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As far as storybook endings go, Justin Verlander just made one a reality. Not only has he put together a Hall of Fame career, but he’s easily one of the most dominant and impactful forces on the mound in baseball history. On Saturday afternoon, he walked off the field for the final time, and in the most memorable way possible. Verlander’s historic career came to an end after 91 pitches […]

The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 7:15 p.m. ET from Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA. The Philadelphia Phillies enter Saturday's game at 86-70, second in the NL East, while the Tampa Bay Rays arrive at 95-60 and atop the AL East. On the mound, the Phillies have posted the highest strikeout rate in MLB this season at 9.82 strikeouts per nine innings, […]

CC Sabathia saw many ceremonies honoring former players during 11 seasons with the New York Yankees and never envisioned he would be an honoree. Sabathia became the 24th player or manager to get his number retired and the Hall of Fame left-hander was honored with a plaque in Monument Park during a ceremony before a doubleheader opener against Baltimore on Friday. Sabathia joined Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and […]

It's happening again! The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will face off in the 2026 MLB Wild Card Series for a second consecutive year, as Boston's Friday afternoon victory over the Chicago Cubs secured its spot as the No. 2 American League wild-card seed; New York secured the No. 1 AL wild-card seed earlier in the week. Game 1 of the three-game set will come on Sept. 29, […]

Divine intervention? With the Chicago White Sox clinching a spot in the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2021 with their Thursday afternoon win against the Kansas City Royals, Pope Leo XIV, who grew up in Chicago and is a fan of the team, was asked whether he played a role in Chicago cracking the American League playoff field this season. "No comment," Leo quipped when asked about what […]

Shohei Ohtani is still baseball's biggest seller. The Los Angeles Dodgers star has MLB's most popular jersey for the fourth consecutive season, becoming the first player to accomplish the feat since the league began tracking sales in 2010. Ohtani leads a top five that includes New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge at No. 2, Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong at No. 3, Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. at No. […]

Mother Nature prevails … again. For the second time in two days, the Boston Red Sox are adjusting their schedule, moving the start of the second game of Friday’s doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs up by a half-hour because of concerns about an impending storm that’s expected to bring heavy rains and high wind gusts to the Boston area. The first pitch for Game 2 is moving from 6:05 p.m. […]

It's pretty easy to make a Hall of Fame case for Justin Verlander, the 21-year veteran whose final start of his career comes on Saturday for the Tigers. He's won three American League Cy Young awards and an AL Most Valuable Player award, was named to the All-Star team in half his years in the majors after his first full-season campaign in 2006, and has missed more bats than almost […]

What exactly is going on with Aaron Judge? Following a three-month absence due to a stress fracture in his first rib, the New York Yankees superstar outfielder returned to action earlier in September but quickly went back on the injured list with a calf injury. Now, Judge and his manager, Aaron Boone, are offering up conflicting timelines on when the three-time American League MVP could be activated. Here's everything we […]