LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. H...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series is always the goal for the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s been elusive recently, with first-round flops two years running. Now, with Shohei Ohtani leading t...

Francisco Lindor’s leadoff homer sparked New York in a 7-3 victory. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets’ Mark Vientos was well aware of the situation, knowing exactly why the Los Angeles Dodgers walk...

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto homered during New York’s threerun third inning, Carlos Rodón got his first postseason win and the Yankees took advantage of Cleveland’s wildness in a 5-2 victory on Monday n...

TOKYO (AP) — Shin Uebori coaches the Fukagawa Hawks youth baseball team in Tokyo, and he is very aware how Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani inspires his players. “With Ohtani, the kids thin...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez carried the Royals back to the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade, a whirlwind turnaround from 106-loss club...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. accused the Royals’ Maikel Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt Anthony Volpe while sliding into second base during Game 4 of a tense ...

DETROIT (AP) — Pinch-hitter David Fry had a goahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Cleveland Guardians force a decisive Game 5 against...

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in a storybook season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said it was “bothersome” and “unsettling” that a ball San Diego third baseman Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him duri...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of cars lined up at the gates to the Truman Sports Complex early Monday afternoon, nearly seven hours before the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs were to play th...

The late rally tied the division series with the Mets at one game apiece. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos sometimes amazes himself with intuition he can win a game on the final swing. As he appro...

Shohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game’s best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball history. N...

They’ll take on the Phillies in the first-ever playoff meeting between the bitter rivals. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off All-Star closer Devin Williams in the ninth i...

Terry Francona needed some time away from baseball. A year was long enough. One of baseball’s most beloved managers, Francona has been hired by the Cincinnati Reds, returning to a team he played for a...

That the Pittsburgh Pirates followed back-to-back 100loss seasons with successive 76-win seasons might be viewed as progress, but general manager Ben Cherington isn’t about celebrate. Not when the Pir...

HOUSTON (AP) — Manager A.J. Hinch wanted his Detroit Tigers to embody their home city. Hard-working with a nevergive-up attitude, but most of all a team that had grit. That’s how they stormed into Oct...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Things went so poorly for the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs that even when they had the bases loaded and a hit by pitch scores a run, Colton Cowser swung at a ball thrown right at...

One of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most disappointing players is in line for the biggest raise among their nine arbitration-eligible players, based on annual projections by MLBTradeRumors.com for the 2025...

Hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage were dismissed by the Pirates. Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington gave a vote of confidence to Derek Shelton last month, sayin...