Yankees manager Aaron Boone has a rule for new outfielder Alex Verdugo: One chain per game
During his time with the Boston Red Sox, Alex Verdugo frequently played with several gaudy chains bouncing around his neck
April 03, 2024During his time with the Boston Red Sox, Alex Verdugo frequently played with several gaudy chains bouncing around his neck
April 03, 2024In a sport committed to increasing its number of Black players, Southern University’s upset of LSU this week was a victory for all HBCU baseball programs
April 03, 2024Fans who showed up for an afternoon baseball game at Camden Yards ended up waiting until early evening before the first pitch was finally thrown
April 03, 2024Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants that finished a three-game sweep
April 04, 2024The Athletics will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park near Sacramento until their planned new stadium in Las Vegas is built
April 04, 2024The unbeaten Detroit Tigers have a no-hitter going through seven innings in the second game of a doubleheader against the winless New York Mets
April 04, 2024Pete Alonso launched a tying homer leading off the ninth inning, Tyrone Taylor lined a game-winning single and the New York Mets — after going 13 innings without a hit — rallied past the Detroit Tigers 2-1 for their first victory of the season and a doubleheader split
April 04, 2024Right-hander Jonathan Loáisiga was put on the 60-day injured list by the New York Yankees because of a strained right flexor muscle
April 05, 2024Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement had a tiebreaking solo home run off Caleb Ferguson leading off the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-0 in New York’s home opener
April 05, 2024Alyssa Nakken became the first full-time female coach in major league history to appear on the field in April 2022
April 05, 2024Juan Soto soaked in the fan fervor on his first day in pinstripes and wound up flinging his bat and helmet in response to his futility
April 05, 2024Pete Fairbanks couldn’t get a good grip on the baseball
April 06, 2024Spencer Strider, Atlanta’s ace and the major league leader in wins and strikeouts last season, will have tests on his right elbow Saturday after complaining about discomfort in Friday night’s game
April 06, 2024Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story exited Boston’s game against the Angels in the fourth inning after injuring his left shoulder on a backhand dive to stop a hit by Mike Trout
April 06, 2024Braves ace right-hander Spencer Strider has damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, leaving his status for the remainder of the season in doubt
April 06, 2024Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched out of two early jams in five scoreless innings for his first career major league victory, Max Muncy hit a two-run single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Saturday
April 06, 2024Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP whose career was derailed by injuries, officially has been listed by Major League Baseball as being retired
April 06, 2024Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has announced his retirement, ending the 2019 World Series MVP’s injury-filled career
April 07, 2024A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook New York City on Friday as the Yankees went through batting practice before their home opener
April 07, 2024Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champion, has died
April 08, 2024Baseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York
April 08, 2024Ronel Blanco’s brilliant start to the season is about the only thing going right for the Houston Astros
April 08, 2024San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest
April 08, 2024Shane Bieber held it together as long as he could
April 08, 2024New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the players’ association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents
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