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New York Yankees rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. was lifted from the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Boston because of right knee discomfort. The Yankees said Lombard was undergoing imaging at nearby New York-Presbyterian hospital. During his at-bat in the second inning, Lombard checked his swing on a 2-2 pitch from Boston's Brayan Bello. After the swing, he grimaced and held his right knee. An athletic trainer and manager […]

Pete Crow-Armstrong turned two pregame conversations with Sammy Sosa into one of the best days of his career. Crow-Armstrong homered three times and drove in six runs on Saturday, adding to his case for NL MVP and powering the Chicago Cubs to a runaway 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The All-Star center fielder had four hits and scored four times, delighting the crowd of 39,597 at Wrigley Field. "I […]

Juan Soto, activated from the 10-day injured list before the game, had the go-ahead RBI single a pitch after fouling a ball off his right leg Saturday, leading the New York Mets to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros. Soto was tended to by manager Andy Green and a trainer before his hit off Cristian Javier (1-5) capped a seven-pitch battle and sparked a three-run fifth for the Mets, […]

Shohei Ohtani will not pitch Sunday against the Detroit Tigers after experiencing knee discomfort during a Friday bullpen session. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Saturday’s 2-1 loss that Ohtani’s knee still isn’t pain free, and he’s also having minor issues with the biceps muscle that troubled him earlier in the inning. After the game, Roberts said Ohtani would not be used against Detroit and his next pitching […]

The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow them to build a new stadium, a day after city officials approved their part for the $2.3 billion ballpark project that will replace the domed Tropicana Field. The Hillsborough County Commission voted 5-2 on Friday to approve its $796 million share of the mixed-use entertainment district that includes a new 31,000-seat stadium that will be […]

A ninth inning that included both an unbelievable home run robbery and a go-ahead grand slam. An emotional return to Detroit for Tarik Skubal. The Yankees squeaked past the Red Sox. Friday's MLB action provided all that and much more. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: This was one of the games of the year literally based on a mere half-inning. With the […]

NEW YORK — There’s no better grudge match in professional sports. The Yankees and Red Sox opened a pivotal four-game series on Friday night in the Bronx, separated by just two games in the AL East, both chasing October dreams with real urgency and little margin for a bad weekend. These are the types of games where neither team can afford to make costly, fundamental mistakes. But the Red Sox […]

Tarik Skubal was welcomed with cheers and a smattering of boos in his return to Detroit, where he pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers against his former team for the first time since the middling franchise traded him to the two-time defending World Series champions. When the visitors' lineup and Skubal were shown on the videoboard and his name was announced before the first pitch, most of the crowd at […]

Shohei Ohtani threw a short bullpen session on Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star moves closer to a return to the mound. "I think it was like 20 pitches," manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers started a series against the Detroit Tigers. "I really don’t know what to make of it. I didn’t put eyes on it. "Obviously, I've got to talk to Shohei, talk to (pitching […]