Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star starting outfielder Riley Greene needed a breather ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup against the Minnesota Twins inside Comerica Park.
A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB Speedway Classic before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning.
Pitcher Shane Bieber is headed to the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays in a deal with the rebuilding Cleveland Guardians, who also dealt right-hander Paul Sewald in the division to the AL Central-leading Tigers.
Slugger Eugenio Suarez is headed to the Seattle Mariners and flame-throwing reliever Jhoan Duran has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies during a busy Wednesday ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline on Thursday.
Baseball's top spenders are struggling with injuries and roster challenges as the trade deadline approaches.
Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of a Major League Baseball investigation into sports betting.
Workers have some finishing touches to put on the field inside the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway, where officials are expecting a record crowd to watch the Cincinnati Reds play the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Speedway Classic next Saturday.
The Detroit Tigers have been flexed to Apple TV’s “Friday Night Baseball” in a late-season matchup against the Boston Red Sox.
The Detroit Tigers are looking for some semblance of a spark as they're calling up No. 10 prospect Troy Melton, who will make his Major League Baseball debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
The Major League Baseball leading Detroit Tigers are moving to primetime as one of their upcoming matchups has been flexed.
Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit.
Major League Baseball honored late Hall of Famer Hank Aaron by recreating his record-breaking 715th career home run through the use of projection mapping and custom pyrotechnics.
Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal gave up two runs, struck out two while recording the first ever ABS challenge in All-Star Game history in his one and only outing.
The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise.
The Washington Nationals hold the No. 1 pick in Sunday’s MLB amateur draft, a key moment in their rebuilding efforts.
Major League Baseball has rewarded the red-hot Detroit Tigers by adding another player to the American League All-Star Game roster, as utility player Zach McKinstry has been named as a replacement.
Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season.
The start of the game for the Detroit Tigers vs. the Tampa Bay Rays has been adjusted due to forecasted inclement weather.
The American League-leading Detroit Tigers are getting some much-needed firepower as starting pitcher Reese Olson is expected to make his return vs. the Cleveland Guardians.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation and was placed on non-disciplinary leave Thursday, two people with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press.
The Detroit Tigers’ road game vs. the Washington Nationals has been postponed due to weather, and a doubleheader is scheduled for Wednesday.
The Major League Baseball leading Detroit Tigers are moving to primetime as one of their upcoming matchups has been flexed.
A 22-year-old fan who heckled Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Tuesday night has been banned indefinitely from all major league stadiums, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
The Detroit Tigers game vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed due to weather, and a doubleheader is scheduled for Thursday.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter has partnered with Savvy Sliders for an exclusive “Kerry Bonds” limited-edition meal.
The Tampa Bay Rays say they are in “exclusive discussions” with a Florida investment group for a potential sale of the team.
Fan bases of Major League Baseball’s best teams, the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, came together to sell out Comerica Park during the weekend series.
Bryan Seeley has been named the inaugural CEO of the recently established College Sports Commission.
Major League Baseball’s one-year suspensions for betting on baseball have ended for four players — San Diego starter Jay Groome, Athletics relief pitcher Michael Kelly, Philadelphia infielder José Rodríguez and Arizona reliever Andrew Saalfrank.
President Donald Trump’s support of Pete Rose was among the factors Major Legaue Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred weighed when he decided last month that permanent bans by the sport ended with death, which allows the career hits leader to be considered for the Hall of Fame.
Major League Baseball is investing in Athletes Unlimited to support its softball league that will debut next month, marking the first time MLB will have a comprehensive partnership with a professional women’s sports league.
The organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics remain optimistic that Major League Baseball will find a way to join the NFL in sending the world’s best athletes in their respective sports to the 2028 Games.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo flashed his glove during his first start at left field in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Pete Rose was celebrated by the Cincinnati Reds a day after baseball’s career hits leader was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanent ineligibility list.
Down with Detroit has launched a tribute to the late, great Detroit Tigers center fielder Chet Lemon, which will benefit his youth foundation.
