MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (2024)

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By Andrew Simon @AndrewSimonMLB

12:13 AM EDT

Voting is well underway for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, with the Phase 1 ballot closing on Thursday at noon ET. But of course, All-Star Week is about more than just the Midsummer Classic itself. One day before the American League and National League All-Stars square off

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By MLB.com

12:13 AM EDT

It’s difficult to stay atop the Hitter Power Rankings over and over and over again, because even the best hitters tend to cool off every once in a while. Well, don’t tell that to Aaron Judge. Nobody has been able to slow down the Yankees slugger for several weeks, and

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MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (5)

By Tim Stebbins @tim_stebbins

June 26, 2024

CHICAGO -- In his 79th game with the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has set a new franchise record. Ohtani crushed a leadoff home run in the Dodgers' 4-0 win in the series finale on Wednesday against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, marking his 10th straight game in which he

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By Bryan Hoch

1:40 AM EDT

NEW YORK -- A selection of vintage baseball jerseys hung in the visitors clubhouse as the Yankees arrived at Citi Field for Wednesday’s game. Players would dress like heroes of yesteryear on their flight north of the border, which makes sense, since Aaron Judge is sure making it feel like

MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (7)

MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (8)

By Joe Trezza @JoeTrezz

June 26, 2024

BALTIMORE -- Gunnar Henderson is already having a first half unlike any other in Orioles history. When it's all said and done, he might have a season unlike any other in Major League history. Henderson kept building toward that Wednesday, impressing with another all-around performance in Baltimore’s 4-2 win over

Alvarez leads way with 3 hits, 3 RBIs; Lindor: 'The vibes are in a good place'

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By Anthony DiComo

1:28 AM EDT

NEW YORK -- A few hours before Wednesday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field, as Francisco Lindor returned to the dugout following his final round of batting practice, the Mets shortstop saw owner Steve Cohen standing nearby, walked over, and clapped him on the shoulder. Turning to face him, Cohen

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MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (11)

By Martín Gallegos @MartinJGallegos

June 26, 2024

ANAHEIM -- Max Schuemann’s double in the second inning appeared to have provided the A’s an early two-run lead on Wednesday afternoon. Then, confusion struck. Armando Alvarez raced around from second base to score the first run. Trailing him from first base was Kyle McCann, who stumbled and nearly fell

Monasterio hits walk-off winner to cap game jam-packed with highlights

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By Adam McCalvy

June 26, 2024

MILWAUKEE -- It took Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio a while to get to top speed, but once he got there, he was off to the races on an afternoon with no shortage of storylines. Chourio circled the bases for the 31st inside-the-park home run in Brewers franchise history during the

Noel, family 'so proud' after work pays off with booming home run

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By Melanie Martinez-Lopez

June 26, 2024

BALTIMORE -- First, Jhonkensy Noel couldn’t keep the bat in his hands. Then, he couldn’t keep the ball in the yard. In his Major League debut, Noel, the Guardians’ No. 26 prospect, made sure to show off his home run power in dramatic fashion, sending his first big league hit

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MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (16)

By Manny Randhawa @MannyOnMLB

9:03 AM EDT

We’re fast approaching the 94th Midsummer Classic, which takes place on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington. But before the first pitch is thrown in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, there will be several days of festivities leading up to the marquee event.

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MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (18)

By Mike Lupica @MikeLupica

an hour ago

The Mets didn’t just win New York City the past couple of nights, pounding the Yankees twice and scoring a combined 21 runs in the process. They’re winning baseball in the month of June, surprising everybody and maybe even themselves. The Mets were 24-33 after the games of May 31.

Espino stands tall among game's home run kings

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MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (20)

By Rob Terranova @RobTnova24

12:13 AM EDT

A version of this article previously ran in 2020. Héctor Espino's life in baseball is the stuff of folklore. There's no disputing the monster home run numbers, countless accolades and absurd pace at which the native of Chihuahua, Mexico, broke records during an illustrious 24-year professional career. But that's just

Right-hander hurls L.A.'s first shutout since Walker Buehler in April 2022

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By Tim Stebbins @tim_stebbins

12:51 AM EDT

CHICAGO -- Gavin Stone wasn’t even guaranteed a spot in the Dodgers’ starting rotation in Spring Training, when he competed with and beat out Michael Grove for the No. 5 job. Now halfway through the 2024 season, it’s fair to wonder where a Los Angeles staff down several arms would

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By Sam Dykstra @SamDykstraMiLB

June 26, 2024

It's time for our second installment of each team's hottest-hitting Top 30 prospect over the last month. Our list includes eight Top 100 prospects, though the player with the best numbers over the last 30 days occupies the bottom spot on our Top 30 for his organization.

Arrighetti sets personal mark with 10 K's for Houston, which wins season-high 7th in a row

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By Brian McTaggart

June 26, 2024

HOUSTON -- When the struggling Astros arrived in Mexico City in late April for a series against the Rockies, the players held a meeting and decided the season needed a reboot. They put their 7-19 start in the rearview mirror and declared that the series against the Rockies, in which

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By Jonathan Mayo

June 26, 2024

We’ve tweaked and expanded our 2024 Draft rankings for the last time, running the list out to the Top 250. Now less than three weeks away from the start of the Draft, we're getting a clearer picture of how the scouting industry is stacking up the talent in this class.

