Baseball Page 35 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Investors including Chan Ho Park, K-pop star Suga buy stake in A's
For the second time in less than a week, the Athletics' Las Vegas venture added a second high-profile investor.,And this group features investors set to break a barrier with the purchase, including a former major leaguer and a K-pop star.,Chan Ho Park, who pitched for 17 seasons in the majors, is se...
Cardinals trade RHP Scott Blewett to Athletics for cash considerations
The Athletics acquired well-traveled right-hander Scott Blewett from the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday for cash considerations.,The Cardinals designated Blewett, 30, for assignment after he appeared in one game for the team this season. He allowed one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in two inn...
Astros upbeat heading to SoCal for Angels series despite blowout loss
Despite being on the wrong end of a 12-3 thumping on Sunday afternoon in Chicago, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada was upbeat before his team boarded a plane for a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels that begins Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,After all, it was good week for the Astros...
Sizzling Red Sox enjoying turnaround that hasn't come for skidding A's
The Athletics' season has been in a free fall in recent weeks and there is likely no recovering from the latest blow.,The Athletics could learn Monday that All-Star catcher Shea Langeliers requires season-ending knee surgery before they later take the field against the Boston Red Sox at West Sacrame...
Mets welcome another contender as Atlanta comes to town
The New York Mets will play a division leader for the third consecutive series when they host the Atlanta Braves for a three-game set starting Monday night.,After rallying to beat the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday and snap a three-game skid, the Mets seek back-to-back vi...
Off IL, Jays' Max Scherzer looks to cool down Nationals, CJ Abrams
Max Scherzer will try to cool down red-hot CJ Abrams when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Washington Nationals for the opener of a three-game series on Monday night.,Scherzer, who won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019, will come off the injured list and make the start on his 42nd birthday.,A...
LHP David Peterson, a key pickup for Cubs, open series at Cardinals
David Peterson has been a welcome addition to the Chicago Cubs' rotation. In three of his four starts since he was acquired in a trade from the New York Mets on June 25, the left-hander has held opponents to two runs or fewer.,He won two of those three, including his most recent appearance -- an 11-...
Riding record losing skid, Marlins face challenge vs. Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler
The Miami Marlins will be heading into uncharted waters when they open a three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.,The Marlins have lost a franchise-record 12 consecutive games, setting the new mark with a 5-3 loss to the visiting San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Miami...
White Sox's Munetaka Murakami displaying power ahead of Yankees series
First baseman Munetaka Murakami enjoyed a career day Sunday to help the Chicago White Sox salvage a game in their weekend series against the Houston Astros.,The rookie will try to maintain that momentum on Monday night as the first-place White Sox host the banged-up New York Yankees in the opener of...
Reds, Guardians renew Battle for Ohio Cup in Cincinnati
The Battle for the Ohio Cup resumes Monday night as the Cincinnati Reds host the Cleveland Guardians in the opener of a three-game series.,Cleveland captured the final two games of the three-game set the Guardians hosted in mid-May. The Guardians can re-capture the Ohio Cup if they can duplicate tha...
Series vs. D-backs may tell Pirates if they are playoff contenders
The Pittsburgh Pirates envision themselves as contenders for a playoff spot with the trade deadline on the horizon.,Sitting one game out of a wild-card spot in the National League, the Pirates will look to improve their standing at the expense of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in the op...
Phillies' Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott deliver win over Yankees
Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm combined for nine RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies throttled the visiting New York Yankees 11-4 on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep.,Cristopher Sanchez (13-4) allowed three runs in six innings for Philadelphia, which had lost six of eight to open the second half o...
Keider Montero tries to steady Tigers in opener vs. Orioles
A compelling case exists for Keider Montero as the Detroit Tigers' Most Valuable Player this season.,Montero has bounced between the starting rotation and long relief, consistently providing quality innings in either role. He will start the opener of a three-game home series against the Baltimore Or...
Dominic Canzone, Mariners seek series split against Rangers
Dominic Canzone was closer to assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes than just about anyone on the Seattle Mariners' roster.,The two spent hours working on making Canzone more than just a platoon player.,So Canzone took it pretty hard when Magallanes was fired Thursday, the fall guy for the Marine...
MLB roundup: Marlins blow lead to Padres, lose club-record 12th straight
Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill homered in the four-run eighth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres rally for a 5-3 win on Sunday and extend the Miami Marlins' losing streak to a franchise-record 12 straight games.,Machado also had an RBI double in the fifth that sparked the comeback after...
White Sox acquire RHP Jose Urquidy in trade with Pirates
The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander Jose Urquidy from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday in exchange for minor league pitcher Felix Doroteo.,Pittsburgh designated Urquidy for assignment Friday after he struggled during a brief five-game stint with the Pirates. The 31-year-old went 0-1 with an ...
Freddy Peralta says Sunday was 'probably' his final Mets start
Freddy Peralta believes he may have made his final start for the New York Mets on Sunday, with the struggling club expected to trade the right-hander before the Aug. 3 deadline.,Peralta conceded the likelihood of a move after allowing three runs -- two earned -- on six hits and two walks over four i...
Max Scherzer returns Monday for Blue Jays on 42nd birthday
Max Scherzer will celebrate his 42nd birthday by returning to the Toronto Blue Jays' rotation against one of his former teams.,Manager John Schneider announced Sunday that Scherzer will come off the injured list to start Monday's series opener against the Nationals in Washington. Rookie right-hander...
Mike Trout's 4-hit game helps Angels down Giants
Jorge Soler and Jo Adell hit fourth-inning home runs, Jose Soriano threw five sharp innings and the Los Angeles Angels salvaged one game in their road interleague series against the San Francisco Giants by holding on for a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon.,Mike Trout went 4-for-4 for the Angels, who sna...
Baseball Hall of Fame worth the wait for Kent, Jones, Beltran
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Few Baseball Hall of Famers have waited longer than Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent to feel like rookies one more time.,"This is the closest thing to my first at-bat in the big leagues," Beltran said as he opened his speech Sunday afternoon. "Where I feel excited to be...