Atlanta Braves have MLB’s best record at the All-Star break, getting support from contrasting second-year aces Bryce Elder and Spencer Strider
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
‘Come to Se-att-le!’: Shohei Ohtani hears All-Star crowd’s recruiting pitch loud and clear.
Shohei Ohtani heard the chants from Seattle fans loud and clear at the All-Star Game. “I definitely heard it,” the potential free agent said.
‘It’s not easy:’ Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. survives Home Run Derby gauntlet
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., at last, joined his father as a Home Run Derby champion, 16 years after Vladimir Guerrero Sr. prevailed at San Francisco.
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen named MLB All-Star starting pitchers
Gerrit Cole and Zac Gallen, a pair of first-time All-Star Game starting pitchers, will navigate two treacherous lineups Tuesday in Seattle.
MLB power rankings: Atlanta Braves’ finishing kick defines season’s first half
As Major League Baseball breaks for the All-Star Game, just one team is poised to lap the field − the Atlanta Braves.
MLB draft takeaways: Pirates’ urgency, SEC dominance and two-way star finds good home
While the SEC’s draft dominance now includes baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates show urgency with No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes.
MLB draft class of ’13 lived through disruptive decade. What’s next?
Ballplayers drafted in 2013 feel like they were playing in the Dark Ages as they contemplate how technology and training have changed baseball.
Mike Trout suffers broken hamate bone, likely out six to eight weeks
Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout suffered a fractured hamate bone in his left hand and was placed on the injured list Tuesday.
Clayton Kershaw goes on injured list, will miss All-Star Game due to sore shoulder
Clayton Kershaw was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday, which will knock the Los Angeles Dodgers ace out of the MLB All-Star Game on July 11.
MLB power rankings: Unstoppable Braves wrest top spot from Rays at last
The Atlanta Braves finally have run down the Tampa Bay Rays atop the USA TODAY Sports MLB power rankings.