The Mets will be heading to Los Angeles for Game 1 of the NLCS. In Game 5 of the NLDS, the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 2-0, behind a pair of solo home runs and advanced to the next round. Teoscar Hernandez homered for the Dodgers during their Game 5 win on Oct. 11. USA TODAY … Read more
According to Padres manager Mike Shildt, starter Joe Musgrove won’t play in the National League Division Series due to an elbow injury sustained in the wild-card round. Musgrove threw the two slowest curveballs of his career and was taken out of Game 2 in the fourth inning after allowing one run and one hit with … Read more
Juan Soto just had his worst week as a Yankee. He went 0-for-12 in his return to Washington and followed that with a low-impact 4-for-14 over the weekend against the Cardinals, which included a 1-for-6 showing with men on base and a defensive nightmare on Sunday. Still, the body of work puts him in the … Read more
SAN DIEGO — The Mets needed five outs Sunday to finish what had been a good few days in the land of perfect weather and gain in the wild-card standings on two of the three teams ahead of them. It was all going smoothly until Jose Butto walked Matt McCoy. Moments later, Butto was watching … Read more
SAN DIEGO — The postseason feel was there, with two ace starting pitchers battling Thursday in front of a sellout crowd and runs at a premium for most of the night. If there was a best sign for the Mets, it might have been the manner in which their bullpen withstood the challenge after Luis … Read more
After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized Tuesday and said she was drunk. “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “That was not me last night. I apologize to … Read more
MLB is investigating San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for allegedly gambling on baseball, according to a person briefed on the investigation. Marcano is being investigated for betting on Pittsburgh Pirates games while he was on the major-league injured list for them last season, per the source. The MLB penalty for players betting on their … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto started the party in his return to Petco Park, and then Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton followed his lead in the same inning. Soto and Judge crushed back-to-back home runs and one single later, Stanton clobbered a two-run shot as the Yankees went bombs away on Yu Darvish for a … Read more
SAN DIEGO — A memorable pitching duel broke out Friday at Petco Park, where the San Diego Padres’ Michael King and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow traded whiffs for seven innings. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first game since at least 1893 — the season Major League Baseball’s current mound … Read more
With spring training in full swing, Jim Bowden answered 20 questions from subscribers on a variety of topics including his take on the Cody Bellinger deal, what he’s hearing about the remaining top free agents, and some early thoughts on the 2024 season. Note: Questions have been edited for clarity and length. This was a … Read more
