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Paul Sullivan: 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson's saga is an essential part of baseball history -- and could finally come to an end
CHICAGO — “Shoeless” Joe Jackson was a tragic real-life figure from over a century ago whose legend grew in time thanks to the fictional ghost of Shoeless Joe played by actor Ray Liotta in the classic baseball movie, “Field of Dreams.”
The National Baseball Hall of Fame was created in 1936 in Cooperstown, N.Y. and celebrates the ...Read more

Shohei Ohtani homers twice, Dalton Rushing has strong debut as Dodgers rout Athletics
LOS ANGELES — As is typically the case when a team wins 19-2 like the Los Angeles Dodgers did against the Athletics on Thursday night, plenty of hitters in the team's star-studded lineup aligned to have monster nights.
Shohei Ohtani homered twice in a six-RBI performance, tying the major league lead with 15 long balls this season. Max Muncy, ...Read more

Ex-MLB All-Star Rafael Furcal arrested for battery in Florida
Former MLB All-Star shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested this week in Florida on charges of aggravated battery.
Furcal, 47, turned himself in to authorities at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. He’s facing second-degree felony charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and throwing an object into a ...Read more

Josh Lowe's return, Brandon Lowe's 2 homers lead Rays past Blue Jays
Given the Rays’ offensive inconsistencies, manager Kevin Cash wasn’t shy about making a big ask.
Talking before Thursday’s game in Toronto, Cash said the Rays were hoping Josh Lowe could return from the injured list swinging the hot bat he had in spring training and provide a needed spark to the lineup.
Lowe did just that, with a leadoff...Read more

With Strider returning next week, Braves make anticipated roster decision
ATLANTA — In a week or less, the Braves will welcome Spencer Strider back to their starting rotation. He will start Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in Washington, manager Brian Snitker said. The Braves have not decided on the exact day.
When Strider comes off the injured list, this sets up an interesting decision for the Braves: Who will the ...Read more

Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa injured in collision as Twins blank Orioles for 11th consecutive win
BALTIMORE — Chris Paddack pitched seven scoreless innings and the Twins swept the Baltimore Orioles with a 4-0 victory Thursday, but the health status of Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa overshadowed the team’s 11th consecutive win.
Buxton and Correa left the game after colliding on a fly ball in shallow center field in the third inning. ...Read more
White Sox lose, 7-1, falling short in bid to sweep Reds. 3 takeaways from the series win.
CINCINNATI — Bryse Wilson walked Gavin Lux on four pitches to begin his start Thursday.
“Second start in a row walking the first guy on four pitches, which is unacceptable,” the Chicago White Sox pitcher said. “Physically, I felt good. It was just very bad execution.”
Lux eventually scored the first of three runs in the first inning ...Read more

An investigation into Bucco Bricks' removal shows the Pirates tossed fan-funded keepsakes alone and without warning
PITTSBURGH — A last-place baseball team already under siege from its fans is now also being scrutinized by its landlord — the government agency that is responsible for the publicly funded ballpark in which it plays.
The Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority commissioned an investigation into the team's removal — and disposal — of ...Read more

Bill Shaikin: Pete Rose is a sure thing for the Baseball Hall of Fame now, right? Not so fast.
LOS ANGELES — When Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that a dead man can no longer be banned from baseball, my first thought was this: If Pete Rose is going into the Hall of Fame, then Barry Bonds is too.
My second thought was this: What if neither one is going into the Hall of Fame?
Sounds silly, I know. There is no reason to reinstate Rose ...Read more

Bullpen back to normal, as Padres take series from Angels
Things went according to plan Wednesday night in the Padres’ 5-1 victory over the Angels.
Things were at least back to normal with the bullpen. And the Padres got what might be the new normal from Randy Vásquez.
The Padres scored three runs their first time up and two their final time up. And in between, they let their pitchers do what they...Read more

