Baseball News

The Dodgers opened the season with a record $310.6 million payroll and are on track to pay a tax of nearly $47 million.

For two former Yankee managers, the month of May wrought contrasting fortunes.

We all know who the stars of the baseball season are in New York so far.

Francisco Lindor is not touching the sliding double doors in his West Hollywood hotel room again.

Manny Banuelos wasn't shy about the moment. It took him 14 years to get to that mound.

The comebacks. The grit. The discipline at the plate.

Nestor Cortes' winning ways continue off the field.

"I mean, I'm afraid of getting traded if I don't get to six or seven (innings). Not good enough," Severino joked.

It's the second bizarre Mets injury this week.

The Rangers called up infielder Ezequiel Duran from Double-A Frisco to make his major league debut after rookie Josh Smith was put on the IL with a shoulder sprain.

DeGrom threw 19 pitches, all fastballs, at moderate intensity, according to general manager Billy Eppler.

The Yankees are 13-4 this season in games featuring an Aaron Judge homer.

Caleb Kilian, the Cubs' top pitching prospect who they acquired in last year's Kris Bryant trade with the Giants, will make his major league debut vs. the Cardinals on Saturday.

At the beginning with the Mets the manager, Casey Stengel, was the headliner because the Mets were so historically bad.

A tense series between the N.L.'s best teams will pause to honor Gil Hodges, an icon for both franchises who is having his No. 14 jersey retired by Los Angeles.

Jim Kaat has apologized to Nestor Cortes, with the Yankees left-hander tweeting Friday that he doesn't believe the comment made a night earlier by the longtime Minnesota Twins announcer was done with ill intentions.

Francisco Lindor returned to the New York Mets' lineup Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing the first game of the series when he slammed a finger while closing a hotel door.

In case you didn't get the message on Thursday, Gerrit Cole went out and added emphasis to the point.

Josh Donaldson came off the injured list Friday in time to be back in the lineup for the series-opener against the Tigers.

Pittsburgh infielder Rayber Romero, Colorado pitcher Stalyn Sanchez and Dodgers outfielder Geremias Valencia were suspended for 60 games each following positive tests under baseball's minor league drug program.

Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson is returning to the lineup against the Tigers after being on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation.

Righty Vince Velasquez is the latest White Sox player to go on the injured list as he has a strained left groin.