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'It's 100 or die': How throwing 100 mph went from a novelty to the norm in MLB
Hitting 100 mph on the radar gun is a badge of honor. Here's why the number of pitchers who have reached it has exploded.[read more]
Free agent pickups: Need some pitching? Look to Twins and Astros
The top players you should consider claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week.[read more]
Prospect watch: Is Cleveland ready for a new catcher?
All the prospects fantasy managers should be keeping an eye on as the season continues to move through its first month.[read more]
Gray leaves Patriots' Day tilt with tight hammy
Red Sox starter Sonny Gray left because of right hamstring tightness in the third inning of Monday's Patriots' Day game against the Detroit Tigers.[read more]
Mariners put Donovan on 10-day IL, add Wilson
Mariners third baseman Brendan Donovan was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Saturday with a left groin muscle strain.[read more]
Jays bus from Phoenix to SoCal after plane issue
A mechanical issue with their charter plane forced the Blue Jays to bus from Phoenix to Orange County on Sunday night.[read more]
Amid threats, Yanks' Schlittler excited to face Sox
Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler said he and his family have received threats ahead of his start vs. the Red Sox, but he's "excited" to be making his Fenway Park debut.[read more]
Counsell: MLB rule in place for Ohtani 'bizarre'
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell thinks that a Major League Baseball rule that allows the Los Angeles Dodgers to carry 14 pitchers because of Shohei Ohtani is "bizarre," adding that the defending National League MVP is getting "special consideration."[read more]
Braves' Acuna hit twice by Nationals; X-rays clean
The Braves said X-rays were negative and that Ronald Acuna Jr. was day-to-day.[read more]
Dodgers' Diaz to have elbow surgery, miss months
Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, the team announced Monday, and the expectation is that he could miss around three months, a source told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez.[read more]