CHICAGO -- Brewers coaches and front office officials have spent hours in meetings and Zoom sessions over recent days discussing how to get through this particularly burdensome stretch of the schedule without blowing out the pitching on the cusp of a pennant push. Nineteen games over 18 days can do

August is a busy time around MLB Pipeline. Now that dozens of new Draft picks have joined every organization, we've redone our Top 100 Prospects list and updated all 30 teams' Top 30 lists. This also gives us an opportunity to revisit each of the eight positional Top 10 lists.

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies ace Zack Wheeler underwent a successful thrombolysis procedure to remove a blood clot in his right upper extremity on Monday morning at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. The procedure, performed by Dr. Paul DiMuzio, came just two days after Wheeler was placed on the 15-day injured

It turns out that, as the Reds taught us Sunday afternoon, the Brewers do, in fact, consist of mortal human beings made of flesh, blood and gristle like the rest of us. The end of their 14-game winning streak did not keep them from dominating our Power Rankings for the

BOSTON – The Red Sox are adding some much-needed pop at first base with the announcement on Monday that the team has signed free agent Nathaniel Lowe. The 30-year-old was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Aug. 14. A left-handed hitter, Lowe struggled to hit consistently with Washington, the

CHICAGO -- The Cubs trusted rookie Cade Horton with the ball in the opener of this week’s crucial five-game series with the rival Brewers, and for good reason. Horton has emerged as a key part of Chicago’s rotation and has been one of the game’s top starting pitchers since the

The Mets' historic stolen base streak is over -- even though it didn't look like a traditional caught stealing. The Mets had safely stolen 39 bases in a row this season without getting caught. But that streak ended when Francisco Lindor was picked off first base in the first inning

The calendar says August, but many of the matchups on the diamond this upcoming week should have a decidedly October feel. We saw the Astros and Tigers face off in last year's postseason, and we'll get a rematch this week in Detroit. Might we see the Mariners and Phillies in

Mariners outfielder Victor Robles was ejected from Sunday’s rehab game for Triple-A Tacoma after throwing his bat at a pitcher who nearly hit him with a pitch. Robles took offense to the first pitch he saw in the third inning (his second at-bat of the game) from Las Vegas right-hander

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jung Hoo Lee has officially entered the conversation for catch of the ... decade?

ST. LOUIS -- As he was rounding the bases following his tiebreaking homer in Sunday afternoon’s sixth inning, Cardinals catcher Yohel Pozo not only had tears in his eyes but also thoughts of his son, Paul, and other ill kids at Mercy Children’s Hospital dancing in his mind. Paul Pozo

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers began this weekend in second place, a position they had not been in this late in the season in four years. After a statement sweep, they ended it sitting alone atop the NL West once more.

VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Nike RBI World Series is an event that thousands of athletes look forward to for an entire baseball or softball season. With more than 200 Nike RBI programs, each with hundreds of kids competing to advance from their region, the challenge of making it to

MIAMI -- The Marlins recalled infielder Maximo Acosta from Triple-A Jacksonville and placed infielder Graham Pauley on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain ahead of Monday night’s series opener against the Cardinals at loanDepot park.

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Kayla Kowalik (Gold), Sarah Willis (Orange), and Kendra Falby (Blue) have selected their teams for Series 2 of the 2025 AUSL All-Star Cup. The All-Star Cup is a four-series season from Aug. 2 to 31 in which 60 professional softball players compete to become the individual champion utilizing Athletes Unlimited’s

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- As the Mets ventured around the Little League complex early Sunday ahead of the Little League Classic, Mark Vientos hesitated. Was he going to slide down the famous hill at Lamade Field? Vientos had always wanted to as a kid, but he’d never gotten the chance. Still,

Ahead of tonight’s Little League Classic in Williamsport between the Mets and Mariners, several players from each team renewed a ritual that has become a staple of this event.

VERO BEACH, Fla. – The 2025 Nike RBI World Series, hosted at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, concluded after two weeks of action on both the baseball and softball fields, with dozens of RBI programs from around the country and world vying for the ultimate prize. The

CHICAGO -- The top prospect in baseball is one step closer to reaching Pittsburgh. Konnor Griffin -- the No. 1 prospect in the game, according to MLB Pipeline -- is being promoted to Double-A Altoona, sources tell MLB.com. It’s his second promotion up the Pirates’ farm system this year in

HOUSTON -- Astros right fielder Jesús Sánchez is struggling mightily at the plate -- he’s in the midst of an 0-for-21 slump -- but he hasn’t let his offensive funk carry over to his defense.

BOSTON -- No one felt worse than Dane Myers during the early going on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. By game’s end, it would be hard to argue anyone felt better in the Marlins’ 5-3 comeback victory over the Red Sox.

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