Mookie Betts and Max Muncy power Dodgers' late surge in win over Athletics
Mookie Betts flexed his arms and began to shout. Max Muncy simply looked to the sky and strolled slowly out of the batter’s box.
In the eighth inning Wednesday night, both hitters erased some recent frustrations in the Dodgers’ 9-3 win over the Athletics, delivering the key hits in a five-run rally that turned a close game into a laugher.
...Read more

Three things we learned from the Royals' frustrating series vs. the Astros
HOUSTON — The Kansas City Royals have a clear winning formula.
Much is predicated on their starting rotation, which remains flawless this season, and their stagnant offense being able to scratch across a few runs. The formula has worked for most of the 2025 campaign.
For a while, it was on full display against the Houston Astros at Daikin ...Read more

Rockies strike out 14 times in 8-3 loss to Rangers
What do Hunter Goodman and Clarence Geoghan “Kid” Baldwin have in common?
You’re officially a hardball geek if you answered that they played for two of the most infamous teams in baseball history.
Goodman is a catcher for the Colorado Rockies, who lost 8-3 to the Rangers on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field as Texas completed a three-...Read more

Ryan Pepiot's good outing ends badly as Rays lose to Blue Jays
The first five innings Ryan Pepiot threw Wednesday night in Toronto were certainly good enough to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a win.
But the couple of mistakes he made in the sixth ended up being the reason they lost, 3-1, to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Pepiot was protecting a one-run lead when he opened the sixth by getting ahead of Vladimir ...Read more

Mets shut out for 2nd time this season in 4-0 loss to Pirates
NEW YORK — After looking unbeatable a month ago, the Mets couldn’t beat the second-worst team in the National League.
To be fair, the series had already been won and the conditions were less than ideal. The Mets battled rain, wind and some questionable umpiring Wednesday night at Citi Field, in a 4-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, only the...Read more

Pirates earn shutout victory over Mets, avoid sweep
NEW YORK — Mother Nature brought the rain. Matt Gorski brought the thunder.
Gorski hit a two-run homer through a downpour, Jared Triolo added another two-run shot in the fifth, and five Pittsburgh Pirate pitchers combined for a shutout in a 4-0 win Wednesday night at Citi Field. It’s the Pirates’ fourth shutout of the season.
Pittsburgh ...Read more

Tigers sweep Red Sox on Malloy's ninth-inning heroics
DETROIT — You don’t expect Tarik Skubal to give back a three-run lead in the seventh inning of any start, let alone one where he had 11 strikeouts coming into the inning.
But here we are.
The Boston Red Sox KO’d Skubal in the seventh but couldn't quite avoid getting swept out of Comerica Park.
Andy Ibanez, summoned to pinch-hit against ...Read more
Feisty Cardinals thunder back to clobber Phillies, 14-7, in nightcap, split doubleheader
PHILADELPHIA — Of the many and varied and nail-biting ways the Cardinals have found to win during their May surge, they had to show they were capable of a new one late Wednesday.
They had to win an old-fashioned, sometimes sloppy slugfest.
Down by four runs before they got a second crack at Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola, the Cardinals ...Read more

The future of Angel Stadium? Anaheim puts the issue on hold.
LOS ANGELES — The city of Anaheim is likely to wait until after the baseball season to address the future of Angel Stadium.
With the city expecting to complete a long-awaited assessment of the condition of the stadium this summer, deputy city manager Ted White told the City Council on Tuesday that the prudent course of action would be for his...Read more

Aaron Judge home run lifts Yankees to series win over Mariners
SEATTLE — The afternoon started with Julio Rodríguez robbing a home run with a leaping catch at the wall just five pitches into the game.
It ended with Rodríguez and Randy Arozarena standing and watching, and neither really moving as Aaron Judge provided another reminder that ultimately he is inevitable.
Relatively quiet for most of the ...Read more
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- Paul Sullivan: 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson's saga is an essential part of baseball history -- and could finally come to an end
- Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa injured in collision as Twins blank Orioles for 11th consecutive win
- With Strider returning next week, Braves make anticipated roster decision
- Three things we learned from the Royals' frustrating series vs. the Astros
- An investigation into Bucco Bricks' removal shows the Pirates tossed fan-funded keepsakes alone and without warning