Baseball News

Rick Hummel, writer covering the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for five decades for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died in his sleep at the age of 77 after battling a short, aggressive illness.

Five of the 12 managers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets.

Rookie Cleveland outfielder Will Brennan hit a hard grounder that accidentally killed a bird wandering on the infield grass during Monday night's game against the Chicago White Sox.

The Seattle Mariners are hopeful of getting three major contributors back from injuries in the next couple of weeks in infielder Dylan Moore and relievers Andres Munoz and Penn Murfee.

As he works his way back from elbow inflammation, Texas ace Jacob deGrom threw a 32-pitch bullpen session Monday before the Rangers played the Pittsburgh Pirates, and manager Bruce Bochy said "it went really, really well...

Carlos Correa faced off against a Giants team he nearly joined in the offseason before failing a physical, but said Monday that he quickly moved on from what happened and reiterated he's happy to be back in Minnesota.

The Milwaukee Brewers placed left-hander Eric Lauer -- the 27-year-old starter who was roughed up Saturday, allowing three home runs over three-plus innings in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays -- on the injured list Monday w...

Extra rest has been the norm for the Japanese rookie as the Mets have tried to get him acclimated to the North American game.

Trea Turner offered an honest assessment of his slow start with the Phillies, saying "I've sucked" after seeing his batting average drop to .256 with Monday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have been reinstated to this year's festivities and will receive a Community Hero Award.

Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Kuiper has called games for the A's for 20 years.

Mets starters have posted a 5.09 ERA, which ranks 25th in the league.