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Blue Jays pick shortstop JoJo Parker with eighth pick in MLB draft
ATLANTA — The Toronto Blue Jays selected shortstop JoJo Parker eighth overall in the first…
Aaron Judge is barreling toward the hallowed 500-homer club. He might be joined by several peers
Aaron Judge became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 350 career homers on…
Curveballs are disappearing in MLB as velocity obsession reshapes pitching landscape
ATLANTA (AP) — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity…
Shohei Ohtani to hit leadoff for NL in All-Star Game, followed by Ronald Acuña Jr. of host Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the National…
Pitcher Jim Clancy, a longtime Blue Jay and 1982 all-star, dead at 69
TORONTO — Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays’…
Former Braves players Freddie Freeman and Max Fried are making their return to Atlanta as All-Stars
ATLANTA (AP) — Four years of return visits to Atlanta has prepared Freddie Freeman for…
Cal Raleigh to play for US in World Baseball Classic, joining Judge, Skenes and Witt
ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh agreed to play for the U.S. team at…
Robot umpires to make All-Star Game debut, another step toward possible regular-season use in 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have…
With family support, Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh approached the All-Star Home Run Derby like a day on…
With family support, Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh approached the All-Star Home Run Derby like a day on…
Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans…
A lockout is looming over MLB in December 2026, with a salary cap fight possibly at the center
ATLANTA (AP) — Looming over baseball is a likely lockout in December 2026, a possible…
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife’s parents
AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder…
MLB players’ association head acknowledges federal investigation into OneTeam Partners
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball players’ association head Tony Clark acknowledged a federal investigation into One…
Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans…
Manfred says MLB in better position to reach broadcast agreements for 2026-28
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the sport is in better position to…
Cal Raleigh’s Home Run Derby win boosts ESPN ratings by 5%
ATLANTA (AP) — Big Dumper helped drive a big boost to ratings for Monday night’s…
Cal Raleigh successful as 4 of 5 challenges reverse calls in first All-Star use of robot umpire
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh was just as successful with the first robot umpire All-Star…
MLB honors Hank Aaron with recreation of record 715th homer during All-Star Game
ATLANTA (AP) — Major League Baseball honored late Hall of Famer Hank Aaron by recreating…
Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL
ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber was nervous. He had played in Game 7 of the…
Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s tiebreaking swing-off lifts NL over AL
ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber went 3-for-3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off…
MLB honours Hank Aaron with recreation of record 715th homer during All-Star Game
ATLANTA (AP) — Major League Baseball honoured late Hall of Famer Hank Aaron by recreating…
Jays stars soak up MLB All-Star Game history; Freeman feels the love from Atlanta
ATLANTA — Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Junior and Alejandro Kirk were a part of…
MLB All-Star Game has slight drop in viewers despite having its first swing-off
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s All-Star Game — which featured the contest’s first swing-off to…