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Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker will undergo surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee and miss the remainder of the season. "This is a big blow," manager Mark Kotsay said Wednesday before the A's played the Los Angeles Dodgers. "It’s a middle-of-the-order bat. It’s a guy that produced for us offensively for the last three seasons with 30-plus homers. There’s not one guy that is going to […]

Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero has become the youngest player since at least 1900 to homer in six straight games. Caminero hit a 425-foot shot to left off Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo in the first inning on Wednesday night for his 24th homer of the season. The Rays star will celebrate his 23rd birthday on Sunday. The youngest player before Caminero to homer in six straight games was Seattle’s […]

Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting "sit down, boy!" at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches’ clearing scrum a night earlier. "I’m extremely torn up about the way that things were perceived," Cavalli said before the Nationals beat the Red Sox 10-2. "Obviously, there was no ill intention behind that." Cavalli shouted at Contreras after striking him out looking with a full-count […]

Baseball players proposed that optional assignments to the minor leagues be cut from a maximum of five per season to three, aimed at reducing roster churn that teams use for their bullpen back ends in an era when relief pitchers throw an increased portion of games. During a bargaining session Wednesday with Major League Baseball, the union also asked that active rosters be increased to 28 from 26 during the […]

There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don't worry, we're here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: The Marlins crushed the Rockies on Tuesday, 14-3, earning Miami its 20th win of June on the month’s final day. That is not only the […]

Major League Baseball might be intertwined with July 4, but another early-July holiday holds special significance for a significant portion of baseball fans. That day is July 1, also known as "Bobby Bonilla Day." It's the day when the New York Mets pay their annual deferred fee to former player Bobby Bonilla — who last played an MLB game in October 2001. Bonilla was owed $5.9 million when the Mets […]

YANKEE STADIUM (New York) – Tarik Skubal danced off the mound and swaggered into the Tigers dugout after striking out five consecutive Yankees hitters to end the fourth inning. He got better as he went along, shoving his fastest pitch of the night — a 100 mph sinker — to devastate slugger Ben Rice. It was pure gas. Skubal had everything working for him in his 11th start of the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his scheduled pitching start Wednesday against the Athletics to get some extra rest, manager Dave Roberts said. The Dodgers are in the midst of playing 13 games in 13 days, and Roberts wanted to make sure that the Japanese sensation got a break. Ohtani is slated to pitch in San Diego on Friday. "If there’s any opportunity to give him […]

O Canada! The neighbors to the north have made their voices heard, with Ernie Clement joining Shohei Ohtani as the first players named as All-Star starters after leading their respective leagues in voting after Phase 1. Now, Phase 2 begins. Other than National League designated hitter and American League second baseman — the spots filled by Ohtani and Clement, respectively — all the other starting positions remain up for grabs. […]