Major League Baseball

Sources: Burns, Reds reach 7-year, $105M deal

All-Star right-hander Chase Burns, who is 11-1 with a 2.54 ERA this season, has agreed to a seven-year, $105 million extension with the Reds, sources told ESPN.

MLB to open season March 24, pending lockout

Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest Opening Day next year on March 24 except for any international games -- if there is an Opening Day.

Phillies' Keller has UCL tear, likely done for '26

Phillies veteran reliever Brad Keller, who has a 4.02 ERA in 32 appearances this season, has a torn right UCL and is expected to miss at least the rest of the season.

Pirates get former top prospect Hassell from Nats

The Pirates acquired one-time top prospect Robert Hassell III from the Nationals in exchange for cash or a player to be named later.

Brewers trade for McCullers Jr.; Fielder to Astros

The Astros have traded right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., their longest-tenured pitcher, and lefty Colton Gordon to the Brewers for minor league outfielder Jadyn Fielder.

Cease, 10 AL relievers silence NL in 15-K shutout

Starting pitcher Dylan Cease combined with 10 relievers in a dominant three-hit, 15-strikeout shutout of the National League in a 4-0 win in Tuesday night's All-Star Game.

X-rays negative after Caminero HBP in AL victory

In the third inning of Tuesday's All-Star Game, Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien hit Rays third baseman Junior Caminero on the left hand with a 97.6 mph sinker. Though the 23-year-old star went right into the AL clubhouse, X-rays came back negative.

Sources: No. 1 pick Cholowsky gets record bonus

Roch Cholowsky, the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft, has reportedly agreed to a contract with the White Sox that includes a record-breaking $10.35M signing bonus.

📈 Top 10 prospect rankings for all 30 teams

Who is rising and falling in every major league farm system after the MLB draft? Kiley McDaniel digs in.