Baseball

Yankees fire longtime pitching coach Larry Rothschild

Larry Rothschild has been fired as the New York Yankees’ pitching coach after nine seasons.New…

BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo ready to give majors a shot

YOKOHAMA – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, after the end of the Yokohama BayStars’ season, took a trip…

Lewis Hamilton beats Ferrari front row to Mexico City win

MEXICO CITY – Lewis Hamilton got the Mexican victory party he craved. He’ll have to…

Astros move closer to title

WASHINGTON – Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros went to Washington, hoping to snap out…

Astros move to brink of World Series title with win over Nationals in Game 5

WASHINGTON – The Houston Astros handed the ball to Gerrit Cole, and he gave them…

Urquidy, Bregman fuel rout as Astros pull even in series

WASHINGTON – Jose Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, the unheralded Houston…

Red Sox hire Rays’ Chaim Bloom as top baseball executive: source

The Boston Red Sox have hired Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their new…

Astros awaken, reduce World Series deficit to 2-1

WASHINGTON – From the moment George Springer jumped on the game’s third pitch for a…

Yankees’ Aaron Hicks to undergo Tommy John surgery; Masahiro Tanaka has surgery on right elbow

NEW YORK – The New York Yankees hardly finished the 2019 season before starting on…

Phillies name Joe Girardi manager; Cubs hire David Ross

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies got their man.Philadelphia hired former Yankees manager Joe Girardi to replace…