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It’s incredible to think that with less than one week remaining in June, only five teams are in position to be considered definite sellers for this year’s Trade Deadline. The White Sox, Angels, Athletics, Marlins and Rockies are all staring at double-digit deficits in the postseason race, and with 12
By Adam McCalvy
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MILWAUKEE – It took Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio a while to get to top speed, but once he got there, he was off to the races. Chourio circled the bases for the 31st inside-the-park home run in Brewers franchise history for a 5-5 tie in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s
By Will Leitch @williamfleitch
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Most baseball fans consider the All-Star break the midpoint of the season, but of course, it is not in fact the actual midpoint of the season. By mid-July, some teams have already played 100 games.
Steven Kwan has added 201 points of slugging percentage
By Mike Petriello
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It is one of the most entertaining developments of the first half of the season that while Cleveland’s Steven Kwan carried a .389 batting average into Tuesday, giving rise to hopes that he’ll be the first .400 hitter in more than 80 years, this really isn't a story about batting
Arrighetti helps Houston to its 7th straight win, setting club season high with 10 strikeouts
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HOUSTON -- When the struggling Astros arrived in Mexico City in late April for a series against the Rockies, the players held a meeting and decided the season needed a reboot. They put their 7-19 start in the rearview mirror and declared that the series against the Rockies, in which
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DETROIT -- Spencer Turnbull's return to Comerica Park to pitch against the Tigers -- who drafted and developed him before non-tendering him in November -- ended abruptly after he pitched three innings for the Phillies on Wednesday afternoon. Turnbull exited Philadelphia’s 6-2 victory with right shoulder soreness after throwing 36
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By Anne Rogers @anne__rogers
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KANSAS CITY -- For seven innings on Wednesday, the Royals’ offense was quiet and concerning. They had just four hits. There were only two situations with runners in scoring position. Frustration was mounting. And then Bobby Witt Jr. electrified the offense with a two-out triple in the eighth inning, his
By AJ Cassavell and Jessica Camerato @jessicacamerato
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SAN DIEGO -- You probably didn’t have Padres-Nationals as a budding, must-watch rivalry. But you should now. The man at the center of it all: Jurickson Profar. Benches cleared prior to Profar’s first at-bat in the first inning Tuesday night -- and that was only the start of the drama
By Alex Stumpf @AlexJStumpf
3:38 PM EDT
CINCINNATI -- Rowdy Tellez’s pop and Luis L. Ortiz’s heat were just what the Pirates needed to take the rubber match against the Reds on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park, winning 6-1.
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By Thomas Harrigan @HarriganMLB
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Two former Rangers All-Stars have been added to the coaching staffs for the 2024 MLB All-Star Futures Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Once traded for each other, Ian Kinsler and Prince Fielder will find themselves in opposite dugouts for the 25th edition of the Futures Game on July
By Kennedi Landry @kennlandry
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This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MILWAUKEE -- The Rangers' current pitching staff is built on rotational depth. That’s by design, considering three veterans -- Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and
By Michael Avallone @MavalloneMiLB
12:25 AM EDT
The day began like any other for Hogan Windish. It ended much differently. The Mariners' first-base prospect launched himself into baseball lore on Tuesday night, homering four times and driving in nine runs for Double-A Arkansas during a 9-4 win over Springfield at Hammons Field.
Third baseman goes deep twice off Gerrit Cole as Mets outslug Yankees
By Anthony DiComo
June 25, 2024
NEW YORK -- Outside of Pete Alonso, who was an overnight star in Flushing, and Francisco Alvarez, who might still become one, the Mets have routinely watched their most talented position-player prospects struggle to gain footholds at the starts of their careers. For every Alonso, there has been an Amed
Ohtani’s solo shot, go-ahead single add more highlights to an impressive June performance
By Tim Stebbins @tim_stebbins
1:09 AM EDT
CHICAGO -- Shohei Ohtani is already stamping his name into the Dodgers’ record books, only half a season into his first year with Los Angeles. Ohtani crushed a leadoff home run in Tuesday’s 4-3 win over the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, a Statcast-projected 376-foot blast off starter Chris
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Tigers southpaw logs seven scoreless frames in duel with MLB ERA leader Suárez
By Jason Beck
June 25, 2024
DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal's journey to a potential All-Star appearance has included a fair share of pitching duels with fellow aces, from Minnesota’s Pablo López (win in April) and Kansas City’s Cole Ragans (loss in May) to Atlanta’s Reynaldo López (loss six days ago). So matching up opposite Philadelphia’s Ranger
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This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon’s Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox CINCINNATI -- Wednesday is the final day of an 80-game suspension being served by Reds third-base prospect Noelvi Marte. The 22-year-old Marte returned from
By Brian McTaggart
12:07 AM EDT
HOUSTON -- There’s no player that embodies the Astros’ dramatic turnaround more than right-hander Hunter Brown, who overcame a woeful April and has pitched like an ace for nearly two months. The resurgence came just in time for an Astros rotation that has seen three more starting pitchers land on
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By Adam McCalvy
June 25, 2024
MILWAUKEE – The Brewers aren’t above a little negative advertising if it helps rookie third baseman Joey Ortiz win a spot in next month’s All-Star Game. So, instead of merely stating Ortiz’s case and encouraging fans to vote between innings of Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Rangers – when Ortiz’s