Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander was left off the Houston Astros’ roster for their American League wild-card series against the visiting Detroit Tigers. Game 1 of the series is Tuesday afternoon with Houston’s Framber Valdez (15-7, 2.91 ERA)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the Angels having a losing record and never making the
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani has put up some of the best regular-season numbers in baseball history over the past six months. Bobby Witt Jr. is a precocious 24-year-old who just won the American League batting title. They’ve both proven they
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It used to be that hardcore baseball fans counted the home runs Barry Bonds hit during batting practice for the Giants, even at spring training before he had begun to find his real groove that came
The St. Louis Cardinals, after failing to reach the playoffs for a second consecutive year, announced a gradual shakeup to their front office on Monday. The main change won’t occur until after the 2025 season, when Chaim Bloom will take
The Kansas City Royals are in the postseason for the first time since winning the World Series in 2015, the Tigers are ending a playoff drought that started that same year, and the Baltimore Orioles have an eight-game postseason losing
A host of baseball luminaries commented about the life and legacy of Pete Rose after the Hit King died on Monday at age 83. Among the posts on social media: Alex Rodriguez: “Absolutely heartbroken to hear the devastating news about
The baseball calendar could not have been more precise this season. A compelling regular season wrapped up on the last day of September, leaving a wide-open postseason to start on the first day of October. But before turning to the
Michael King was one of the assets the San Diego Padres obtained when they traded Juan Soto to the New York Yankees in December, and there was uncertainty regarding the role he would fill. King made 49 appearances for New