Major League Baseball

Skubal shines, tears up in emotional Detroit return

Dodgers lefty Tarik Skubal threw six strong innings and was brought to tears in his return to Comerica Park, acknowledging it was difficult to treat it as just another start.

Christenson, WS winner with '80 Phillies, dies

Larry Christenson, a pitcher on the Phillies' 1980 World Series-winning team who spent his entire career with the franchise, died at the age of 72 while on a fishing trip with family and friends.

Slumping Acuna shifts to cleanup, sparks Braves

Batting cleanup for the first time since 2022, Ronald Acuna broke out with three hits to lift the Braves to a 6-4 win over the Rockies on Friday night.

Yanks' Fried set to return, pitch Sat. vs. Red Sox

Max Fried will come off the injured list to pitch for the Yankees in Saturday's day-night doubleheader against the Red Sox.

County joins city in OKing Rays' park funding plan

The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow them to build a new stadium.

Sources: MLB suspends prospect in fake-age plot

Major League Baseball has suspended a once-prized Dominican prospect after uncovering an age-fraud plot that included a fictitious death, sources told ESPN.

Jenkins, Twins' top prospect, singles in MLB debut

Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins has been called up from Triple-A St. Paul.

📈 Updated ranking of all 30 MLB farm systems

The busiest stretch of the year for adding prospects has passed. Here's how every organization stacks up now.