Baseball News

He was a college star in three sports and a successful N.F.L. executive. But he was better known as the only man who ever pinch-hit for Ted Williams.

The Padres acquired first baseman Yonder Alonso from the Braves on Tuesday.

Daniel Bard's save drought is finally over after the righty reliever fanned Arizona Diamondbacks pinch hitter Stephen Vogt to cap the Colorado Rockies' 8-7 comeback win and earn his first save since 2011 while with the B...

Cintron was found to have instigated an altercation with the Oakland A's. He will miss one third of M.L.B.'s shortened season.

The Tampa Bay Rays placed Andrew Kittredge on the 45-day injured list Wednesday after he was diagnosed with a sprain of his right ulnar collateral ligament.

He doesn't think so: "It's not a full season; it'll be an asterisk." Even still, his .500 average so far is extraordinary on its own.

Indians starter Adam Plutko said after Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Cubs that pitchers Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac will need to earn the team's trust back.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed Tuesday that slugger Giancarlo Stanton has a Grade 1 hamstring strain, an injury with a "reasonable" recovery timeline of three to four weeks.

The Pirates placed starting pitcher Joe Musgrove on the 10-day injured list because of right triceps inflammation.