8+ hour, 25+ min ago   (620+ words) Athletics manager Mark Kotsay speaks with the media after his team's 8-7 walk-off win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday at Sutter Health Park. Mark Kotsay lauds Lawrence Butler's 'remarkable' day in Athletics' walk-off win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (485+ words) Makakilo: My view is Soroka will have the biggest positive impact. Looking at their first games back, Sokoka had the best FIP and best expected statistics (xOBP allowed and xSLG allowed). My view is Burnes will have the second biggest…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (956+ words) You've watched baseball long enough to know an inherent truth: stars cannot save you. This is not football, where having one of the best quarterbacks alive can gift you a.500 season as the starting point. It's certainly not basketball, where having…...

15+ hour, 52+ min ago   (743+ words) The Dodgers received a reality check over the weekend, as Shohei Ohtani's absence became noticeable, their high-leverage relievers imploded and Tyler Glasnow looked nothing like the dependable postseason starter they expect him to be. But their visit to Miami wasn't…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago   (629+ words) MIAMI –– The Dodgers' bullpen melted down once again on Sunday in Miami. Only this time, they got an unhelpful hand from some shaky late-game defense. In a 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins, the Dodgers allowed all of the scoring in…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (159+ words) STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball, to no surprise, has moved down in the polls after getting swept by Tennessee. However, the Bulldogs (26-10, 7-8 SEC) remain ranked at No. 16 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. It's their lowest ranking of the season after…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (673+ words) During his time as the control partner of the San Diego Padres, the late Peter Seidler was aggressive with spending money to build a core of players for the team he loved. Signing Manny Machado to a long-term contract and…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (441+ words) MIAMI –– Freddie Freeman will be back out of the Dodgers' lineup on Monday, manager Dave Roberts announced, after the veteran first baseman continued to look physically limited during back-to-back losses to the Miami Marlins this weekend. Freeman has been battling…...

12+ hour, 18+ min ago   (336+ words) Fernando Tatis Jr. collects three hits and two RBIs, plus Manny Machado crushes a two-run home run to lift the Padres to a 6-4 victory over the Giants But now it will be Jackson Merrill, who as we said, has been…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago   (238+ words) Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees' 2-0 win over the Mets on Sunday in the Subway Series in The Bronx: In a series in which both teams threw six starting pitchers who ranged from interesting to high-octane, Cam…...