NEW YORK — As reporters asked various Yankees hitters whether they were into the torpedo bats some members of the team have been using, Aaron Judge questioned why he would bother.

“Why try to change something if you’ve got something that’s working?” the reigning American League MVP, fresh off the third three-homer game of his career, ...Read more

SEATTLE — Wind?

Marine layer?

When you are capable of hitting the ball hard as Julio Rodriguez, those thing don’t really matter.

With his team trailing by a run, the offense looking ineffectual and another frustrating loss to start the 2025 season closing in, Rodriguez changed it all with one swing.

Rodriguez jumped on a first-pitch ...Read more

TORONTO — The Baltimore Orioles had their chances to come through with the big hit Sunday but stranded nine base runners and finished 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position in a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Baltimore starter Tomoyuki Sugano, making his first career MLB appearance, exited with cramps after warming up for the bottom of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The 30 home runs Aaron Nola allowed in 2024 were the fifth-highest total in baseball.

He didn’t get off to the best start in limiting the long ball in his first appearance of 2025, giving up a pair of costly ones in the 5-1 loss to the Nationals on Sunday. All five runs the Nationals scored came on homers given up by Nola.

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NEW YORK — Some Yankees have been swinging unique lumber lately, but nothing illegal.

The Bombers’ bats drew attention on Saturday, as the team set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 win over the Brewers. Early in the game, YES Network broadcaster Michael Kay highlighted a few Yankees using new bats, including Anthony Volpe ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Based on the Dodgers’ original lineup, Teoscar Hernández would have been in the dugout during the biggest at-bat of Saturday night’s game.

Originally, on a night the Dodgers gave normal No. 2 hitter Mookie Betts a scheduled day off following his battle with a stomach virus last week, the team had switch-hitter Tommy Edman ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Roki Sasaki chose right when he signed with the Dodgers.

Never mind not being ready to lead the rotation of another team and challenge Shohei Ohtani. The 23-year-old Sasaki doesn’t look ready to pitch in the major leagues.

Sasaki made his second start for the Dodgers on Saturday night, and it was somehow worse than his first....Read more

SEATTLE — The path to a second straight defeat that once again featured a paucity of runs scored was slightly different this time.

Unlike their loss in the previous game, where base runners and the possibility of scoring runs was largely nonexistent, the Seattle Mariners had traffic on the bases, runners in scoring position and plenty of ...Read more

HOUSTON — The New York Mets‘ defense played exceptionally tough behind right-hander Griffin Canning on Saturday night, but the bats couldn’t back him up.

After Jose Siri tied the rubber game at 1-1 in the top of the sixth, the Houston Astros came right back in the bottom of the inning to retake the lead and chase Canning from the game. ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Kristian Campbell’s first big league start in left field nearly got off to a memorable start.

With two men on and two outs in the bottom of the first Campbell tracked down a hard hit ball off the bat of Jake Burger and made a sensational full-extension diving grab to his left. But when he hit the ground the ball popped ...Read more

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.

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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