Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and Yankees slugger Aaron Judge are in the running for consecutive MVP awards.

The $500 million Los Angeles Dodgers’ thrilling World Series win over the Toronto Blue Jays attracted record international attention for Major League Baseball, affirmed LA’s status as the sport’s best team and drew more attention to baseball’s payroll disparity heading into what is likely to be contentious labor negotiations.

Andrew Vaughn and Jacob Misiorowski were both in the minor leagues with separate organizations at the start of June.

Jacob Misiorowski rediscovered the form that earned the flamethrowing rookie so much acclaim in the first few weeks after the Milwaukee Brewers called him up from the minors.

Philadelphia’s Trea Turner won his second National League batting title with a record-low.

Shohei Ohtani has topped Major League Baseball's jersey sales for the third straight year.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes isn’t a big numbers guy, yet he does maintain high standards for himself.

Jacob deGrom received a present in his return to Citi Field: a six-run lead before he threw a pitch.

After surpassing 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career, Pirates ace Paul Skenes admitted it was good to get a breather.

Paul Skenes struck out eight in five two-hit innings to surpass 200 strikeouts before leaving after a season-low 64 pitches in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

Major League Baseball's 2025 season has seen unexpected parity among teams.

Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds homered to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle made an impressive major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is likely done for the season because of a rotator cuff strain.

Bubba Chandler has made an impressive major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Jen Pawol is back in the big leagues umpiring another game.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is putting together a Cy Young-worthy season everywhere but in the win-loss column.

Sal Frelick and Brice Turang homered off Paul Skenes, and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0 for their 11th consecutive victory.

Nathan Eovaldi’s impressive streak for the Texas Rangers ended with a dud, but without a decision.

The 2025 baseball season currently features an unexpectedly wild race for the best record in the majors.

Brenton Doyle hit a walkoff, two-run homer in a five-run ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies overcame a nine-run first-inning deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-16 on Friday night.

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington believes the team's moves at the trade deadline created flexibility going into 2026.

Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski already has won matchups with Paul Skenes and Clayton Kershaw and has pitched in the All-Star Game since reaching the major leagues six weeks ago.

The Pittsburgh Pirates let Paul Skenes return to a more normal workload, and his effectiveness remains unchanged.

The market is heating up in the last week before the July 31 trade deadline.

Major League Baseball is testing automated ball-strike systems in the All-Star Game for the first time.

Major League Baseball is spotlighting player fashion at the All-Star Game red carpet event on Tuesday.

Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the National League in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park.

Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes will start his second consecutive All-Star Game for the National League on Tuesday night.

Hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski is a National League All-Star replacement.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been selected for his 11th All-Star Game, joining the roster as a Legend Pick by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

Jacob Misiorowski made everything look so easy in his first three major league starts.

The NL Central is suddenly packed with talented young pitchers.

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is going to again play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski made extra effort to avoid getting caught up in all the hype surrounding the rookie flamethrower’s highly anticipated matchup with Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes.

There’s going to be plenty of hard throwing Wednesday in the first pitching matchup between Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes and Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski.

During its rise as a national power in the 1990s, LSU built its identity on prodigious home run numbers.

The week began with Boston calling up top prospect Roman Anthony.

With her college gymnastics days behind her, influencer and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Livvy Dunne is moving on with life — but that doesn’t mean she’ll be far from the public eye.

Lance McCullers Jr. finally got some peace of mind on Tuesday night.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes says he's not paying attention to the suggestion that the club should trade him.

The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates have no interest in trading young ace Paul Skenes.

This anticipated pitchers' duel fully lived up to expectations.

When the Chicago White Sox set the modern record of 121 losses last year, they were outscored by 306 runs over the whole season.

Paul Skenes and his parents got a suite at Dodger Stadium on Friday night and handed out tickets for about 35 aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and catcher Henry Davis made Major League history in a 10-3 win over Washington.

The only thing that flustered Paul Skenes on Wednesday was getting asked about his photo spread with girlfriend Livvy Dunne in GQ magazine.

Michael King struck out 11 in five innings and Jackson Merrill homered for the San Diego Padres, who started 6-0 for the first time in their 57-season history by beating the Cleveland Guardians 7-0.

