Baseball

BRADENTON, Fla. — Derek Shelton plays a pretty mean game of poker when it comes to his dealings with reporters. The Pirates manager loves to joke abou...

Baseball has transformed in the 145 days since Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros sealed the franchise’s second title in six seasons. As New York Mets...

Having graduated the majority of its roster, the Bradford baseball team is taking advantage of an opportunity to build the program from the ground up,...

SALAMANCA — The Port Allegany baseball team kicked off their season with a flurry of success from the batter’s box, outlasting Salamanca 7-5. Both tea...

BRADENTON, Fla. — David Bednar has pitched in only three Grapefruit League games and has a 9.00 ERA, with two walks and the same number of home runs a...

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s strikeout of Mike Trout, Trea Turner’s go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam against Venezuela, Japan’s walk-off semifinal w...

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in a matchup the whole basebal...

NEW YORK (AP) — Umpires will have a new view this season: on Zoom. Major League Baseball struck a deal with Zoom Video Communications Inc. allowing on...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz has a torn patellar tendon and is expected to miss the entire season after hurting his rig...

PHOENIX (AP) — Mark DeRosa said last week that one of his most important jobs as United States manager during the World Baseball Classic is making sur...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse formally introduced new men's basketball coach Adrian Autry on Friday, but it turned into more of a celebration of Jim ...

It was a forever moment, encapsulated by a forever snapshot, upon which he’ll always be able to look back with pride. There on the Houston Astros’ web...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tim Anderson wanted to study his swing. After a season hampered by groin and hand injuries, the Chicago White Sox shortstop wan...

Albert Pujols is open to transitioning into coaching. Eventually. Just not yet. The retired slugger popped into the St. Louis Cardinals spring trainin...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Rodón’s debut for the New York Yankees is going to have to wait. The veteran left-handed pitcher will begin the season on th...

Nolan Arenado wants the World Baseball Classic to grow into a global event with stature approaching soccer’s World Cup. “I feel like the hype is a lit...

Robot umpires. A strike zone that looks more like a stop sign than a rectangle. Allowing the batter to take off for first base on any pitch, not just ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Jack Suwinski is no stranger to being shuffled around the outfield. One of three pieces acquired by the Pirates in 2021’s deadline d...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took 2 hours, 19 minutes for the Miami Marlins to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in a spring training game Monday — a gam...

By the time Cubs outfielder Brennen Davis actually saw a pitch from Arizona’s Joe Mantiply, the count was already at a ball and a strike. Both the hit...