The red-hot Detroit Tigers went scorched earth vs. the Colorado Rockies in their doubleheader inside Coors Field Thursday afternoon.
Baseball offense has picked up as the temperature has climbed in much of the U.S., raising the major league batting average above the level from early last season.
The Detroit Tigers game vs. the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed due to weather, and a doubleheader is scheduled for Saturday.
Former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard and San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt announced their plans Thursday to join the Negro Leagues’ “Pitch for the Future” in bringing greater awareness to the legacy of the Negro Leagues with a museum expansion.
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Friday following his ejection during a game at the Tampa Bay Rays and violation of MLB’s social media policy.
Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball.
Former major league relief pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert.
Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he believes all that chatter is good for the game.
If you don’t get fired up listening to Southfield native Keegan-Michael Key talk about Opening Day in Detroit before his first pitch, you don’t love baseball!
Major League Baseball’s average salary broke the $5 million barrier on opening day for the first time, according to a study by The Associated Press.
The uniquely shaped bats, resembling bowling pins, have stirred excitement in the baseball community, primarily since four of the New York Yankees’ nine batters used the torpedo bat during the opening week of the 2025 season.
Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The New York Yankees showed they can still win with a little scruff on their chins while Baltimore’s Tyler O’Neill might be the best player on Earth during the first game of the season.
Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers.
Bold decisions to change Major League Baseball’s longstanding rules quickened the pace of games and revived the popularity of stealing bases over the last few years.
Major League Baseball has removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by President Donald Trump that could lead to possible federal action against organizations using DEI programs in contravention of his administration’s interpretation of civil rights law.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías has been suspended through the All-Star break by Major League Baseball under its domestic violence policy with the players’ association.
There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani’s bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and the beeps from the credit card machines at the massive merchandise center selling boatloads of Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs gear.
Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes will be the youngest pitcher in 11 years to start a season opener when he takes the mound for the Pirates.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseball’s season opener at the Tokyo Dome.
Shortstop Mookie Betts has returned to Los Angeles to continue recovering from an illness that will cause him to miss the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo Dome.
The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific.
The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs.
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese players in Major League Baseball is at a high point.
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it’s 2022 on a baseball field for a few days in Japan, and even like it’s 1982 off of it.
The Tokyo Series and its celebration of Shohei Ohtani begins this week in a festive atmosphere.
It's the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome to start the Major League Baseball season.
The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in the first two games of the Major League Baseball season at the Tokyo Dome.
The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal’s cost.
The New York Mets led the major leagues in spending for the third straight season in 2024 and have totaled $1.36 billion in payroll and luxury tax over four years under owner Steve Cohen, exceeding what the Marlins, Pirates and Rays each have spent on players in the past 21 seasons.
Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox is set to honor the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s as part of the “My Cause My Cleats” initiative.
Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in an MLB game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians.
Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026.
Tampa area politicians will be given time to sort out the Rays’ ballpark situation following Hurricane Milton, and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said there has been no thought to allowing the team to explore a relocation.
Left-handers Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox have been selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year.
The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field.
A remarkable era of parity in Major League Baseball hit a bit of a snag this October when the big-spending New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets finished as three of the top four teams in this year’s postseason.
Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase for the start of the 2025 season if their home field can't be repaired in time.
Major League Baseball’s postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the League Championship Series, an 18% increase over last year’s average of 2.82 million.
Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton.
Citing weather issues, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday’s decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to a 1:08 p.m. The change was announced Friday as the Tigers were going through a workout at Progressive Field.
Major League Baseball has announced it will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins next year.
Even with up to 24 video cameras, Major League Baseball didn’t have a precise picture showing whether Michael Massey’s glove slapped Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s left foot before it touched the corner of second base.
Shohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game’s best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball history.
After sweeping the Houston Astros, the Detroit Tigers are moving on to the American League Divisional Series for the first time since 2014.