The New York Yankees showed they can still win with a little scruff on their chins while Baltimore’s Tyler O’Neill might be the best player on Earth during the first game of the season.

Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Clay Holmes debut for new teams.

Texas Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford says he realized early in his development that he probably wouldn’t ever possess the type of fastball that causes scouts to take a second look at their radar guns.

Baseball's next big star could be part of this year's rookie class in the major leagues.

A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card was purchased by Dick’s Sporting Goods for $1.11 million after a two-week auction.

Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes will be the youngest pitcher in 11 years to start a season opener when he takes the mound for the Pirates.

Paul Skenes is going to start for the Pittsburgh Pirates on opening day.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is trying to take his burgeoning fame in stride.

A one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is heading to auction.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes got a chance to showcase his expanded repertoire to opposing hitters while pitching in a Grapefruit League game for the first time this year.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is focused on becoming a more complete pitcher in 2024.

There’s a new No. 2 in the New York Yankees’ rotation behind Gerrit Cole.

The young collector who scored a one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes has turned down a trade offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

An 11-year-old collector in Los Angeles has scooped up a one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is focused on helping his team make the playoffs in 2025, not his long-term future.

Andrew McCutchen is sticking around to see if the Pittsburgh Pirates can finish the climb back to contention.

Hard-throwing Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes capped a remarkable season by winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award while Luis Gil of the New York Yankees edged Baltimore’s Colton Cowser to take the AL honor.

Turns out baseballs aren’t the only thing Paul Skenes can get to move fast.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte.

Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes ended an impressive rookie season by retiring six hitters in order, including strikeouts of New York stars Juan Soto and Aaron Judge in his Yankee Stadium debut.

Major League Baseball is thriving two years after introducing sweeping measures to make the game more exciting.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes says the team's plan to bring him along slowly worked almost perfectly.

At Major League Baseball's All-Star break, the one award race that seemed like it might be over was for National League Rookie of the Year.

Paul Skenes lost for the first time as a professional.

Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1.

The oddsmakers say Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are the front-runners for baseball’s MVP awards.

Boston’s Jarren Duran, the All-Star MVP, hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning and the American League beat the National League 5-3 for its 10th win in the past 11 All-Star Games.

Paul Skenes became the fifth rookie to start an All-Star Game, retiring Steven Kwan, Gunnar Henderson and Aaron Judge for the National League in a hitless first inning.

Paul Skenes was the center of attention in a ballpark filled with six dozen All-Stars.

Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in the All-Star Game against Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes.

Paul Skenes is set to start the All-Star game on the mound.

Charlie Condon, a walk-on at Georgia who became national player of the year, and Travis Bazzana, a former cricket player who left Australia for Oregon State, could be the top two picks in baseball’s amateur draft.

Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes will start the All-Star Game for the National League on Tuesday night, becoming just the fifth rookie pitcher given the honor.

Shohei Ohtani remained the top-selling jersey during the first half of the season, followed by Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge.

Paul Skenes struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings in another dominant performance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0.

Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson is projected to receive the largest amount from this season’s $50 million pre-arbitration bonus pool based on his regular-season statistics.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander Paul Skenes allowed no hits through seven innings against the Milwaukee Brewers but left-hander Colin Holderman started the eighth and gave up a single to the first batter, Jake Bauers.

It's been a season of firsts for the Cleveland Guardians.

Paul Skenes’ first All-Star selection was as speedy as his fastball.

Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes was picked for the All-Star Game just eight weeks after his debut, and major league-leading Philadelphia had a big league-high seven selections.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes is putting together a resume worthy of an All-Star.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes made a quick impression on Los Angles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6.

Pirates rookie Paul Skenes turned in another solid performance in his third major league start.

This time, Paul Skenes brought his fastball.

Paul Skenes struck out 11 in six no-hit innings in his second major league start, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes has pitched six no-hit innings in his second major league start against the Chicago Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs drew six bases-loaded walks in the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, the most by a major league team in a single inning in 65 years.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes made an impressive big league debut, striking out seven in four-plus innings against the Chicago Cubs.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes is ready for his major league debut.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision says the Pittsburgh Pirates will promote top pitching prospect Paul Skenes for his major league debut Saturday.

Bryce Harper is settling in as a full-time first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies.