The skeptical Joy Reid: “Trump’s got these magical doctors who claim he was shot in the ear, but his ear, I guess, grew back. Next day, totally fine!”
Speaking of missing ears.
The lobe-loving Mike Tyson is chomping at the bit as he prepares to fight… [833 chars]

ARLINGTON — The kids have pulled the Texas Rangers back into contention at the big league level. The next wave of young players are set to continue their progress toward that level.
Eight Rangers prospects — including 7 of their top 23, according to … [1862 chars]

The New York Yankees took a thrashing in Game 1, now they’ll look to bounce back against the Detroit Tigers when they play Game 2 of their three-game series on Wednesday, September 10 (9/10/2025) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
Tigers vs. Yankees Gam… [3653 chars]

On Wednesday, first baseman Anthony Rizzo announced his retirement from Major League Baseball, tying a bow on a 14-year career that included winning a World Series title with the Chicago Cubs in 2016.
The Cubs announced that the organization will hon… [3511 chars]

The New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 (9/10/25) in a regular season MLB game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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The NFL season will roll into Week 2 tomorrow night with the Washington Commanders facing the Green Bay Packers, and you can capitalize on that matchup with the bet365 bonus code WEEK365.
Sign up to get a $300 bonus offer or the $1,000 first bet safe… [2913 chars]

The Boston Red Sox are in the midst of a heated postseason race, but the front office’s full attention might not be on the play on the field.
The club will have several decisions to make regarding players on the roster. Should they go all in on the y… [2883 chars]

Connelly Early is set to make his first career start.
The Red Sox are set to give another rookie pitcher his MLB debut.
Connelly Early, a left-handed starter who was a fifth-round pick by Boston in 2023, is reportedly being called up to make his firs… [1498 chars]

The youth movement in Boston has another early addition.
The Boston Red Sox are expected to promote left-handed pitching prospect Connelly Early from Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports. Early will start in Tuesday’s g… [3074 chars]

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Less that two weeks after Red Sox No. 1 pitching prospect Payton Tolle made his electrifying MLB debut, Boston on Tuesday reportedly called up the organization’s top pitching prospect still remaining at Triple-A Worcester.
But while Tolle needed only… [2464 chars]

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have come so close not once, but twice, to completing MLB’s first no-hitter of the 2025 season in a span of three days.
In the Dodgers’ 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday at… [2817 chars]

The Chicago Cubs are trying to make the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2020, and the NL wild card race is coming into focus.
As things stand, the Cubs still have a strong lead over the San Francisco Giants as they try to secure one of the thre… [3712 chars]

Heading into this week, it appeared that the Red Sox had only two known commodities when it came to their pitching probables. Garrett Crochet, no doubt, would start on Monday against the A’s. And Dustin May was slated for Tuesday, in Sacramento.
Turn… [2686 chars]

Joe Maddon has seen enough baseball to know when the game is shifting. The former World Series–winning manager said Tuesday on MLB Network that teams are now preparing for opponents relaying pitch tips from second base — and he singled out a simple s… [1661 chars]

The Phillies and Mets square off for Game 2 of a critical four-game set Tuesday night.
After Nolan McLean started Monday’s 1-0 loss, the Mets turn to Sean Manaea as he matches up with Ranger Suarez.
Manaea has faced the Phillies quite a bit during hi… [1785 chars]

After paying $765 million for his services over 15 years, there were some early-season concerns about Mets outfielder Juan Soto after he only hit three home runs and posted a .752 OPS through March and April. However, Soto silenced the critics with a… [3959 chars]

Legends are measured not just in numbers, but in stories stitched across dugouts, continents, and decades. The Mets will feel that absence most, though all of MLB shares the quiet sorrow. Last night, the game said goodbye to one of its rarest origina… [1836 chars]

Just over a week ago, the Red Sox brought up top slugging talent Roman Anthony and pitching prospect Payton Tolle. And it looks like they’re here to stay. But the youth movement isn’t slowing down, because reportedly another lefty could be on his way… [2869 chars]

A dispute over the ownership of a home run ball that landed in the bleachers at a baseball game led to an ugly confrontation that went viral and a heartwarming aftermath for the young boy who initially was given the ball.
A home run by the Philadelph… [4153 chars]

MLB umpire Brian Walsh seemingly heard the calls mounting for his firing, and he responded in the best way that an umpire can: by calling a strong game.
Walsh came under fire last week, and deservedly so, for missing numerous calls in last Wednesday’… [2610 chars]

Baseball doesn’t do mercy, it does résumés—and résumés are rewritten the moment the losses pile up. The carousel of dugout leadership is relentless, demanding accountability even when the roster is held together by tape and hope. Now, an Ex-Pirates s… [4947 chars]

Hailing from Midlothian, Virginia, Connelly Early is now established as the Red Sox’s favorite prospect who is nearing his promotion. Just this Sunday, during Triple-A Worcester’s doubleheader, Connelly Early was supposed to start the late game. Howe… [2929 chars]

It’s been six days since Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez crossed up his rookie catcher, Cesar Salazar, and the fallout is still revealing itself.
The New York Yankees loaded the bases in the fifth inning Tuesday against Valdez at Houston’s Daik… [2487 chars]

Davey Johnson, the All-Star second baseman who helped lead the Baltimore Orioles to win two World Series titles and managed the New York Mets to winning a World Series, has died. He was 82.
Johnson died Friday at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida, foll… [2640 chars]

When you bring up the Philadelphia Phillies right now, forget the box scores—everyone’s first question is about the viral ‘Phillies Karen. It all unfolded on September 5 at Loan Depot Park in Miami when the Phillies’ Harrison Bader crushed a home run… [4064 chars]

The Phillies face another vital offseason, with concerns swirling around roster construction, long-term deals, and the balance between veterans and rising stars. While some stars remain uncertain, one vital slugger’s future has been settled. Kyle Sch… [3932 chars]

When an MLB star gives back to his roots, it speaks louder than any performance on the field. That was the situation with the Pirates star Paul Skenes, whose humble gesture toward his old middle school sparked admiration and heartfelt reactions. The … [4298 chars]

BALTIMORE — Blame Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s pitch selection. Blame Jackson Holliday for having the nerve to take a home-run swing. Blame the architects who designed Oriole Park at Camden Yards’ cozy confines, when 20 of 30 MLB parks would have held the l… [2929 chars]

BALTIMORE — Shohei Ohtani connected for his 47th and 48th home runs in his first two at-bats of the Dodgers’ series finale on Sunday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, continuing his pursuit of an MLB record in the process.
Ohtani drove the first strik… [1156 chars]

Toronto Blue Jays fans are growing increasingly frustrated with the five‑year investment in second baseman Andrés Giménez. The slick fielding infielder was acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Guardians before the season. He signed a seven-year, $1… [2487 chars]

ATLANTA — Cal Raleigh his major league-leading 53rd home run and the Seattle Mariners had 20 hits as they scored their most runs since 2012 in an 18-2 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Raleigh needs one home run to match Mickey Mantle (54 in 196… [1804 chars]

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PHOENIX — The Red Sox know Garrett Crochet will start Monday night against the Athletics with Dustin May returning to the rotation on Tuesday night in West Sacramento. What happens beyond that is anyone’s guess.
A group depleted by injuries and the r… [3500 chars]

There’s a lot left to play for in 2025, but with no more than 20 games left on any team’s schedule, everyone’s running out of time to position themselves for a last-minute surge, and every loss comes packaged with an extra sense of dread — when all … [5087 chars]

Few people will remember the Yankees’ 7-1 win against the Astros on September 3 for Trent Grisham’s grand slam in the top of the fifth, but many will remember the night for the Framber Valdez-Cesar Salazar cross-up. Let us give you some context.
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CINCINNATI — Brandon Sproat’s last 2 ½ months at Triple-A Syracuse were enough to convince Mets brass he’s ready for a shot at the highest level.
The right-hander’s major league debut is set for Sunday against the Reds, and the Mets are anxiously awa… [1417 chars]

With the Seattle Mariners in a tailspin, the race for the third and last American League wild card has five clubs within 2.5 games of the lead heading into Saturday.
With the Mariners losing 4-1 in Atlanta on Friday night and the Rangers outlasting t… [16117 chars]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone questioned the legality of a bat used by Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell during Thursday’s series finale.
Down by five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Houston mounted a comeback by starting off t… [1588 chars]

At 37, most MLB closers are winding down their careers, but Aroldis Chapman has experienced a remarkable resurgence with the Boston Red Sox. The veteran closer transformed from a questionable signing into one of baseball’s most effective relievers th… [5142 chars]

The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Detroit Tigers each made notable decisions on Friday, delivering a trio of developments that will be worth monitoring across the final stretch of the regular season and the early part of October.
For the… [3352 chars]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in first place in the NL West, but injury luck is not the reason why. They have one of the most extensive injury lists in the league, and even some of their key players on the active roster aren’t fully healthy.
One of tho… [2156 chars]

It was supposed to be another September classic between the Yankees and Astros. The two rivals locked in a late-season tug-of-war. Instead, the spotlight shifted away from the players and onto the strike zone. Pitch after pitch left fans, players, an… [5638 chars]

Los Angeles Angels minor leaguer Rio Foster was involved in a

TAMPA — The days of a fixed nine-player lineup in Major League Baseball are long gone, replaced by more strategic emphasis on positional versatility that has fundamentally changed how the game is managed.
Guardians skipper Stephen Vogt explained prio… [4588 chars]

It started in Oakland. The franchise that spent much of its history punching above its weight became the birthplace of baseball’s data revolution. Moneyball wasn’t just a catchy title; it was a movement. By trusting numbers when tradition scoffed, th… [7650 chars]

BALTIMORE — Samuel Basallo’s first home run at Camden Yards — and the second of his 15-game MLB career — will be a memorable one.
Basallo (the Orioles’ No. 1 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 8 overall) blasted a walk-off homer in the bottom of the … [333 chars]

So, the Yankees’ trip to Houston came to an end, and it was anything but quiet. The series saw the Yankees taking two of three from the Astros, but not without a few fireworks. For instance, in Wednesday’s game, Aaron Boone and reliever Devin William… [3623 chars]