KANSAS CITY – Willi Castro homered during a three-run attack in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night to complete the sweep in the three-game series. The Royals have lost six in a row and 11 of their last 12. Kansas City starter Brady Singer came … Read more
DENVER – Pinch-hitter Charlie Blackmon hit a game-defining single in the ninth inning as the Colorado Rockies overcame Fernando Tatis Jr.’s sweeping home run to beat the San Diego Padres 8-7 on Wednesday night. Tatis hit a 477-foot home run, the longest of his career, to take the NL lead with 21 hits from four … Read more
It was obvious what was going to happen when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. came calmly to the plate in the first half of the ninth inning, with the Tiles down 1-0 and the Dominican representing the last hope for his team. For a moment, try to imagine Guerrero tamely grounding to second base to end the … Read more
The Washington Nationals placed the Dominican infielder Starlin castro on his restricted list, a move that generally takes the player off the active roster without pay, general manager Mike Rizzo said Wednesday. At his daily press conference, manager Dave Martinez said the move was made to allow Castro to deal with a family situation, but … Read more
ATLANTA – Alex Verdugo broke the tie with a three-run homer connected to pitcher Chris Martin in the eighth inning and Rafael Devers had a three-run homer and a total of four RBIs for the Boston Red Sox to beat on Tuesday. 10-8 to the Atlanta Braves. With his 13 homers, Xander Bogaerts made it … Read more
He’s already the best pitcher in MLB in recent seasons, and he’s a two-time Cy Young Award winner, and Jacob deGrom has taken his game to another level in 2021. Armed with a 100 mph fastball and devastating slider, the New York Mets ace is poised to make a run for Hall of Famer Bob … Read more
It has been a week of movements throughout the minor leagues. In just the last few days, members of the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects rankings such as Spencer Torkelson, Hunter Greene, Cade Cavalli and Shane Baz, were promoted through the ranks within the minors after dominating starts this season in 2021. Before of them, … Read more
Reasons for optimism continue to accumulate around Fenway Park. Two and a half months into the season, the Boston Red Sox are at the center of the AL East race, a surprising distance from the Tampa Bay Rays, who are in first place and comfortably ahead of the New York Yankees, preseason favorites. Many of … Read more
Many major league teams have sent their scouts to various stadiums to evaluate players as the deadline to make changes approaches. The same names ring out over and over again, but which players have risen in value as July approaches? Between now and July 30, MLB.com will take a biweekly look at the players whose … Read more
A three-run homer down the middle connected by the fiery Red Sox outfielder, Alex Verdugo, in the top of the eighth inning, broke a tie and led the Red Sox to a 10-8 victory over the Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday night. Since its arrival in Boston, the Mexican-American patrol boat has … Read more
