CINCINNATI — Shane Bieber kept up his record strikeout run, fanning 13 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Sunday. Bieber (2-1) became the first pitcher in big league history to begin the season with four straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts since the mound was moved to its current distance back in 1893. “That’s […]

BOSTON — Teddy Ballgame is about to become Teddy Blockchain. Hall of Famer Ted Williams is coming to the digital memorabilia market with a release of nine different cards that follow the No. 9’s career from skinny rookie to Cooperstown inductee. The collectors’ items offered by Williams’ daughter are hand drawn by Brazilian illustrator Andre Maciel, known as Black Madre, […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Twins’ games against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night and Sunday have been postponed due to Minnesota’s COVID-19 problems, including at least four positive tests in the past week. Kyle Garlick, another unnamed Twins player and a team staff member tested positive in the two days before the postponements, manager Rocco Baldelli said Saturday. Shortstop […]

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The last-place Yankees played poorly in their 8-2 home loss to the Rays on Friday night. Some of the 10,202 fans at Yankee Stadium behaved poorly in response. A group of spectators caused a delay in the bottom of the eighth inning by tossing baseballs onto the outfield turf from the bleachers. (How did they get those balls into the […]

Multiple employees within the New York Mets organization say their complaints about inappropriate workplace behavior were not acted on, according to a report from The Athletic. The report also details allegations of inappropriate conduct or sexual harassment by David Newman — the Mets chief marketing, content and communications officer who was rehired by the team last year — and former […]

In one corner, you have the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, the unanimous top team in baseball so far this season. In the other, you have the San Diego Padres, a 2020 playoff team loaded with exciting young talent. Step aside, Red Sox-Yankees. MLB’s next great rivalry is brewing out West. Starting Friday night at San Diego’s Petco […]

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Things got a little chippy in LA on Wednesday night. We’ve seen fans make home run catches with gloves, hats and full pints of Budweiser, but in Wednesday’s Dodgers-Rockies matchup, third baseman Justin Turner landed a home run in a fan’s nachos. Turner didn’t just sit idly by and let a man’s night be ruined with broken chips and a […]