PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A beloved member of the Phillies staff is celebrating 25 years of dishing out one of the sweetest treats at the ballpark. “Frankie Two Scoops” has become a fixture in the press box dining hall. In baseball, the greats are often known best by their nicknames — Lefty, Whitey and J-Ro, to …
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched until the pain stopped him. Cleveland’s ace will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the Guardians and the 2020 Cy Young winner, who had looked like his dominant self in two strong recent starts. Bieber struck out a league-leading 20 and pitched 12 scoreless innings …
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story has been placed on the 10-day injured list after dislocating his left shoulder while making a diving stop on Mike Trout’s hit Friday night. Boston recalled infielder David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday to take the roster spot of Story, who has been beset …
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso launched a tying home run leading off the ninth inning, Tyrone Taylor lined a game-winning single and the New York Mets — after going 13 innings without a hit — rallied past the Detroit Tigers 2-1 for their first victory of the season Thursday and a doubleheader split. “Obviously, …
Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night that finished a three-game sweep. Playing his ninth game for his new team, Ohtani pulled a 93.2 mph sinker from left-hander Taylor Rogers on …
(CBS DETROIT) – The Detroit Tigers open their 2024 season on Thursday, March 28 against the Chicago White Sox in a three-game road series. First pitch Thursday is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Following Thursday’s opener, the two teams will have Friday off before resuming the series at 2:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Tigers will …
ARLINGTON – This will be an Opening Day like never before in Arlington, Texas. The Texas Rangers will unfurl a World Championship banner just before the 6:30 p.m. first pitch against the Chicago Cubs. The Rangers will then set out to defend their world title. It’s a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in Major League …
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers unfurled a World Series championship banner for the first time in franchise history before their season opener on Thursday night against the Chicago Cubs. The banner was dropped from Globe Life Field’s roof support high above right field. Shortly before, the Commissioner’s Trophy was brought to home plate …
T-Mobile’s annual deal for baseball fans is back. From Tuesday through Sunday, the carrier’s customers can claim a free yearlong subscription to MLB.TV for live and on-demand streaming access to the entire Major League Baseball season. This is the ninth straight year T-Mobile has offered the deal, which the companies have extended through 2028. MLB.TV …
Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball’s highest-paid player, broke his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to fire his interpreter last week. In a prepared statement, through an interpreter, Ohtani said, “I am very saddened and shocked that someone who I trusted has done this.” “I never …