MLB Page 347 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Spring training roundup: Pirates charge past Phillies
Javier Rivas hit a walk-off solo home run to complete a three-run uprising and hand the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies in spring-training action on Tuesday in Bradenton, Fla.,Scoreless through eight, the Pirates got on the board with a pair of RBI sacrifice flie...
Rangers add veteran LHP Patrick Corbin on 1-year deal
The Texas Rangers agreed on a one-year contract with left-hander Patrick Corbin on Tuesday, with the New York Post reporting the contract is worth just more than $1 million plus incentives.,To make room on the 40-man roster, Texas placed right-hander Jon Gray on the 60-day injured list with a right ...
Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman (rib) optimistic; SS Mookie Betts returns to LA
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is confident that the rib injury that kept him out of his team's regular-season opener against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday was not as bad as it was last fall.,Freeman worked his way through rib and ankle injuries in the playoffs last season and after...
Opening Day starters include 22 former All-Stars
Twenty-two former All-Stars are among the 30 pitchers taking the mound on domestic Opening Day this season.,Major League Baseball confirmed the mound matchups on Tuesday for the 14 games being played on March 27 and one on March 28.,Reigning National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes of the Pitt...
Giants sell 10 percent stake to private equity firm
The San Francisco Giants have sold a reported 10 percent stake in the team to private equity firm Sixth Street.,The team confirmed the deal on Tuesday but not the amount of the investment, which was first reported Monday by the New York Times.,Sportico places the value of the franchise and its team-...
Dodgers star Mookie Betts to own World Bowling League franchise
Avid bowler -- and Los Angeles Dodgers star -- Mookie Betts has bought the first announced team in the new World Bowling League.,The league's owner, League Sports Co., announced the purchase on Tuesday but didn't reveal financial terms.,Betts is buying the team with Cam Lewis, his business partner w...
RHP Roki Sasaki to make Dodgers debut vs. Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki follows in the footsteps of his Japanese countrymen on Wednesday when he makes his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series.,Shohei Ohtani collected two hits and two runs and Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed five strong innings as the Dodgers raise...
Shohei Ohtani leads Dodgers' comeback past Cubs in Tokyo
Shohei Ohtani had two hits and two runs and fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed five strong innings, fueling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday in the opener of the Tokyo Series.,Ohtani had a single and scored on a throwing error as part of a three-r...
Ohtani, Yamamoto lead Dodgers past Cubs in Tokyo Series opener
Shohei Ohtani had two hits and two runs and fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed five strong innings, fueling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday in the opener of the Tokyo Series.,Ohtani had a single and scored on a throwing error as part of a three-r...
Reports: Braves sign C James McCann to a minor league deal
The Atlanta Braves agreed to a minor league contract with catcher James McCann, per multiple media reports on Monday.,The 11-year veteran provides added depth behind the plate, as Braves starter Sean Murphy opens the campaign on the injured list with a cracked left rib. Outside of Murphy, Chadwick T...
Padres tab Michael King for Opening Day start vs. Braves
The San Diego Padres named right-hander Michael King as their Opening Day starter against the visiting Atlanta Braves on March 27.,King was chosen for the assignments over fellow right-handers Dylan Cease and Yu Darvish.,King said he pondered whether he would draw the start but was going to be fine ...
Spring training roundup: Blue Jays walk off Yankees
Carter Cunningham hit a walk-off home run with two strikes and two outs to lift the Toronto Blue Jays' split squad over the visiting New York Yankees 6-5 on Monday in Dunedin, Fla.,Matt Whatley tied the game with a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth before the 2024 10th-round draft pick went deep...
Arm 'fatigue' forces Padres RHP Yu Darvish to pause preparation
San Diego Padres staff ace Yu Darvish paused preparation for the upcoming season and might not be available for his first start of the season. ,Padres manager Mike Shildt said the issue for Darvish is "general fatigue.",The timing of the pause could make the injured list an option for the Padres, wh...
Braves' Spencer Strider fans six in sparkling spring debut
Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider showed no signs of rust in his return to the mound Monday, striking out six of the eight Boston batters he faced in 2 2/3 perfect innings.,Strider said it was "fun to play" again following his sparkling Grapefruit League performance against the Red Sox in ...
Twins 3B Royce Lewis sidelined with hamstring strain
Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis will miss Opening Day with a moderate left hamstring strain, the team announced Monday.,The Twins did not provide a timetable for his return, but a stint on the injured list seems probable due to the typical recovery period.,Lewis, 25, sustained the injury d...
Brewers RHP Tobias Myers (oblique) to open season on IL
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Tobias Myers will begin the season on the 15-day injured list with an oblique strain, manager Pat Murphy said Monday.,Murphy said Myers' MRI results were actually "better than we were expecting" and that a return in April "could be in play.",Myers, 26, made his major l...
Giants OF Jung Hoo Lee (back) scheduled for MRI
San Francisco Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee, who was limited to 37 games in his rookie season of 2024, was scheduled for an MRI to address mid-back tightness.,The San Francisco Standard reported that Lee is scheduled for a follow-up exam with team doctor Ken Akizuki. ,Lee, 26, was scratched fro...
Tigers narrow 3B pool, send Jace Jung to Triple-A
The Detroit Tigers optioned Jace Jung to Triple-A Toledo on Monday, ending his chances of taking over the vacant starting third-base spot for Opening Day.,The Tigers also optioned left-hander Sean Guenther to Toledo, leaving the club with 39 players in major league camp at Lakeland, Fla.,Jung, 24, h...
Dodgers' Mookie Betts (illness) out of Tokyo Series vs. Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts has been ruled out of the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an illness, manager Dave Roberts said Monday.,Per Roberts, Betts has lost "close to 15 pounds" due to the illness. The manager added that Betts could fly back to the United ...
MLB betting primer: Top picks for futures markets
It's finally upon us: the start of another season of Major League Baseball. ,It's time for the Boys of Summer to play and for stats nerds like me to analyze all the data I can muster to figure out how I want to bet on some of the many MLB futures markets.,One of the beautiful aspects of this game is...