ANAHEIM, Calif. — When White Sox special assistant David Keller made his annual scouting trip to Japan last August, Munetaka Murakami was among a list of top targets. But the odds of the White Sox actually signing the 25-year-old Nippon Professional Baseball superstar? “I thought it was like a 1% chance,” Keller, who runs Chicago’s … Read more
New York — Time after time, leadership gets passed down. That’s especially true for those that are sponges; not only willing to learn, but eager to lead. Pete Alonso grew up in the big leagues alongside some of the greatest players who have ever stepped on a baseball field. In 2019, even as he slugged … Read more
Barring a catastrophic injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder will hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy for a second straight season. The reigning champions have breezed through the first five games of this year’s NBA postseason with victories by 9, 12, 13, 18 and 35 points. And you could make the case they didn’t play well in … Read more
Scuffling for weeks, the Dodgers’ slumping offense received a gift from Lance McCullers Jr. during a fortuitous trip to Houston. Then another. And another. The Astros starter nearly escaped Wednesday’s second inning unscathed, but he spiked a two-strike changeup to Hyeseong Kim that skipped past catcher César Salazar to bring in the tying run. His … Read more
Things are anything but merry in Mariners-land. As of May 6, Seattle — fresh off a 2025 AL West title, its first since 2001 — sits at 17-20. That’s good enough for second in one of the worst divisions in baseball through the first part of the season. The Athletics are atop the AL West, … Read more
The benches cleared during the fourth inning of a game between the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, though no punches were thrown. The Red Sox led 8-2 after three innings before Wilson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu led off the fourth with long home runs. Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez then hit Trevor … Read more
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: hicago Cubs walk it off! The Cincinnati Reds were three … Read more
The top teams in MLB are already beginning to separate themselves from the pack. That gave MLB on FOX analyst Dontrelle Willis the chance to stack the National League’s elite squads, ranking the top five teams in the NL. Willis didn’t put the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the top of the list. So … Read more
In sports betting, customers are quite accustomed to betting on the usual markets: the spread, moneyline and total. Whether it’s the full game, first half, second half, quarters or more. But with all the technological advancements over the past several years, the menu is now massive. That includes the ability to bet on a wider … Read more
“Whether you know it or not, we all have something in common.” For the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies, that’s being off to cataclysmic starts. Boston (Alex Cora) and Philadelphia (Rob Thomson) have each fired their respective managers over the past week, and the Mets have lost 17 of their last … Read more