SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations and fired Farhan Zaidi. Team chairman Greg Johnson made the announcement Monday after the Giants finished 80-82 in manager Bob
Max Fried was selected seventh overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2012 draft and was traded to Atlanta while he was a minor league prospect. Now, the Braves left-hander has the opportunity to prevent the Padres from clinching
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to midseason acquisition Frankie Montas to stave off yet another postseason meltdown when they face the New York Mets on Wednesday in the second game of a National League wild-card series. The right-handed
Pete Rose died of natural causes, the Clark County (Nev.) coroner’s office announced Tuesday, a day after baseball’s all-time hit king died at age 83 at his home in Las Vegas. The statement from coroner Melanie Rouse identified the causes
BALTIMORE — Zach Eflin began his season pitching in front of sparse crowds in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the Tampa Bay Rays. The setting will be far more intense when he tries to continue his campaign, and that of the
HOUSTON — Astros manager Joe Espada was pleased with Yordan Alvarez’s contributions in Houston’s 3-1 loss during Game 1 of the American League wild-card series against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. The Astros need all the help they can get
Michael King struck out 12 in seven shutout innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a massive two-run homer to help the host San Diego Padres notch a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in Game 1 of a
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver
Cole Ragans struck out eight over six scoreless innings in his playoff debut, Bobby Witt Jr. drove in the lone run and the Kansas City Royals blanked the host Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Tuesday in an American League wild-card series