Category: MLB

BALTIMORE — 2021 was a banner year for the Orioles’ farm system, which rose to the top of the MLB Pipeline rankings and enjoyed big seasons from top prospects Adley Rutschman and Grayson Rodriguez. Both could debut in ’22 in Baltimore, where the futur…

The Rays need a bat, as do the Red Sox. The Yankees? They are slow-playing their roster build thus far.

Here are the top 10 Mets stories of 2021, ranked.

Sizing up the Padres’ 40-man roster heading into the 2022 season: Reiss Knehr parlayed a strong start to the year at Double-A San Antonio into a big-league debut, but he struggled with command throughout his first taste of the majors

Billy Martin won everywhere he managed.
He also got fired everywhere he managed.
And yet, the strangest of his firings isn’t one of the five times Yankees owner George Steinbrenner let Martin go or pressured him to resign. Nor is it his first dismissal…

Few plays in baseball, if any, are more exciting than a walk-off hit — a game-ending knock that sends the home team and crowd into a frenzy. Make it a walk-off home run, and, well, that’s about as thrilling as it gets.
Such a dramatic event doesn’t ha…

Will David Ortiz make the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility? The early voting returns bode well for the Red Sox legend.

The Cardinals could use some help this weekend to both clinch the playoffs and not lose ground.

The 2022 MLB Hall of Fame ballot includes 13 fresh faces. All of these players left a memorable — and perhaps historic — mark on the sport. We marveled at their on-field abilities, which earned them their opportunity for enshrinement.
But baseball, a…

Though he’s largely remembered for one swing and the immediate seconds that followed, Carlton Fisk established a legacy of longevity behind the plate. He finished among the top 10 in Most Valuable Player Award balloting in four of his first 12 full sea…