HOUSTON — Allow Juan Soto to reintroduce himself.

One day after hitting his first home run as a member of the New York Mets, the visitors clubhouse at Daikin Park was still buzzing. It wasn’t just that he hit a home run and when he did — in the third inning of a 2-0 game off Houston right-hander Hunter Brown — it was how he managed to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Randy Vásquez pitched like he hardly ever had before.

Yuli Gurriel broke a scoreless tie with a two-out pinch-hit single in the seventh inning.

Three relievers who don’t usually find themselves protecting a one-run lead late in games did so.

And the find-a-way Padres remained undefeated three games into the season.

Their 1-0...Read more

WASHINGTON — Upon getting traded to the Phillies in December, Jesús Luzardo heard from his new pitching coach, who had a few ideas for how the lefty could make his top-of-the-rotation stuff even better.

Why throw one slider, Caleb Cotham said, when Luzardo can throw two?

“He’s always had that short, kind of dirty slider, and he worked ...Read more

MIAMI — For the second time in three games, a combination of poor outfield defense and late-game pitching led the Pittsburgh Pirates to squander a lead in the final third of a ballgame, ultimately leading to a 5-4 loss in 12 innings to the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park.

Dane Myers was the hero for Miami, walking it off with a single off ...Read more

TORONTO — Somebody handed the Baltimore Orioles back the remote.

After their lineup went on pause during their loss Friday, the Orioles hit play and their offense resumed its high-octane production led by Jordan Westburg’s first career multi-homer game for a 9-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.

The Orioles began the ...Read more

CINCINNATI — Justin Verlander would be a first-ballot Hall of Famer if he retired tomorrow. He’s done just about all there is for a starting pitcher to do in this game. Rookie of the Year. MVP. Two World Series titles. Three Cy Young Awards. But there is one major box he’s yet to check: 300 wins.

While improbable since he’s 38 wins away...Read more

Diamond gems and outfield heroics rescued the Colorado Rockies in their 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday afternoon.

Colorado’s offense didn’t produce much at breezy George M. Steinbrenner Field, but its defense was top-notch, producing highlights in nearly every inning. And closer Seth Halvorsen set down four in a row to record ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. reminded Royals fans about his impressive speed on Opening Day.

On Saturday, he came through with his first signature moment of 2025.

The Kansas City Royals fought from behind against the Cleveland Guardians at Kauffman Stadium. A Maikel Garcia home run tied the score at 3-3, then Witt, the Royals’ ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — As much emphasis as the Cardinals continue to place on how their lineup starts games, starts innings and sustains that pressure — coaches call it a “relentless” pursuit and do so relentlessly — there’s something to be said about how they’ve revived innings before they go kaput.

A bases-loaded, no-out opportunity in a ...Read more

SEATTLE — All the frustration felt by fans for the first six innings on opening night and all the memes, snarky tweets and comments that might have been prematurely sent or were waiting to be shared about the same ol’ Mariners, having the same feckless offensive production as last season while suffering yet another run-deprived loss, well, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Another night that began with a ceremony for the Dodgers’ 2024 World Series championship culminated in the 2025 team collecting a win.

And this time, not even one of the club’s most important players from last year’s title-winning squad could crash the party.

Over a nearly 30-minute pregame ceremony Friday — one with so...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A night of back-and-forth baseball at Petco Park ended the way the San Diego Padres are accustomed to such games ending.

Jake Cronenworth’s home run leading off the eighth inning gave the Padres a lead, and Robert Suarez worked a clean ninth to preserve a 4-3 victory and give the Padres their second dramatic victory in two games...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Rafael Devers is off to a brutal start.

Since shifting to full-time designated hitter duty Devers has looked completely lost at the plate. The slugger went hitless with three strikeouts on Opening Day, and in Friday’s 4-1 loss to the Texas Rangers he turned in another goose egg, going 0 for 4 with four strikeouts.

Per ...Read more

HOUSTON — Juan Soto might have come up short in the ninth inning of his first game with the Mets, but there was nothing short about his 390-foot home run Friday night.

His first in a Mets uniform that actually counts, the superstar slugger teed off on a 1-2 cutter from Houston Astros’ right-hander Hunter Brown, sending it over the right ...Read more

MIAMI — Unlike the past two seasons, Mitch Keller was not selected to be this year’s Opening Day starter. But for the third straight year, the Pirates came out on top during his first outing. Fresh off a disappointing loss Thursday evening, Keller helped the Pirates get their redemption against the Marlins in the form of a 4-3 victory Friday...Read more

TORONTO — The Orioles signed Charlie Morton this offseason not to be a front-end starter, but an innings-eater who could bring stability to their rotation. Thrust into the No. 2 spot to begin the season with Grayson Rodriguez on the injured list, Morton was neither of those things Friday as he unraveled in the fourth inning of Baltimore’s 8-...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Harry Sidhu, the former Anaheim mayor who took office vowing to keep the Angels baseball franchise in town, was sentenced Friday to two months in federal prison for conduct related to a collapsed deal to sell the team's stadium and other crimes.

"[The] defendant did betray the city of Anaheim while he was serving as mayor, ...Read more

One game into the 2025 season, the Rockies are already singing the bullpen blues.

The Rays’ Kameron Misner homered on Victor Vodnik’s first-pitch fastball of the ninth inning for a walk-off homer and a 3-2 victory.

Colorado took a 1-0 lead in the third on Ezequiel Tovar’s RBI double down the left-field line off Rays right-hander Ryan ...Read more