The Braves announced they’ve traded reliever Hunter Stratton to the Pirates for catcher Joey Bart. Atlanta designated backup catcher Sandy León for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster. The Braves had designated Stratton for assignment yesterday. He’ll replace Bart on Pittsburgh’s 40-man but won’t join the MLB team, as the Bucs optioned him to Triple-A […]

The Braves acquired catcher Joey Bart from the Pirates for right-handed pitcher Hunter Stratton on Thursday night.

The Twins announced the passing of longtime MLB reliever Al Worthington on Thursday evening. He was 97. Worthington, a product of the University of Alabama, signed with the Cubs to begin his professional career in 1951. Chicago traded him to the then New York Giants after one minor league season. The 6’2″ righty broke into MLB […]

— Gage Jump gave up one hit over seven sparkling innings, and Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom hit back-to-back homers in a five-run first that sent the Athletics to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Athletics: Game Highlights

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights

— Bobby Witt Jr. hit the first of Kansas City's three home runs before leaving with a sore right knee, and the Royals smacked a club-record five...

Tarik Skubal has made it clear as the Tigers continue to fall further out of contention as the clock ticks down to the trade deadline: "Play better baseball or else."

Left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara officially signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball on Thursday. He’d been in Double-A with the Nationals but was granted his release on Monday. Ogasawara signed a two-year, $3.5MM free agent contract with the Nats over the 2024-25 offseason. The southpaw was coming off a 3.12 ERA across 144 1/3 […]

— Juan Soto hit two solo homers and made a sliding catch in the left-field corner to rob Bryce Harper of a run-scoring hit as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Thursday night.

— Andrew Benintendi launched a pinch-hit grand slam off Camilo Doval in the eighth inning Thursday night and the Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York.

New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies: Game Highlights

Chicago White Sox vs. New York Yankees: Game Highlights

Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left the Royals' game with the Cardinals on Thursday night because of right knee discomfort after making a sliding play in the field.

The Angels announced seven roster moves before tonight’s series opener in West Sacramento. MLBTR already covered the most notable, with Mike Trout heading to the injured list due to a right hamstring strain and Christian Moore being recalled from Triple-A. Los Angeles also recalled righty Ryan Johnson from Double-A Rocket City to start tonight and activated recently […]

In 2026, Misiorowski has found his command and -- against all odds -- improved his fastball

As trade deadline season draws closer, Twins star Byron Buxton again looked to shoot down early speculation about his availability. Buxton, who has full no-trade rights and said multiple times last summer that he’s not interested in leaving Minnesota, doubled down on that this evening. “I don’t give a f—,” Buxton told Dan Hayes of […]

Amid speculation that he could be dealt ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline, Minnesota center fielder Byron Buxton reiterated Thursday, "I'm a Twin."

Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. exited Thursday's game against the White Sox after a foul ball ricocheted off the ground and into his groin area.

Santiago Espinal has cleared waivers and elected free agency, according to the MLB.com transaction log. The Dodgers designated the veteran infielder for assignment on Tuesday when Tommy Edman returned from injury. Espinal has been outrighted twice this season. The first came when Kiké Hernández returned from the injured list. Hernández quickly went back down with injury, so […]

Trout is having a resurgent and All-Star level season at age 34

Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who is batting .234 with 17 home runs and 36 RBIs this season, has been placed on the injured list with a hamstring injury.

— Bryan Woo pitched seven shutout innings, Colt Emerson drove in two of Seattle’s three first-inning runs and the Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Thursday.

The Tigers are going to recall infielder/outfielder Trei Cruz, reports Ari Alexander of 7News Boston. He’ll be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game. He’ll take the spot of Wenceel Pérez, who is headed for the injured list, per Chris McCosky of Detroit News. The Tigers are off today, […]

The Atlantic League Pro Baseball's York Revolution says it is forfeiting a game because some of its players refused to wear a special Pride Night jersey.

Chicago White Sox center fielder Everson Pereira was put on the seven-day injured list because of a concussion after crashing into the fence at Yankee Stadium.

The Angels are going to place outfielder Mike Trout on the injured list with a hamstring injury, report Sam Blum and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Infielder Christian Moore will be recalled to take his place on the roster. At this point, there are no details on the cause or the severity of Trout’s injury. […]

Major League Baseball is eliminating the clock for next month's All-Star Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Seattle Mariners: Game Highlights

Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers: Game Highlights

On Monday night at Busch Stadium, Dustin May made the most impressive start of his major league career. The right-hander was perfect through six and finished with a one-hit, one-walk shutout. He threw 101 pitches. He struck out nine. If it weren’t for Jacob Misiorowski’s 15-strikeout tour de force last Friday, this might have been […]

The Phillies announced Thursday that outfielder Adolis García will undergo latissimus dorsi repair surgery on Wednesday, ending his season.

— Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday.

The trade deadline is still more than six weeks away, but pitching-hungry clubs have already been checking in with Angels GM Perry Minasian about the potential availability of breakout lefty Reid Detmers, writes Bob Nightengale of USA Today. There’s no indication there have been any serious talks. To the contrary, Nightengale suggests that the Angels […]

Cleveland Guardians vs. Milwaukee Brewers: Game Highlight

Negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continue for the next collective bargaining agreement. Today, MLB proposed significant changes to the draft. J.J Cooper of Baseball America was among those to cover the developments. The league’s proposed framework would be a significant drawdown of the way the draft has operated for years. […]

— Travis Bazzana hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning, Parker Messick pitched six effective innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday.

MLB's proposed changes include cutting amateur signing bonuses by more than $150M, making high school players ineligible for the draft and instituting an international draft.

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Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox: Game Highlights

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— Brandon Valenzuela hit a go-ahead RBI double off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 win Thursday.