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 Philadelphia Phillies 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 ...

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 New York Mets continue to search for ways to make their roster as strong as possible for the 2026 MLB season, and a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...