The role of the closer has evolved in the past decade or so. Managers are less likely these days to have a dedicated arm for ...

The Texas Rangers‘ Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders, are 18-11 this season. This afternoon, they faced the San Antonio Missions, the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Before they ran MLB teams, Dayton Moore and Chuck LaMar were guided by the same Reds and Pirates scout who coached Division I ...

Loáisiga’s impending return is excellent news for a Yankees team still craving reliable late-inning arms. Former All-Star ...

The Texas Rangers aren’t thinking ahead to their trip to face the Detroit Tigers later in the week. But perhaps they should be.

In the span of 14 team games in April, Smith played all of 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF and DH. Throw in the fact that he was a ...

During a recent run of close defeats, the New York Yankees were pleased with the quality of their at-bats and felt a big inning was coming.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (1-2, 5.61 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (6-0, 1.01 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 39 strikeouts) ...

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is on a heater. Thanks to Tuesday’s rainout, he may face only a slightly more formidable lineup on Friday.

Austin Wells had five RBIs in a 10-run seventh inning, hitting a tying single and then his first career grand slam, as the New York Yankees rolled to a 12-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on ...

Austin Wells had five RBIs in a 10-run seventh against the San Diego Padres, the high-scoring inning the New York Yankees have had since 2015.

Both left fielder Wyatt Langford and third baseman Josh Jung — two key pieces of the Rangers’ present and future — ...