Baseball Page 338 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez exits with sprained wrist
Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez exited Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals with a sprained right wrist.,The six-time All-Star was injured while being caught stealing in the third inning. He dove in head first in an awkward manner and the hand hit the dirt hard.,Ramirez, 32,...
Rockies hold off Rays to pick up first win of season
Brenton Doyle had an RBI single in the third inning and Kyle Farmer added another in the seventh, lifting the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Five pitchers combined to allow three hits over 4 2/3 innings in relief of starter Antonio Senzatela, who work...
Bobby Witt Jr. RBI double gives Royals win over Guardians
Bobby Witt Jr. smacked the tie-breaking double in the bottom of the seventh inning to help the Kansas City Royals notch a 4-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.,Maikel Garcia hit a tying homer off Paul Sewald (0-1) to start the seventh as the Royals evened the series at one g...
Matt McLain helps Reds rally past Giants for 1st win of season
Matt McLain homered, doubled and scored twice and Christian Encarnacion-Strand blasted a solo home run to break a sixth-inning tie as the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Elly De La Cruz and McLain did their damage at the plate and in the fiel...
Orioles' offense stays hot in win over Blue Jays
Jordan Westburg hit two home runs while going 4-for-5 and the visiting Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday afternoon.,Colton Cowser added a solo shot, and Ramon Urias had a three-run double among his three hits to help Baltimore take a 2-1 lead in the four-game series.,A...
Max Scherzer (lat soreness) exits Blue Jays debut after three innings vs. Orioles
Max Scherzer's debut with the Toronto Blue Jays was cut short on Saturday as the veteran right-hander exited after just three innings with lat soreness against the Baltimore Orioles.,Scherzer recorded one strikeout on 45 pitches, giving up two home runs in the top of the first inning, including one ...
Erick Fedde leads three-hit effort as Cardinals put away Twins
Erick Fedde and three relievers combined for a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Saturday.,Fedde (1-0) held the Twins to their one run on two hits in six innings while recording two strikeouts. ,Ryan Fernandez, JoJo Romero and Phil Maton worked a sc...
Orioles acquire RHP Cody Poteet from Cubs
The Baltimore Orioles acquired pitcher Cody Poteet from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations.,The Orioles optioned the right-hander to Triple-A Norfolk.,Poteet was sent to the Cubs this offseason as part of the Cody Bellinger trade. The 30-year-old appeared in five games for the Yank...
Jose Soriano shines as Angels shut out White Sox
Jose Soriano delivered seven shutout innings and Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo had two hits apiece to help the Los Angeles Angels blank the host Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday.,Soriano (1-0) scattered two hits, two walks and five strikeouts while breezing through Chicago hitters in a tidy 73 pitch...
Yankees hit team-record 9 home runs, annihilate Brewers
Aaron Judge hit the third of three straight homers for the Yankees to open the game before adding a grand slam in the third inning and a two-run shot in the fourth as New York hit a team-record nine homers in an 20-9 rout over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,The Yankees started...
Giants OF/DH Jerar Encarnacion (hand) out 8 weeks after surgery
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jerar Encarnacion had surgery on his fractured left hand and is expected to miss eight weeks.,Encarnacion was injured in a March 21 spring training game while trying to make a catch in the outfield.,The 27-year-old was a candidate to be the team's full-time designated...
Walker Buehler makes Red Sox debut vs. Rangers
Walker Buehler is looking to revive his career by pitching a full season for the first time since 2021.,The injury prone right-hander will make his Boston Red Sox debut on Saturday night when he pitches against the Texas Rangers at Arlington, Texas.,Buehler has undergone two Tommy John surgeries dur...
Los Angeles Dodgers Eye Historic 117 Wins, But Repeat Title Is the Real Goal
The Dodgers are chasing history in 2025, eyeing 117 wins while staying focused on back-to-back championships. Can they pull off both?...
Yankees’ Offseason Turmoil: Can They Recover from Soto’s Exit and a Spring Training Curse?
The Yankees’ 2025 season starts with major losses—Juan Soto to the Mets, Gerrit Cole to injury—but Brian Cashman’s Plan B is in motion. Can they overcome the chaos?...
Back to business for Mariners after Cal Raleigh signs big extension
Near the end of a news conference announcing catcher Cal Raleigh's six-year, $105 million contract extension with the Seattle Mariners on Friday afternoon, a question came from the back row.,Raleigh looked up and noticed the last few seats had been filled with members of the Mariners' pitching staff...
Dodgers' Roki Sasaki aims for better showing in clash vs. Tigers
After feeling the love in his home country while making his major league debut, rookie right-hander Roki Sasaki now will get plenty of support from his new home fans when the Los Angeles Dodgers try for a series sweep against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.,In a rare Saturday series finale, Sasaki (...
Behind Griffin Canning, Mets face Astros in series finale
Having entered Opening Day with a pair of starters -- left-hander Sean Manaea and right-hander Frankie Montas -- sidelined by injuries, the New York Mets were forced to piece together a rotation that didn't match the grand vision set after their offseason moves were completed.,But after Clay Holmes,...
With his future secure, Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt takes on Cubs
Arizona right-hander Brandon Pfaadt will make his first start of the 2025 season with the security of a new multi-year contract when the Diamondbacks host the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in Phoenix.,Pfaadt signed a five-year, $45 million contract Friday, again signaling the Diamondbacks' commitment to ...
Padres intent on giving taxed bullpen a break vs. Braves
For the San Diego Padres, the good news out of the first two games is their bullpen has allowed just one run in 11 innings and been responsible for two wins over the visiting Atlanta Braves.,The bad news is that said bullpen can't be asked for more than half the outs in every game if San Diego is to...
Pirates turn to Bailey Falter in encounter against Marlins
Left-hander Bailey Falter, who is coming off perhaps the best season of his career, will start on Saturday afternoon as his Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Miami Marlins.,Falter went 8-9 with a 4.43 ERA last year, setting his career bests for wins, home run rate per nine innings (1.1), hits per nine (8...