Marcus Semien’s path to becoming one of MLB’s best second basemen – with the commensurate contract – was a decade in the making.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
MLB power rankings: Padres keep falling after series loss to Yankees
It is not yet getting too late for the San Diego Padres, who experienced their sixth series loss in the last seven.
What happened to the no-hitter? MLB still waiting for its first no-no in pitch-clock era
The degree of difficulty for a no-hitter has gone way up because of MLB’s pitch clock and the ban on defensive shifts.
Juan Soto, finding his groove, aims to keep Padres in fight: ‘We gotta play as a team’
Juan Soto hasn’t looked comfortable for much of his nine months since a trade to the San Diego Padres, but is getting his groove back.
After widespread criticism, Dodgers reinvite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night
After major pushback from the LGBTQ community, the Los Angeles Dodgers have reinvited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team’s Pride Night.
Shohei Ohtani’s Angels stint running short, so club attacks elephant in room
It would be inaccurate to call this season the Angels’ last dance with Shohei Ohtani, despite his impending free agency.
Shohei Ohtani’s historic night: Reaches base five times, pitches 7 innings to beat Orioles
Shohei Ohtani became the first starting pitcher to reach base five times as a pitcher since Mel Stottlemyre on Sept. 26, 1964.
‘This team can win’: After listless beginning, big-bucks Mets set sights on turnaround
The Mets, who are off to a slow start in the NL East, have shown signs of turning their season around.
MLB power rankings: Dodgers bully to top of NL West with help from rookies, retreads
The Dodgers have made the playoffs 10 years in a row, and made a major statement beating the rival Padres five times in six games.
MLB’s seven most surprising teams: Legit playoff contenders or just a mirage?
With a quarter of the MLB season in the books, a breakdown of which surprise teams are actually postseason contenders.