 rating and drew 5.73 million viewers. T...
Tony Clark blasts MLB salary cap idea as 'collusion' during All-Star break
MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark doubled down on his opposition to a salary cap on Tuesday, saying during All-Star festivities in Atlanta that such a change to the game's economic structure would move the game "backward.",Both Clark and commissioner Rob Manfred addressed several...
Rob Manfred on ASG: 'I'd like to be back in Toronto'
It has been so long since Major League Baseball's All-Star Game was played north of the border, the American League squad included Carlton Fisk -- who's now 77 years old.,Judging by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's comments prior to Tuesday's All-Star Game in Atlanta, he has noticed the Toronto Blue J...
MLB commish on Twins sale: Confident 'there will be a transaction'
With the imminent sale of the Tampa Bay Rays in baseball's rearview mirror, another franchise transaction of the Minnesota Twins now assumes the spotlight.,In October 2024, the three Pohlad brothers announced they would pursue a sale of the team, which their father Carl bought in 1984. They had expe...
Rays will host games at Steinbrenner Field if in playoffs
The Tampa Bay Rays will continue to keep things intimate if they advance to the postseason, with commissioner Rob Manfred saying Tuesday the club would play at George Steinbrenner Field in October.,"Our rule has always been that people play in their home stadiums during the World Series," Manfred to...
Report: Guardians to place RHP Paul Sewald (shoulder) on IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-hander Paul Sewald on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, MLB.com reported Tuesday.,The move will be retroactive to Saturday.,Sewald, 35, is 1-1 with a 4.70 ERA in his first season with the Guardians. The former Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diam...
Rob Manfred defends ASG nod to Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski
Four days after a surprising decision to add Milwaukee Brewers rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski to the National League All-Star roster, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the move, noting that there was no denying the excitement surrounding the fireballer.,Misiorowski, a 23-year-old who has ...
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini found guilty of murdering father-in-law
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting that claimed the life of his father-in-law and left his mother-in-law injured.,The victims in the June 5, 2021, attack were Robert Gary Spohr, 70, who was found dead in a home in North Lake Tahoe, Calif., fr...
Enjoy the MLB All-Star Game While You Still Can
Forget the nostalgia. MLB’s All-Star Game is flawed, sure. But compared to the gimmicky disasters in other sports, these All-Star festivities a breath of fresh air....
Arizona selects Brady Counsell, Craig's son, in final day of MLB draft
The 2025 Major League Baseball draft has concluded with 615 players receiving that memorable phone call, a voice on the other end offering them the opportunity to pursue professional baseball.,The vast majority of names are unfamiliar to casual fans, but there were a handful of young men who will tr...