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By Alex Stumpf @AlexJStumpf

June 26, 2024

CINCINNATI -- Rowdy Tellez tried to temper expectations as he and Xander Brown walked into Great American Ball Park’s visitors' dugout before the game Wednesday. Two years ago, Brown saw Tellez, his favorite player, homer twice for his fifth birthday. He came up short last year, though, having to settle

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By Maria Guardado

2:14 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stacey Birdsong was in the middle of coaching a softball camp for kids in Mattoon, Ill., on Tuesday when he got a phone call from his son, Hayden Birdsong, a top pitching prospect for the Giants. “He called and said, ‘Hey, I don’t know if this is

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By Do-Hyoung Park @dohyoungpark

2:08 AM EDT

PHOENIX -- Given the struggles of the core left-handed hitters that the Twins hoped would provide the bulk of their production against right-handed pitching this year, they spent much of the first two months of the season going through iteration after iteration of starting lineup configurations, trying to find something

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MLB News: Scores, Standings, Stats, Trades, Rumors (33)

By John Denton @JohnDenton555

June 26, 2024

ST. LOUIS -- When he last started a game for the Cardinals seven days earlier, Matthew Liberatore was told to hurriedly head to the bullpen to warm up just as he was about to join teammates in line for the playing of the national anthem. This time around, Liberatore was

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By Bill Ladson

June 26, 2024

NEW YORK -- Willie Mays passed away last week, but his life and legacy lives on at Citi Field. On Wednesday evening, the Mets had his son, Michael, throw out the first pitch before the team faced the Yankees. Willie Mays was a member of the Mets for more than

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By Steve Kornacki

June 26, 2024

DETROIT -- Spencer Turnbull's return to Comerica Park to pitch against the Tigers -- who drafted and developed him before non-tendering him in November -- ended abruptly after he pitched three innings for the Phillies on Wednesday afternoon. Turnbull exited Philadelphia’s 6-2 victory with right shoulder soreness after throwing 36

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By AJ Cassavell

June 26, 2024

SAN DIEGO -- Here come the Padres. The first half of the 2024 season featured its share of ups and downs in San Diego. There were moments the Padres seemed ready to take off -- and never quite did. There were moments the Padres seemed destined to crater -- and

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June 26, 2024

It’s incredible to think that with less than one week remaining in June, only five teams are in position to be considered definite sellers for this year’s Trade Deadline. The White Sox, Angels, Athletics, Marlins and Rockies are all staring at double-digit deficits in the postseason race, and with 12

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June 26, 2024

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MLB.com. The Official Site of Major League Baseball.

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It is designed such that scores tend to range from 0–100, with an average performance being around 50 points.

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Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball.

How many MLB players played travel ball? ›

Do MLB players play travel ball? Yes, many MLB players played travel ball when they were kids. According to data collected by Baseball America, in 2017, there were an estimated 5,000 MLB players who participated in a travel baseball league. Surely that number has increased over the past six years.

What does BB mean in baseball? ›

A walk (or base on balls) occurs when a pitcher throws four pitches out of the strike zone, none of which are swung at by the hitter. After refraining from swinging at four pitches out of the zone, the batter is awarded first base. In the scorebook, a walk is denoted by the letters BB.

Where are official MLB baseballs made? ›

Today, about 80% of baseballs used worldwide are made in China. However, official baseballs for Major League Baseball are made by Rawlings in Costa Rica under an exclusive contract. Each year, Major League Baseball teams use nearly one million baseballs over the course of a season.

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But 80% of what happens in a game is the pitcher-batter confrontation (which therefore also includes the catcher position). The other 20% is fielding, throwing and baserunning.

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  • In 1897, the Chicago Colts of the National League defeated the Louisville Colonels 36–7.
  • The modern record (i.e., post-1900) for margin of victory was set in 2007, when the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30–3.

What is the best batting average of all-time? ›

With Major League Baseball officially incorporating Negro League statistics into its record book on Wednesday, Josh Gibson is now recognized as MLB's all-time batting champion with a . 372 career mark, just ahead of Cobb's . 367.

What is the oldest Major League Baseball team? ›

The Cincinnati Red Stockings made their mark as the first openly professional baseball club in 1869. Members of the team would go on to form a club that still plays ball today, the Atlanta Braves.

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The league began play in 1876 as the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, replacing the failed National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. The league's supremacy was challenged by several rival organizations over the years, beginning with the American Association in 1882–91.

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If a pitcher reaches the 110 pitch limit while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch until one of the following occurs. o The batter reaches base, o That batter is retired, or o The third out is recorded to complete that half-inning or game.

How much do minor league players get paid? ›

Under the terms of the agreement, minor league player salaries will be increased dramatically. Players in the complex leagues will go from making a minimum of $4,800 per year to $19,800 a year. The minimum salary for players in Low-A will go from $11,000 to $26,200. High-A salaries will jump from $11,000 to $27,300.

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The Seattle Mariners had the longest distance flown, with about 46,000 miles (74,030 kilometers). Flying for baseball teams has changed considerably since the inaugural flight, with some baseball teams continuing to charter commercial planes while others have bought their own private aircraft.

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The MLB app gives you access to live game broadcasts, scores and schedules, breaking news, and more.

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MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB).

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The MLB Shop Website is operated by Fanatics Retail Group North, LLC ("Fanatics"), a Delaware corporation, and/or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates (the "Fanatics Entities"), on behalf of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. and/or its affiliated entities ("Partner Entities"), including the Office of the Commissioner of ...

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Official Los Angeles Dodgers Website. MLB.com.

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