Baseball News

You're probably familiar with batting average, a staple of baseball statistics. But a Bill James creation, secondary average, offers another way to measure offense.

For the third time, baseball star Ichiro Suzuki has turned down a prestigious Japanese government award handed to stars in sports, entertainment and culture.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings in his first rehab start in Triple-A.

Jake Lamb, who only played in 56 games last season because of a shoulder injury, will be out six weeks because of a quadriceps strain.

Tyler Kepner's new book, "K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches," is the culmination of a three-year scavenger hunt across the baseball landscape.

After a late return from Miami early Thursday morning, Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard wasn't happy the Mets had an afternoon game for their home opener. He thinks the short turnaround was a factor in a 4-0 loss t...

Shohei Ohtani said Thursday that he feels like he could return to game action this month but that the decision is up to the Angels, who have said he will not be back before the beginning of May.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis heard the boo birds loud and clear Thursday as he went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in a loss to the Yankees on Thursday. Davis is 0-for-17 on the season and in an 0-for-38 skid dating ...

The infielder, who will be the team's primary shortstop for the time being, had a career-high four hits. His second home run of the game put the Yankees on top to stay.