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Mets' Juan Soto expects 'fun' time in return to Yankee Stadium
Toward the end of last season and into a postseason run where the New York Yankees made their first World Series appearance since 2009, the affection between the fans and All-Star outfielder Juan Soto was evident and highlighted by daily "re-sign Soto" chants.,Six weeks after the Yankees lost Game 5...

Former Twins All-Star Rich Rollins dies at 87
Former Minnesota Twins All-Star infielder Rich Rollins died Tuesday. He was 87.,The Twins confirmed the death of Rollins, who spent eight seasons with the club from 1961-68. Rollins made the American League All-Star team in 1962 when he batted .298 with 16 homers and 96 RBIs.,Rollins batted a career...

Twins sweep season series with Orioles
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Byron Buxton hit back-to-back home runs and Chris Paddack pitched seven shutout innings, but the Minnesota Twins' 11th consecutive victory was soured by a collision among teammates when they beat the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Thursday afternoon.,Twins shortstop Carlos Cor...

Nick Martinez, Reds dominate White Sox
Will Benson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Cincinnati Reds, who snapped a three-game skid with a 7-1 win against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,Reds starting pitcher Nick Martinez (2-4) was perfect through seven innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three.,Starter Bryse...

Dodgers recall LHP Justin Wrobleski with starting staff in flux
With their pitching staff in a scramble, the Los Angeles Dodgers recalled left-hander Justin Wrobleski on Thursday and optioned right-hander J.P. Feyereisen. ,Wrobleski, 24, is heading into his second stint with the club this season. His lone appearance of 2025 came April 8 against the Washington Na...

AJ Smith-Shawver leads Braves past slumping Nationals
AJ Smith-Shawver threw six quality innings and Drake Baldwin tallied three hits and an RBI, helping lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,Smith-Shawver (3-2) allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out six and walking two f...

Twins' Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton collide, exit game vs. Orioles
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa and center fielder Byron Buxton left Thursday afternoon's game against the host Baltimore Orioles following a collision in the bottom of the third inning.,The duo was pursuing Cedric Mullins' pop-up in shallow center field when Buxton made the catch before the...

Brewers sign veteran OF Eddie Rosario
The Milwaukee Brewers signed veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario to a minor league contract on Thursday.,Rosario, 33, had elected to become a free agent after the Atlanta Braves designated him for assignment last Friday.,He was 0-for-4 in three games with the Braves after starting the season and going ...

Rays place Travis Jankowski (groin) on IL, activate Josh Lowe
The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Travis Jankowski on the 10-day injured list on Thursday because of a left groin strain.,In a corresponding move, the Rays activated outfielder Josh Lowe from the 10-day IL. Lowe went on the list on March 29 with a Grade 2 right oblique strain.,Jankowski, 33, was ...

Twins demote RHP Simeon Woods Richardson
The Minnesota Twins demoted right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.,The move comes one day after Woods Richardson allowed six runs on eight hits in four innings of a no-decision in the second game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles.,Woods Richardson, 24, i...

2B/OF Tony Kemp retires after nine seasons
Second baseman/outfielder Tony Kemp announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Thursday after nine seasons.,Kemp, 33, played with the Houston Astros (2016-19), Chicago Cubs (2019), then-Oakland Athletics (2020-23) and Baltimore Orioles (2024).,"Thank you God, for allowing me to be a Majo...
Pete Rose Doesn’t Belong in the Hall of Fame, Even After Death
Pete Rose’s posthumous reinstatement by MLB opens the door to a Hall of Fame induction. Here’s why baseball should still say no to the former gambler....

Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing expected to make debut vs. A's
One of the most talented and expensive rosters in baseball history likely will get a jolt of energy on Thursday night from a rookie making the major league minimum.,When the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Athletics in the final contest of a three-game series, 24-year-old catcher Dalton Rushing is expe...

Astros take aim at Jacob deGrom, Rangers in series opener
More than bragging rights for the Lone Star State will be on the line when the Houston Astros clash with the Texas Rangers on Thursday night in the first contest of a four-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Houston will send Hunter Brown (6-1, 1.48 ERA) to the mound to start Thursday's game while the ...

Blue Jays seek to move above .500 in series finale vs. Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays will aim to go above .500 for the first time in 3 1/2 weeks on Thursday afternoon in their rubber match of a three-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,The Blue Jays, who were 12-11 on April 21, squared their three-game series against the Rays at one win apiece with a ...

White Sox looking for rare road sweep at Reds
The Chicago White Sox haven't had much to celebrate since their 93-win season in 2021.,The past week for the club has been one of the best stretches since that season. Ahead of their series finale on Thursday afternoon against the Cincinnati Reds, the White Sox have won four of their last five games...

Twins aim to sweep Orioles, extend win streak to 11
The Minnesota Twins will be aiming for a season sweep of six games with the Baltimore Orioles when the teams meet Thursday afternoon.,The Twins own a 10-game winning streak -- the longest in the major leagues this season -- after sweeping a doubleheader in Baltimore on Wednesday.,"Just all-around go...

After ending skid, Nationals look to build win streak vs. Braves
The Washington Nationals, finally free of their losing streak, will look to earn a split of their four-game road series against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,After dropping the first two games -- and extending their skid to a season-worst seven games -- the Nationals rallied for a 5-4 win on Wedne...

MLB roundup: Twins run win streak to 10 after DH sweep of O's
Kody Clemens, a relative newcomer to Minnesota, smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Twins rallied to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 8-6 in the second game of a doubleheader sweep Wednesday.,Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer and Willi Castro launched a solo shot for the Twins, who...

Dodgers smack 4 homers, coast to victory over A's
Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages, Hyeseong Kim and Max Muncy each hit home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers evened a three-game series against the visiting Athletics with a 9-3 victory Wednesday.,Miguel Rojas delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning, while right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-3) g...