Baseball
Bases-loaded walk lifts Blue Jays to win over Orioles
Yohendrick Pinango drew a bases-loaded walk from Anthony Nunez in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.
MLB owners propose a salary cap for first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
Blaze Alexander homers and drives in six runs, Gunnar Henderson hits 2 HRs in Orioles’ win over Rays
Blaze Alexander hit his first home run of the season and drove in six runs, Gunnar Henderson had his 12th and 13th homers and the Baltimore Orioles routed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.
Diamondbacks beat Giants 3-2 for series sweep, 10th win in 11 games
Mike Soroka limited San Francisco to two runs on four hits in six innings, Geraldo Perdomo broke a seventh-inning tie with a sacrifice fly and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Giants 3-2 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Sanchez sets Phillies franchise record by extending scoreless innings streak to 44 2/3
Cristopher Sanchez extended his scoreless innings streak to 44 2/3 innings on Wednesday to set the Phillies' franchise record by passing Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander in a 3-0 win Wednesday against the San Diego Padres for a three-game sweep.
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.
Former NL MVP Andrew McCutchen designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers
Former NL MVP outfielder Andrew McCutchen was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, after he hit .192 in his 37 games.
Guardians edge Nationals to avoid series sweep
Gavin Williams settled down after a choppy start and pitched seven solid innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Late-season hire Tortorella has Vegas in Stanley Cup Final, poised to join elite group
The late-season move by the Vegas Golden Knights to fire coach Bruce Cassidy and bring on John Tortorella might have seemed to be out of desperation on the surface. It comes with a history of some success.
Travis Kelce joins Cleveland Guardians ownership group as a minority investor
Travis Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and fiance of music superstar Taylor Swift.
Baz strikes out season-high nine, Basallo hits three-run homer as Orioles top Rays
Shane Baz struck out a season-high nine and Samuel Basallo hit a three-run homer as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Wood’s 15th home run of season helps Nationals to win over Guardians
James Wood hit a two-run homer and Keibert Ruiz had a two-run single in the second inning as the Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Former Braves slugging 3rd baseman Bob Horner, who hit 4 homers in a game, dies at 68
Bob Horner, the power-hitting third baseman who was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 1978 and hit a home run in his debut with the Atlanta Braves after skipping the minor leagues, has died. He was 68.
MLB to debut uniforms for America 250 celebrations
The national pastime is joining the celebrations for America's 250th birthday with patriotic uniforms.
Yomiuri Giants baseball manager Abe resigns after arrest over allegedly assaulting his daughter
Shinnosuke Abe has resigned as manager of Japan's storied baseball team Yomiuri Giants after being arrested for the alleged assault of his teenage daughter.
Mead goes deep twice, Nationals pound six homers in win over Guardians
Curtis Mead went deep twice for his first multi-homer game, Luis Garcia Jr. finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and the Washington Nationals hit six homers in a 10-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.
Brewers’ Misiorowski sets record with 57 pitches of at least 100 mph
Jacob Misiorowski has been reaching new milestones for velocity just about every time he pitches, which might explain the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander's lack of surprise over his latest achievement.
Orioles’ Cowser showing signs of breakthrough with two walk-off home runs in two days
After spending the last year-and-a-half struggling to build on an impressive rookie season, Colton Cowser is coming through in the clutch again. And again.
Cowser’s two-run home run gives Orioles a win over Rays in 13 innings
Colton Cowser hit a two-run game-winning homer in the 13th inning - his second walk-off shot in as many days - to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-7 win over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
Henry Davis slugs late go-ahead homer as Pirates send Cubs to a 9th straight loss in 2-1 victory
Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Monday.
