The Baltimore Orioles would not have much deliberating to do if MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred came out today and said, "We are instituting the 'Golden Batter' rule for the 2025 season." It is something ...

The Washington Nationals would have some tough decisions to make if MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred came out today and said, "We are instituting the 'Golden Batter' rule for the 2025 season." It is ...

Ever since AT&T Park opened in 2000, the stadium has boasted one of baseball's most picturesque settings along McCovey Cove. And with that, batters had the opportunity to actually hit home runs into ...

The 2026 World Baseball Classic is set to take place March 5-17, with four five-team pools in San Juan, Houston, Tokyo and ...

Major League Baseball's exhibition season gets underway Thursday afternoon, when the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers open up the Cactus League. (Grapefruit League action commences Friday.) This ...

While NASCAR is racing in corn country this weekend at Iowa Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway is on deck to host a Field of Dreams-caliber event of its own. In a matchup where baseball meets ...

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down ...

You won’t find many MLB pitchers clamoring to face Juan Soto in a high-leverage spot. In The Athletic’s anonymous player poll, Soto was voted as the hitter pitchers would least want to face in Game 7 ...

America's pastime is looking a little different every year as technological innovations, society's shrinking attention span and big-money marketing concerns creep into Major League Baseball. The sport ...

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Zach Pop throws to a New York Mets batter in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto on ...

Major League Baseball's extra innings format is different in the playoffs from the regular season, getting rid of the "ghost runner" starting on second base once a game goes beyond nine innings.

The Mets have lost a lot this offseason, so are they looking to Alex Bregman or Bo Bichette to help fill the holes?