MLB On Track For More Instant Replay In 2014
Major League Baseball says it is moving ahead with plans to expand instant replay for umpires' calls next year.
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Major League Baseball says it is moving ahead with plans to expand instant replay for umpires' calls next year.
Yoenis Cespedes won baseball's Home Run Derby on Monday night, becoming the first player left out of the All-Star game to take home the crown.
Shortstop and stand-out slugger Hanley Ramirez is a year and a half away from possible free agency -- but the former All-Star has announced that he is open to discussing an extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
When Artie Gore made his major league debut, his fellow umpires autographed a ball and gave it to him as a keepsake. Now it's being auctioned off for more than $20,000 -- and not just because it was used in an umpire's first game 66 years ago.
One fan at Sunday's game between the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field caught four foul balls, a once-in-several-lifetimes achievement.
Hisashi Iwakuma won for the first time in over a month and the Seattle Mariners completed their first sweep of the season, beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-3.
Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run homer and drove in another run to help the Colorado Rockies defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Sunday in the teams' last game before the All-Star break.
Juan Nicasio scattered three hits over seven innings to outduel Clayton Kershaw, and DJ LeMahieu went 3 for 4 with an RBI to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Friday night.
Raul Ibanez homered twice to give him 24 this season and the Seattle Mariners set a team home-run record in an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Friday night.
So much for Puig-mania sweeping the country.
With the two leagues set to square off in their annual exhibition featuring its greatest stars on July 16, all eyes will be on Citi Field. With home field advantage during the World Series on the line, the question very simply put is, can the National League maintain its grip on the contest for the fourth straight year?
The newly acquired pitcher and Southern California native Nolasco surrendered just a single run and struck out five with no walks through seven innings and went 2-for-2 from the plate with an RBI as the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 6-2 on Tuesday.
Alfonso Soriano hit two of the Cubs' season high five home runs and Travis Wood earned his first win in nearly six weeks in Chicago's 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Zack Greinke gave up two hits in seven scoreless innings in his first game against Arizona since last month's bench-clearing brawl and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped the Diamondbacks' five-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory Monday night.
Manny Ramirez didn't waste any time getting in the swing of things in his latest bid to return to the big leagues.
Jered Weaver combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, All-Star Mike Trout and Hank Conger homered and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-0 Sunday night for their 10th win in 12 games.
A.J. Ellis hit a three-run double in the ninth inning, All-Star Clayton Kershaw had a third straight stellar start and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Sunday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the desert, a trip that inevitably recalls the big brawl that erupted with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the last series between the two NL West rivals.
Hamilton hit a tying two-run homer in Los Angeles' three-run ninth inning, and the Angels rallied for a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.
The struggles of Chris Capuano and Brandon League continued as the Dodgers fell to the Rockies 9-5.
Manny Ramirez reported to the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate on Thursday and said he could play as early as Sunday.
Major League Baseball Wednesday announced that Dodger outfielder Yasiel Puig was voted the Budweiser Presents National League Player of the Month and National League Rookie of the Month for June.
Jered Weaver earned his second win of an injury-plagued season with help from a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Angels extended their winning streak to seven games Tuesday night with a 5-1 victory over St. Louis in the Cardinals' first game at Angel Stadium.
Puig singled, doubled, and homered while Clayton Kershaw threw a complete-game shutout as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 8-0 for their ninth win in ten games, moving to fourth place and dropping the rival Giants to last in the NL West.
Homer Bailey pitches no-hitter in Cincinnati Reds' 3-0 win over San Francisco Giants.