I didn’t really even have time to think once I got here,” Freeman said. “And then all of sudden I’m on second base. There were just no words.”

Detroit Tigers reliever Geoff Hartlieb has pitched for five teams in his six-year MLB career, including two games for the New York Yankees in 2025.

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Shota Imanaga tossed seven shutout innings and five players hit solo home runs Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.

Former major league pitcher Jeff Bittiger, a scout for 22 years with the Athletics, died on Saturday morning, the team announced. He was 63.

A breakout performance during the first half of the MLB season can often land a player at the All-Star Game and make him one of the biggest stories of the year for his team.

An MLB announcer was hospitalized with several cracked bones and a concussion after a 25-foot fall earlier this week. Taking to X on Friday, Baltimore Orioles announcer Ben McDonald revealed that he suffered a concussion and two cracked vertebrae after falling 25 feet from a deer stand.

LSU baseball has one of the best hitters in the country returning in Derek Curiel. Here's where Curiel falls on the early 2026 MLB Draft board.