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New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has a home run problem. What’s going on?

Look, the New York Yankees have plenty of issues, and Cole is hardly the biggest of them, but when you sign the most lucrative contract for a pitcher in baseball history, the expectations are skyscraping, especially in New York and for a storied franchise that has not been to the World Series since 2009. Cole […]

Orioles’ Anthony Santander says he missed start of summer camp after positive COVID-19 test

The Orioles have not disclosed any positive tests since opening camp on July 3. Outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. remains absent, and manager Brandon Hyde again refused Wednesday to explain why. Santander suited up for the first time Tuesday and went through a rigorous workout in an effort to make up for lost time. He is […]

MLB The Show Players League finals: What you need to know as Blake Snell battles Lucas Giolito

The finals in the MLB The Show Players League are set. After a scorching-hot, undefeated start to the season from Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo ended in a surprise first-round playoff defeat, Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell and Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will face off in the championship series. The games are […]

Rays’ Blake Snell wins inaugural MLB The Show Players League

Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell won the inaugural MLB The Show Players League on Sunday with a three-game sweep against the Chicago White Sox’s Lucas Giolito in the best-of-five championship series. Snell’s Rays beat Giolito’s White Sox 5-1 in Game 1, 3-2 in Game 2 and 6-0 in Game 3. The three-inning games were […]

The king of MLB The Show? How Joey Gallo got so good at video games

Joey Gallo jumped at the chance to join the MLB The Show Players League. He knew how much fans have missed live sports during the coronavirus pandemic, and he knew the opportunity video games represented for Major League Baseball. “They should have done this a long time ago,” the Texas Rangers slugger said of the […]

MLB stars pay homage on Jackie Robinson Day

Without any baseball games to celebrate the legacy of Jackie Robinson on the day named in his honor, baseball stars are posting a variety of tributes on social media to celebrate the icon’s impact. Retired outfielder Curtis Granderson tied together the current pandemic and his desire to celebrate the legacy of Robinson by announcing that […]

Trash talk, walk-offs and who’s got game: MLB The Show Players League opening weekend recap

Major League Baseball is following in the pixelated footsteps of the NBA — which recently ran an NBA 2K Players Tournament featuring stars like Kevin Durant and Trae Young — with a longer-term video game spin of its own. The MLB The Show Players League began Friday, with a 29-game season scheduled to run through […]

Players from all 30 teams form MLB The Show league

NEW YORK — Competitive baseball is back. Even if it’s virtual in nature. In a joint effort with the MLB Players Association and Sony Interactive Entertainment, Major League Baseball is launching the first competitive MLB The Show league featuring players from all 30 teams competing in a 29-game regular season, the league announced Friday. The […]