Baseball News

Willians Astudillo, a.k.a. la Tortuga (or the Turtle), doesn't look like most major leaguers. And with a rare ability to make contact, he doesn't hit like them, either.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain is set to miss his third straight game Wednesday after undergoing a cryotherapy procedure on his right thumb in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

After getting knocked out in the fourth inning of Tuesday's 9-4 loss to the Twins, Blake Snell has a 11.94 ERA in five June starts.

Britain's rare baseball devotees hope the visit from the Red Sox and Yankees this weekend will make the sport more than a niche activity in their country.

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is headed to the injured list with a high ankle sprain and third baseman Yoan Moncada left Wednesday's game with a bruised knee.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Giancarlo Stanton's MRI on his right knee did not reveal a new injury. But the outfielder, who was "sore and stiff," wasn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game.

The widow of a beer tap inventor who died inside a walk-in cooler at SunTrust Park last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Braves and their contractors.

Taking a look ahead to July, Tristan H. Cockcroft highlights the advantages and disadvantages that certain teams and pitchers have on the schedule.

The Royals cleared a roster spot for the return of pitcher Eric Skoglund, who served an 80-game suspension for testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances.

Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead two-run homer for the second straight game, and the Phillies beat the Mets, 7-5, on Tuesday night.

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson left in the fifth inning against the Red Sox with a sprained right ankle.

D.J. LeMahieu hit a home run in the Yankees' first at-bat of the game to break the record held by the 2002 Texas Rangers.

The 22-year-old has thrown 211 pitches at least 100 mph this season, over 100 more than the next-closest player.