NEW YORK – Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich have been elected starters for one of the youngest All-Star Game lineups ever, leading the millennial-heavy National League for the Midsummer Classic in Cleveland. Major League Baseball revealed the results from fan balloting for its All-Star starters Thursday. The All-Star Game is […]
Mets Hall of Famer Tom Seaver gets his statue, and Citi Field gets new address
NEW YORK – Tom Seaver is getting a statue outside the Mets’ home, and the team is getting a new address. The announcement was made official at a ceremony Thursday. Citi Field will now be listed as 41 Seaver Way in honor of the Hall of Fame pitcher’s number. New […]
Angels’ Justin Bour continues offensive tear; Shohei Ohtani throws off mound for first time since surgery
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Justin Bour returned from his banishment to the minors with a slightly tweaked swing and a renewed hunger at the plate. With another huge game in his June power surge, both the slugger and his Los Angeles Angels are showing it’s not too late to get something […]
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani to throw off mound Wednesday
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Shohei Ohtani will throw off a mound Wednesday for the first time since Tommy John surgery. The Los Angeles Angels announced the latest big step in their two-way star’s comeback Tuesday night. Ohtani had surgery Oct. 1 at the conclusion of his AL Rookie of the Year […]
Yankees set home run record in win over Jays
NEW YORK – Aaron Judge and his teammates were joking about which one of them would hit the home run that gave the New York Yankees a major league-record 28 straight games with a long ball. The 6-foot-7 (200-cm) slugger, batting second in the lineup, predicted the mark might fall […]
Hiroshima’s Aren Kuri twirls first career shutout in season’s final interleague game
SENDAI – Aren Kuri allowed three hits and no walks over the distance to throw his first career shutout as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2-0 on Tuesday in the season’s final interleague game. The win lifted the three-time defending Central League champs to within one […]
Yankees homer in record-tying 27th straight game
NEW YORK – Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton stretched the Yankees’ home run streak to a record-tying 27 games, and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Monday night. Hicks and Stanton each hit three-run drives, and New York matched the mark set by Alex Rodriguez and the 2002 […]
Daichi Takeyasu earns first win since 2017 as Buffaloes beat Swallows
Right-hander Daichi Takeyasu pitched seven-plus innings and claimed his first win since 2017 on Monday as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6-2 in interleague play. Takeyasu (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits, a walk and two hit batsmen in the day’s only game. He struck out […]
Yusei Kikuchi bounces back as Mariners rout Orioles
SEATTLE – J.P. Crawford had a career day, Yusei Kikuchi had his best outing in a month and the Seattle Mariners used an eight-run third inning to thump the Baltimore Orioles 13-3 on Sunday. Kikuchi (4-5) had lost four straight decisions coming into the game, raising concerns about his transition […]
Tsuyoshi Wada, Shuhei Fukuda lead Hawks past Giants to interleague title
Tsuyoshi Wada threw five masterful innings, and Shuhei Fukuda homered twice as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched their eighth interleague championship with a 5-1 win over the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday. The 38-year-old Wada (1-1), who missed all of the 2018 season due to injury, made just his third start […]