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Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose dominance in the 1990s gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips that fell short, has died at the age of 84. The Atlanta Braves announced Cox's death Saturday; details weren’t immediately available. Cox had a stroke in 2019. "Bobby was the best manager to ever wear a Braves uniform. He led our team to […]

ANAHEIM, Calif.  — When White Sox special assistant David Keller made his annual scouting trip to Japan last August, Munetaka Murakami was among a list of top targets. But the odds of the White Sox actually signing the 25-year-old Nippon Professional Baseball superstar? "I thought it was like a 1% chance," Keller, who runs Chicago's international scouting department, told me this week during the team's series against the Anaheim Angels. […]

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 Athletics let out their frustration by losing the first two games of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies in explosive fashion. How's that? […]

After facing a call to sell the Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group moved to quell protests from Liverpool fans by backing down over planned ticket price increases. Liverpool said Thursday it had changed its mind about inflationary price hikes planned over the next three years. The Premier League champion had been accused of greed by fans, who refused to spend money on drinks and food in the club's Anfield Stadium […]

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: At this point, is it more impressive that the Chicago Cubs have pulled off three straight walk-off wins, or is it more concerning that the […]

In sports, there are winners and losers. And then there are big winners and even bigger losers. Let's check out the odds for which MLB team will have the best record in baseball and who will have the fewest, at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 7. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. […]

Scuffling for weeks, the Dodgers’ slumping offense received a gift from Lance McCullers Jr. during a fortuitous trip to Houston. Then another. And another. The Astros starter nearly escaped Wednesday’s second inning unscathed, but he spiked a two-strike changeup to Hyeseong Kim that skipped past catcher César Salazar to bring in the tying run. His control issues cascaded from there. An inning later, McCullers threw a nearly identical pitch to […]

Barring a catastrophic injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder will hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy for a second straight season. The reigning champions have breezed through the first five games of this year’s NBA postseason with victories by 9, 12, 13, 18 and 35 points. And you could make the case they didn’t play well in a couple of those games. Scary, isn’t it? This page may contain affiliate links to […]

Things are anything but merry in Mariners-land. As of May 6, Seattle — fresh off a 2025 AL West title, its first since 2001 — sits at 17-20. That's good enough for second in one of the worst divisions in baseball through the first part of the season. The Athletics are atop the AL West, just one game above .500 (18-17), while the Mariners, Rangers, Astros and Angels are all […]