NEW YORK — Manager Don Kelly shuffled the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lineup on Tuesday night, likely hoping some changes would change the Pirates’ offensive fortunes.

Those changes had little effect. The Pirates lost to the New York Mets 2-1 on a rainy Tuesday at Citi Field. The Pirates have now scored four or fewer runs in 19 consecutive games,...Read more

There were several points Tuesday when it appeared the Rays did enough to beat the Blue Jays.

But it wasn’t until rookie reliever Mason Montgomery retired Daulton Varsho, who had already homered twice, with two on to end it that they did, 11-9.

After taking an early 4-0 lead and carrying a 6-4 advantage into the eighth, the Rays saw it go to...Read more

DETROIT – The Javier Báez renaissance is real.

Báez's second three-run home run of the night, this one in the bottom of the 11th, gave the Tigers a dramatic, walk-off 10-9 win over the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park.

His three-run homer in the sixth had put the Tigers up 6-4.

The Red Sox had taken a 9-7 lead in the top of the 11th when...Read more

HOUSTON — Kansas City Royals starter Kris Bubic continued his torrid start to the 2025 campaign Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, but it wasn't enough as the Royals fell, 2-1.

Bubic limited the Astros to one run across 6 1/3 innings. He allowed six hits and added nine strikeouts in his ninth start of the season.

Houston (21-20) ...Read more

DENVER — Sunday was a bizarre day at Coors Field, even by Rockies standards.

The club’s decision to fire manager Bud Black was no surprise. It was like a thunderstorm building over the Rockies. Anyone paying attention could see it coming. Big league managers don’t survive 7-33 starts after back-to-back 100-loss seasons.

Black surely saw ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson from the permanent ban list, which means both men are now eligible for the Hall of Fame. In total, Manfred removed 16 players, all deceased (including Rose and Jackson) and one deceased owner from the lifetime ineligible list.

It marks maybe the first time I have ...Read more

HOUSTON — The Kansas City Royals are always in search of quality pitching. On Tuesday, the Royals landed an experienced veteran in left-hander Rich Hill.

Hill, 45, signed a minor league deal with the Royals. He will report to the Royals' spring training complex in Surprise, Ariz., before eventually joining Triple-A Omaha.

“We were looking ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Alicia Mink wanted to see her Angels play Monday. She never had been to Petco Park.

"Super nice," she said. "Love the stadium."

Petco Park is the best ballpark in Southern California, by far — integrated into a vibrant neighborhood; spacious and modern; packed with delectable food and drink options; a community gathering ...Read more

Let’s be clear: It was quite a thing Tuesday that Pete Rose’s name — 16 others’, too, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s — was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list.

But it was only one thing.

Because although commissioner Rob Manfred’s landmark decision that a lifetime ban lasts only...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Our bizarre president wanted the Gulf of Mexico renamed the “Gulf of America,” wanted to rename Veterans Day to “Victory Day for World War I,” and now wants to redefine the word “permanent.”

Well, like former Phillies star Pete Rose on a typical day at bat, President Donald Trump‘s 1 for 3.

In February, shortly ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Pirates' best player intends to showcase his talent on an international stage.

In an appearance on MLB Network, Pirates ace Paul Skenes announced his commitment to Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

"When I was coming through high school, the thing that I thought I was going to be doing right now was flying jets ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pete Rose was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list Tuesday, making the all-time hits leader eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Shoeless” Joe Jackson, banned after his participation in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, also was reinstated in a sweeping ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pete Rose was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list Tuesday, making the all-time hits leader eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rose had been exiled from the sport since 1989, after he was found by then-commissioner Bart Giamatti (yes, the father of actor ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker was driving to PNC Park on Sunday morning when the excitement in his voice became even more obvious, the former Pirates second baseman and current broadcaster sounding like he was on his third or fourth cup of coffee.

"He's had other opportunities," Walker said, talking about new Pirates skipper Don Kelly. "But he ...Read more

Jackson Merrill has hit the ground running —literally.

But the Padres’ bullpen continued leaking, and the Angels rallied to beat them 9-5 on Monday night at Petco Park.,

This time, it was closer Robert Suarez who could not do his job.

With a two-run lead that Merrill helped build and preserve, Suarez simply could not throw strikes.

He ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s sounding like a broken record.

Justin Verlander, once again, put himself in position to win his first game as a Giant. He pitched six innings and allowed two runs, both on a pair of solo homers by Corbin Carroll. He recorded his fourth quality start in his last five outings, posting a 2.76 ERA over this stretch as ...Read more

Julio Rodriguez was, at most, an inch away from taking away Trent Grisham’s first home run in the third inning. The ball, instead, caromed off the tip of center fielder’s glove and just over the T-Mobile Park fence at the deepest part of the yard.

Emerson Hancock was, at most, an inch away from preventing Grisham’s second home run in the ...Read more

HOUSTON — The Kansas City Royals were left with a sour taste after dropping a three-game series to the Boston Red Sox last weekend.

The Royals scored just four runs against the Red Sox. On Sunday, Kansas City was held to four hits in a 3-1 loss at Kauffman Stadium.

What a difference a day makes.

The Royals found an offensive rhythm ...Read more

NEW YORK — Paul Skenes, pitching in a major market against one of baseball’s best teams, pitched well enough to win. As has happened before, his team didn’t do enough to finish the deal.

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 4-3 to the New York Mets at Citi Field on Monday night on a walk-off Pete Alonso sacrifice fly in the ninth. Skenes allowed ...Read more

In the first game of the Warren Schaeffer era, Chase Dollander dazzled like the ace he’s proclaimed to be.

But a new manager and the most promising outing yet from the rookie right-hander weren’t enough to flip the script for Colorado. With the offense mostly a no-show, the Rockies lost 2-1 to the Texas Rangers to drop to 7-34 and continue ...Read more