MLB
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Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers
Mar 30, 2025 4:58 pm - NEW YORK — New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly dif...
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‘We don’t have a lot of margin for error’: Q&A with Cubs president Jed Hoyer
Mar 26, 2025 11:04 am - PHOENIX — Every year, I go to Arizona for spring break with my family and follow a similar routine. We stay with my in-laws, eat at familiar places, take the same hikes, ...
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Sasaki, Crews and Domínguez are among baseball's most intriguing rookies for the 2025 season
Mar 24, 2025 8:21 pm - It sure looks as if another impressive group of prospects could have a major impact on the majors this year. Baseball’s next big star could be part of this year’s rookie ...
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Back in Arizona, the Cubs are getting back to work ahead of domestic Opening Day
Mar 21, 2025 3:20 pm - After leaving Japan not too long after Wednesday night’s 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tokyo Series, the Cubs are back in Arizona. As entertaining as the trip to Japan was for all involved, the bottom line is that Chicago is 0-2 with a daunting first month of the schedule awaiting.
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Ohtani and the Dodgers keep the Cubs and their rich history in the shadows in Japan
Mar 19, 2025 8:19 am - Cubs fans take pride in being underdogs, a role that ended briefly when they won the World Series in 2016 to end a 107-year drought between championships.
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Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener
Mar 18, 2025 8:00 am - Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday in Major League Baseball's season opener at the Tokyo Dome.
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Dodgers star Mookie Betts won't play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness
Mar 17, 2025 10:14 pm - TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an illness that's lingered for the past ...
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NL Central Preview: Brewers looking to hold off Cubs and Reds at top of division
Mar 17, 2025 7:13 pm - Christian Yelich and Milwaukee finished on top of the NL Central each of the past two seasons. A three-peat is going to be quite the challenge. While the Brewers had a qu...
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts still struggling with illness, status for opening day in doubt
Mar 16, 2025 8:46 pm - TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is still struggling to recover from an illness, with manager Dave Roberts pessimistic that the eight-time All-Star will...
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The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it's looked like the Hanshin Tigers
Mar 16, 2025 8:38 pm - TOKYO — For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have looked like the class of the National League. In another sign that Japanese baseball has never been bette...