BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Long after “The Catch” and his 660 home runs, and the daring sprints around the bases with his hat falling off, Willie Mays could still command a room like no other. Mays was a fr...

The field in Birmingham is a time capsule of opportunity and oppression. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of...

Willie Mays was one of the game’s top stars during the 23 seasons he played. NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts broke his left hand when he was hit by a pitch during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The former MVP and seven- ti...

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — When balls start landing on the Stanford football team’s practice grass way beyond the wall in right-center field, everybody knows Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki must be takin...

Alex Kirilloff only had to look over his right shoulder Sunday to see how far his love of baseball has taken him. Kirilloff, a Plum graduate, started in left field for the Minnesota Twins at PNC Park ...

NEWYORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings Tuesday night for Double-A Somerset in his first minor league rehab start since being sidelined in spring training by a right elbow...

Former Pittsburgh Pirate Tyler Glasnow couldn’t get a win in his return to PNC Park. But that wasn’t his fault. Blame his offense, and blame the other guy who started against him. Glasnow and the Dodg...

Marcano placed nearly 400 bets on baseball games while injured; Four other players were handed 1-year bans. NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for lif...

CHICAGO (AP) — Buck Leonard. Charlie “Chino” Smith. Turkey Stearnes. Baseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for more than 2,300 players — histor...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani says he lost sleep after his translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the two-way baseball star. Ippei Mizuhara was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers af...

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately. During a career that lasted more than three decades, ...

Andrew McCutchen has more incentive than most to heavily lean on advanced analytics and all of the information at a player’s fingertips nowadays as the Statcast era reaches a decade of full implementa...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — After further review, maybe Ángel Hernández wasn’t that bad of a guy. That seemed to be the prevailing sentiment among major league managers and players who reacted to the sudden reti...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 8-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The rei...

On Feb. 18, Jaromir Jagr and the Pittsburgh Penguins came together for what had long been considered an unfathomable rapprochement, when Jagr’s No. 68 sweater was retired and hung from the rafters at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight days ago, the Minnesota Twins were baseball’s hottest team and winners of 17 of 20 games. After Monday night’s 12-3 loss at the Washington Nationals, the same club was mired in...

Even before the Pittsburgh Pirates embarked on their seven-game road trip to Milwaukee and Chicago, which concluded Sunday with a series win over the Cubs, manager Derek Shelton already had a good fee...

Oakland’s 4-0 win was Ross Stripling’s first win since 2022. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ross Stripling threw six strong scoreless innings to earn his first win in nearly two years, and the Oakland Athleti...