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5 takeaways from the shocking Devers deal

June 15, 2025

Rafael Devers … is a Giant? The Red Sox just … sent him away? This is the sort of deal that you don’t really see that much in baseball anymore: It almost feels like more of an NBA trade, doesn’t it? It sure had the shock of one. It’s one

Ohtani to make Dodgers pitching debut tonight (Watch FREE on MLB.TV, 10 ET)

Two-way star, who last pitched in 2023, to open game vs. Padres
@sonjamchen
10:12 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- The day that the Dodgers have been waiting for since they signed Shohei Ohtani to a then-record contract is nearly here: Ohtani's first start as a pitcher in a Dodgers uniform is set for Monday night against the Padres. The game will be broadcast free on MLB.TV

‘Is this trade real?’ Execs stunned by Devers deal

12:10 PM EDT

As the news of Boston’s trade of Rafael Devers to San Francisco began to spread Sunday night, executives around the league had reactions ranging from shock to confusion. “Is this trade real?” one American League executive said shortly after the news broke, more than an hour before the trade became

Stanton set to make 2025 debut for Yankees tonight (source)

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The Yankees are preparing to have one of their biggest bats in the lineup on Monday -- for the first time this season. Slugger Giancarlo Stanton is set to make his 2025 debut for the Yankees in tonight's opener against the Angels, a source told MLB.com insider Mark Feinsand. The

Sox part ways with 3-time All-Star Devers in unexpected deal

June 15, 2025

BOSTON – The Red Sox had just pulled off a three-game sweep of the rival Yankees for their seventh win in the last eight games and were getting ready for a Sunday night West Coast trip to Seattle when one of the most stunningly timed trades in team history took

Top teams in Power Rankings being tested

June 15, 2025

It’s always important to keep the length of a baseball season in mind, and not be betrothed to what just happened … particularly in the Power Rankings. Thus, our No. 1 and No. 2 teams, the Tigers and the Mets, are coming off rough weekend series, with the Tigers losing

Father's Day Sale brings you MLB.TV for 50% off

June 9, 2025

If you're still scratching your head about what to get your dad or for yourself for Father's Day, then we have the deal for you. During the Father's Day Sale from now until June 17, an MLB.TV Yearly subscription is half off at $59.99, bringing you every out-of-market regular-season game,

Buyers or sellers? Braves approach crucial pre-Deadline stretch

9:28 AM EDT

This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman’s Braves Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Giants land coveted superstar by acquiring Devers

June 15, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- President of baseball operations Buster Posey didn’t wait around to land a much-needed impact bat for the Giants’ lineup. In a shocking blockbuster over a month before the July 31 Trade Deadline, the Giants acquired star slugger Rafael Devers from the Red Sox in exchange for Jordan

Sox sweep arch-rival Yanks out of Boston, stretch win streak to 5

@mollyburkhardt
June 15, 2025

BOSTON -- After a 10th-inning walk-off in Friday’s opener and a hard-fought one-run win on Saturday, the Red Sox looked to ride the momentum of the past two days into Sunday’s series finale against the Yankees. Facing the American League’s ERA leader in lefty Max Fried, they had their work

Sasaki hits pause on recovery, no certainty of return

@sonjamchen
12:56 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- At the end of what has generally been a positive week for injured Dodgers starting pitchers, the team is hitting pause with rookie right-hander Roki Sasaki. Sasaki stopped playing catch in the days before Sunday's finale against the Giants, and manager Dave Roberts said there's no timeline

'Barry Bonds of softball' gives dad perfect gift: her 1st AUSL HR

June 15, 2025

The "Barry Bonds of softball" has officially arrived in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Bri Ellis -- recently named the D1 Softball National Player of the Year as a senior at Arkansas -- clubbed her first AUSL home run on Sunday afternoon for the Talons who overcame a three-run deficit

Giants (and Devers!) vs. Red Sox, Ohtani's pitching return among week's highlights

@ssc627
June 15, 2025

Things just got real. On Sunday night, Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey threw down the gauntlet and acquired Rafael Devers from the Red Sox -- mark that under "things you couldn't have imagined saying a year ago" -- and with that stunning early opener from San Francisco, trade

What's next on the trade market after the Devers trade?

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June 15, 2025

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Elly homers in 4th straight game as Reds continue to surge

June 15, 2025

DETROIT -- When baseball's best team opens the door with shaky defense, you go through it. In the Reds' case on Sunday afternoon, they burst through. Not only did it help them break a season-long curse of no late comeback wins, an 8-4 victory over the Tigers at Comerica Park

Lovullo's son 'ejects' High-A umpire in ultimate Father's Day tribute

@JesseABorek
June 15, 2025

Like father, like son. And on Father’s Day 2025, Torey Lovullo wouldn’t have it any other way.

Cubs celebrate a Happ-y Father's Day in walk-off fashion

June 15, 2025

CHICAGO -- With the best vantage point in the house, Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson pumped his fist in the air as second baseman Nico Hoerner shuffled up from the infield dirt. Hoerner had just made a diving snag of a liner off the bat of Isiah Kiner-Falefa, keeping the Pirates

5 most pressing questions facing Halos as summer kicks off

11:53 AM EDT

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Baz hurls gem with Dad on his mind as Rays sweep Mets

June 15, 2025

NEW YORK -- The Rays continue to surge up the American League standings. They shut out the Mets, 9-0, at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep and have won 18 of their last 24 games, which is the best record in baseball dating back to May

Pages' clutch Father's Day HR a tribute to dad back in Cuba

@sonjamchen
June 15, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- With one big swing, Andy Pages brought the momentum of the game back to the Dodgers' side. But what made it extra special was that he could dedicate it to his dad as a long-distance Father's Day gift. Pages' three-run blast in the fifth inning was the

How Royals' No. 3 prospect turned his season around

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9:28 AM EDT

This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers' Royals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

New day, same result! Astros seal sweep behind 2nd straight walk-off

June 15, 2025

HOUSTON -- How are the Astros doing this? How do they keep stacking wins despite not having slugger Yordan Alvarez for the last month, six starting pitchers on the injured list and a lineup Sunday that didn’t include Christian Walker or Isaac Paredes, who leads the team in home runs

Wheeler (9 K's, 1 ER) delivers Father's Day gem as Phils cap sweep

@paul_casellaMLB
June 15, 2025

PHILADELPHIA -- Plenty has changed for Zack Wheeler over the past couple of weeks following the recent birth of his fourth child. One thing that hasn't changed: He's still one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball.

Mariners sweep as Crawford hits slam on first Father's Day

June 15, 2025

SEATTLE -- J.P. Crawford exercised some ultimate “dad strength” when celebrating his first Father’s Day with his 6-month-old daughter, Korra, in attendance on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, blasting a grand slam in the second inning that helped the Mariners break out the brooms for a 6-0 win to cap

Yanks stymied at every turn en route to sweep by rival Sox

June 15, 2025

BOSTON – Aaron Judge produced perhaps the lone highlight the Yankees would like to carry with them from a lost weekend at Fenway Park, a cinematic game-tying home run that capped a power-on-power showdown against Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox on Friday evening. That ninth-inning blast cleared the Green