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Yankees’ Luke Weaver calls for catcher’s interference infractions to be limited

TORONTO — Luke Weaver wants MLB to limit catcher’s interference calls. With two on and one out in the seventh inning of a 4-4 game, the New York Yankees reliever thought he had struck out Toronto pinch-hitter Addison Barger. Then a video review determined Barger’s bat nicked the mitt of...
Diamondbacks ban season ticket holder for rest of season after interference during game vs. Giants

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks banned a season-ticket holder from Chase Field for the rest of the season because of “multiple offenses” during games, including fan interference on a fly ball to the wall during Monday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants. The D-backs were leading 3-2 in the...
Clayton Kershaw’s push for 3,000 strikeouts reminds that longevity on mound is fading fast

It’s a big number for one of the biggest baseball stars of this generation — three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw is closing in on 3,000 strikeouts. He needs just three more punchouts to reach the mark, meaning it likely will happen in front of an adoring home crowd...
Erie Seawolves to be renamed Moon Mammoths by John Oliver

NEW YORK — The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver devoted a May 4 segment to names and promotions of minor-league baseball teams, announcing: “We are willing to use all of our...
2-time MVP Bryce Harper returns from wrist injury to give Phillies boost in NL East raceVideo

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper got to a point where the condition of his right wrist — bothered by inflammation that stuck him on the injured list — was pretty much as good as it gets. So it’s time to play. Harper returned from a nearly monthlong layoff with...
Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias taken off the field on cart with left leg injury

CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias was taken off the field on a cart after sustaining a left lower leg injury in the third inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Arias went deep into the hole to field a grounder hit by Masyn Winn with one out,...
Angels manager Ron Washington to miss rest of season with unspecified medical issue

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will miss the rest of the season because of an unspecified medical issue, the team said Friday. Washington, the oldest manager in the major leagues at 73, has been sidelined for the past week. He experienced shortness of breath and appeared...
Griffin Canning placed on injured list by Mets after surgery to repair ruptured Achilles

PITTSBURGH — New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning had surgery Friday to repair a ruptured left Achilles and will miss the remainder of the season and possibly part of the 2026 season. Canning was injured during Thursday night’s 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in New York. Signed to a...
Aaron Judge, Shoei Ohtani elected to start in All-Star Game

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge were the first players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game at Atlanta’s Truist Park, elected as starters by fans Thursday. Judge led the major leagues with 4,012,983 votes in the first round of...
Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte in tears after fan yells comment about late motherVideo

Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was seen in tears on the field after a spectator yelled a derogatory comment about his late mother during an at-bat in Arizona’s game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo and bench coach Jeff Banister asked for the person...
From racetrack to ballpark: Bristol’s MLB transformation shifts into high gear

Turning a racetrack into a baseball field worthy of hosting MLB takes time and a plan. Demolition started in early June with heavy construction now in high gear to transform Bristol Motor Speedway into a ballpark — if only for the Aug. 2 Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and...
Dominican prosecutors in Wander Franco trial seek 5-year prison sentence

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — Dominican prosecutors requested on Monday that suspended Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, be sentenced to five years in prison. The prosecutors said in...
Shoeless Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores a century after Shoeless Joe Jackson

NEW YORK — Shoeless Jazz crossed the plate, a century after Shoeless Joe. Both of Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s cleats flew off his feet as he scored from second base in the New York Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles in an unusual morning start Sunday. “I was so sweaty....
Orioles star Adley Rutschman out until after All-Star break

NEW YORK — Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman likely will be sidelined until after the All-Star break because of a strained left oblique, and infielder Jordan Westburg will be out for at least a few days because of a sprained left index finger suffered even though he wore a sliding...
Shohei Ohtani throws 1st sharp inning for Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani pitched one hitless inning Sunday in his second mound start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, striking out two and allowing just one runner on an error by Mookie Betts. Ohtani threw 18 pitches against the Washington Nationals at Chavez Ravine, recording 12 strikes with one...
Orioles catcher Maverick Handley leaves game after collision with Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr.

NEW YORK — Baltimore Orioles backup catcher Maverick Handley left Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees after being knocked over in a collision at the plate with Jazz Chisholm Jr. With Baltimore ahead 2-0, Chisholm hit a two-out double off Dean Kremer and went home on DJ LeMahieu’s single...

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