Baseball Page 931 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Longtime MLB executive Larry Lucchino dies at 78
Larry Lucchino, a longtime baseball executive who oversaw three World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox, has died at 78....
Logan Webb, Giants look to subdue Dodgers
In a battle between two of the biggest spenders of the offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers got the best of the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday....
Shane Bieber, Guardians look to even series vs. Mariners
Stephen Vogt's first season as a major-league manager could be made much easier with a healthy Shane Bieber....
Mike Shildt, Padres hope for better luck vs. Cards in rematch
Mike Shildt previously confronted his former team while serving as a coach to ex-San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin most of the past two years....
Error-prone A's challenged to cut mistakes vs. Red Sox
Oakland manager Mark Kotsay finds himself searching for answers to a question he wasn't expecting as the Athletics seek to turn around a sloppy start to the season in a rematch with the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night....
Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks aim to upend unbeaten Yankees
Zac Gallen recently said his dream opponent to face in the World Series is the New York Yankees....
Astros bask in no-hitter, get set to play Jays again
With right-handers Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy opening this season on the injured list, Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco was presented with an opportunity that had escaped him previously in his career: to begin a campaign as a member of Houston's rotation....
Second season start on tap for Rockies' Kyle Freeland as he faces Cubs
The weather wasn't ideal for baseball at Wrigley Field on Monday afternoon, and Tuesday night, it doesn't look much better for the second contest of a three-game series between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs....
Casey Mize back for unbeaten Tigers to face winless Mets
Persistence finally paid off in the 10th inning Monday night for the Detroit Tigers, who are one of just two remaining unbeaten teams in the American League....
Rangers try to regroup, face Rays without Josh Jung
The Texas Rangers have won three of their first four games in 2024, but the defending World Series champions suffered a devastating loss on Monday night....
Braves, with electric offense, visit scoring-challenged White Sox
Atlanta Braves reliever Aaron Bummer elected not to "drop names" when asked which former Chicago White Sox teammates he might want to face this week....
Motivated Angels aim to continue ascent vs. winless Marlins
The Los Angeles Angels, who boast a combination of veteran hitters and a pair of promising 23-and-under players, are starting to gain steam....
Fifth starters face off as Royals oppose Orioles
A pair of pitchers looking to solidify their rotation status will face off when the Kansas City Royals visit the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday evening in the middle game of a three-game series....
Phillies aim to bounce back from disappointing loss to Reds
After back-to-back dramatic wins in their last at-bat, the Cincinnati Reds look for a third straight victory when they visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game series....
MLB roundup: Astros' Ronel Blanco no-hits Jays
Ronel Blanco pitched the 17th no-hitter in Astros history while Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz recorded multi-homer games as Houston pounded out a 10-0 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Monday....
Teoscar Hernandez homers again, Dodgers top Giants
Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run home run, Shohei Ohtani had an RBI with a run scored, and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned an 8-3 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday in the first meeting of the season between the longtime rivals....
Yankees take down Diamondbacks to run record to 5-0
Anthony Volpe went 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI and the New York Yankees have started 5-0 for the first time in 32 years after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday night at Phoenix....
Kyle Gibson's quality start steers Cardinals past Padres
Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings Monday night in his Cardinals debut and Brendan Donovan came within a triple of the cycle in St. Louis' 6-2 win over the host San Diego Padres....
Emerson Hancock gets win No. 1 as M's edge Guardians
Emerson Hancock pitched 5 1/3 innings for his first major league victory as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series....
Rangers slugger Josh Jung fractures wrist
The defending World Series champion Texas Rangers have already run into adversity this season, as second-year slugger Josh Jung suffered a fractured wrist in Monday night's 9-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla....