MLB News
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MLB: Pirates break a home run record set in 1999
Three more homers in Milwaukee on Wednesday pushed Pittsburgh past a franchise mark that had stood for 27 years. They still lost the game.
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MLB: Alcantara’s first career save sinks Arizona
Sandy Alcantara had never recorded a save in the majors. He got one overnight in Phoenix, and Arizona’s wild-card hopes took another hit.
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MLB: At 20, Ethan Salas rewrites a mark that stood since 1876
Nine big league games, and already in the record book Ethan Salas has been a major leaguer for barely two weeks. Overnight in Denver he hit the first two home runs of his career, drove in three, and walked off with a 9-3 Padres win over the Colorado Rockies. At 20 years and 107 days,…
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MLB: Crow-Armstrong homers twice as Cubs beat Braves
Pete Crow-Armstrong cleared the Wrigley walls twice and the Cubs kept their half-game hold on the National League’s top wild card. Atlanta had no answer after the fifth.
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MLB: Halpin homer lifts Guardians into first in the AL Central
Half a game, and it changes everything Petey Halpin got hold of one in the sixth. Three runs came around, and by the end of the night Cleveland had beaten Chicago 6-3 and taken sole possession of first place in the AL Central. The rookie had help. Jo Adell knocked in two with a single,…
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MLB: Rangers pull level with the Astros atop the AL West
Three runs in one inning, and everything flips The Texas Rangers beat Boston 7-3 on Wednesday night in Arlington. The seventh inning settled it. Brandon Nimmo kicked off the burst with an RBI double that brought Corey Seager home for 4-3. Ezequiel Duran then piled on with a two-run single, with Jake Burger and Nimmo…
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MLB: Halpin homer puts Cleveland top of the AL Central
Petey Halpin’s three-run swing flipped a division overnight. Cleveland beat Chicago 6-3 and now leads the AL Central on its own for the first time since July 4.
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MLB: Ethan Salas homers twice, and into the record book
He had no major league home runs when Wednesday night began in Denver. He finished it holding a record no catcher his age has ever held.
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MLB: Clarke Schmidt back on the Yankees roster, 14 months after Tommy John
Fourteen months, two elbow surgeries, one roster spot July 3, 2025. That was the last time Clarke Schmidt threw a pitch that counted in the big leagues. The Yankees recalled the right-hander from his rehab assignment on Wednesday, ending a wait that ran through an entire season. Schmidt spent all of it on the 60-day…
