MLB Page 273 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
AL-best Tigers set to visit NL cellar-dwelling Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are off to a historically bad start, one that the Detroit franchise can empathize with.,Like the 2003 Tigers, Colorado began the season losing 25 of its first 30 games and is now 6-28 after dropping three of four games at San Francisco over the weekend. The schedule doesn't get ...
Twins welcome back Royce Lewis as they open homestand vs. O's
Royce Lewis has been waiting all season to get into the action for the Minnesota Twins.,On Tuesday evening, Lewis finally will get his chance. The Twins activated him from the injured list on Monday, and he is expected to make his season debut when Minnesota plays the Baltimore Orioles to open a thr...
Red Sox bullpen in spotlight against shaky Rangers offense
The Boston Red Sox will bring a fragile bullpen into Tuesday's game against the visiting Texas Rangers to open a three-game series., ,Boston began the week tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for most blown saves in Major League Baseball (eight), even though closer Aroldis Chapman has converted each...
Rangers hire former All-Star Bret Boone as hitting coach
Bret Boone is returning to the American League West, this time as the new hitting coach for the Texas Rangers, the team announced on Monday.,Boone, who played nearly half his 14 years with the Seattle Mariners, will join the Rangers' bench in time for Tuesday's series opener at the Boston Red Sox.,I...
Cubs place LHP Shoto Imanaga (hamstring strain) on 15-day IL
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shoto Imanaga was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring on Monday. ,The Cubs are without Imanaga and a second top starter -- Justin Steele -- as they begin a three-game home series with the San Francisco Giants on Monday. ,Because of an off day Thu...
Astros OF Yordan Alvarez (hand inflammation) on 10-day IL
All-Star slugger Yordan Alvarez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right hand inflammation, the Houston Astros announced Monday.,The move is retroactive to May 3, when Alvarez was scratched from the lineup before the Astros' 8-3 win over the host Chicago White Sox. Astros manager Joe Es...
Bryce Harper out to mitigate frustration as Phillies visit Rays
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper isn't thrilled with the start to his 14th major-league season.,He will go searching for the swing that's made him an eight-time All Star and two-time NL Most Valuable Player when the Phillies open a three-game series on the road against the Tampa Bay ...
Giants call up LHP Kyle Harrison for run in bullpen
The San Francisco Giants recalled left-hander Kyle Harrison on Monday, in advance of a three-game road series against the Chicago Cubs, while right-hander Lou Trivino was designated for assignment.,Harrison, 23, has been used exclusively as a starter since he was drafted by the Giants in the third r...
Blue Jays transfer Max Scherzer (thumb) to 60-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays transferred three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer to the 60-day injured list in a series of moves Monday.,The 40-year-old right-hander has not pitched since his Blue Jays debut on March 29 due to inflammation in his right thumb. He will be eligible to return on May 29.,...
Twins reinstate UT Willi Castro, INF Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins reinstated infielder Royce Lewis and utility player Willi Castro from the 10-day injured list on Monday.,Lewis, 25, has been out all season after sustaining a left hamstring strain in spring training. He batted .174 with one RBI in six rehab games at Triple-A St. Paul.,The No. 1 ...
Pitcher Ross Stripling announces retirement
Right-hander Ross Stripling announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Monday after nine seasons.,Stripling, 35, requested and received his release from the Kansas City Royals in spring training after being informed he wasn't going to make the Opening Day roster.,"This has been an unbeli...
Fresh off wild win, D-backs renew acquaintances with Mets
The New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks will meet to begin their second series in a week when they open a three-game set on Monday night in Phoenix.,It is a quick rematch of the April 29-May 1 series at Citi Field, where the Diamondbacks won two of three games behind quality starts from Corbin Bu...
Upstart A's aim to continue ascent in opener vs. Mariners
The top two teams in the American League West will get together as the Seattle Mariners take on the Athletics on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at West Sacramento, Calif.,First-place Seattle had a six-game winning streak snapped Sunday by the Texas Rangers but possesses a two-game...
Pirates look for spark from struggling offense vs. Cards
It has been a miserable start to the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ,They've won just 12 of their first 35 games, sit in last place in the National League Central, and own the third-worst record in the majors. They've also been shut out a league-leading six times, including 4-0 against the San D...
Brewers' Tobias Myers bids to find form in encounter vs. Astros
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for a bounce-back start from right-hander Tobias Myers when they open a three-game series Monday night against the visiting Houston Astros. ,Myers (0-0, 5.14 ERA), who lasted just two innings in his last start, will oppose fellow right-hander Ronel Blanco (2-2, 5.08)....
Royals aim to continue dominance of White Sox in series opener
Kansas City's Cole Ragans has struggled of late, but he's been at his best against the Chicago White Sox.,Ragans and the Royals look to continue their recent dominance over the visiting White Sox in Monday night's opener of the four-game series.,Dating back to September 2023, Kansas City has won 14 ...
Austin Riley, Braves look to change fortune vs. Reds
Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley brings a red-hot bat into the opener of a four-game homestand against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.,Riley was 5-for-12 with a double, two homers and four RBIs in the weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Riley took over the club lead with eight homers an...
Two of NL's best square off as Cubs host Giants
A pair of teams riding high after series victories will meet in Chicago on Monday night, when the Cubs host the San Francisco Giants.,The Cubs enter winners in three of four games -- including two of three in its weekend series win against the Milwaukee Brewers. Chicago, which leads the National Lea...
Dodgers-Marlins series brings out world of contrasts
Simply stated, the Los Angeles Dodgers are a problem for opposing pitching staffs.,The Dodgers, who will open a three-game road series against the Miami Marlins on Monday, are second in the majors in homers (54) and third in runs scored (182). The Marlins, in contrast, are 19th in homers (30) and 16...
Nationals get stern test with series vs. Guardians
The Washington Nationals open a six-game homestand against the hot Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Washington returns home after completing a 3-3 road trip with a rain-soaked 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Cleveland has won five of six overall and is 2-1 on a six-game road swing af...