This Date in Baseball, August 1 - Cal Ripken Jr. becomes the second major leaguer to play 2,000 straight games ...

Signing bonuses for the selections through competitive balance round A in the 2025 Major League Baseball amateur draft: 1, Washington Nationals, Eli Willits, SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton H.S., Fort Cobb, ...

2001 — Randy Johnson struck out 16, a major league record for a reliever, and came within four outs of combining with Curt ...

Melanie Boppel, who recently styled Jalen Hurts and his wife Bryonna for the Met Gala, is dressing both Raleigh and Skubal for this year’s red carpet. Skubal, a two-time All-Star who is starting for ...

2015 — Alex Rodriguez became the fourth player in major league history to homer as a teen and in his 40s, marking his ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tournament that ...

2009 — Mark Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay. It was the first since Randy Johnson’s on May 18, 2004. Buehrle threw 76 of 116 pitches for strikes ...

Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Biembenido Brito and free agent outfielder Pablo Abad have been suspended by Major League Baseball following positive tests for performance-enhancing substances.

Nicaragua has named Dusty Baker as the manager for its team in next year's World Baseball Classic. The World Series champion and three-time manager of the year is the eighth-winningest manager in ...

Former major league pitcher and longtime Athletics scout Jeff Bittiger has died at age 63. The A's announced that Bittiger died Saturday morning.

Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary leave through Aug. 31 while he is the subject of a Major League ...

Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras has been suspended for 56 games by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone.