NEW YORK — Aaron Judge is set to join the Yankees on this week’s West Coast road trip as he continues to work his way back from a broken rib.

Judge has been progressing through baseball activities — including throwing from 100 feet and taking indoor, overhand batting practice — but had not yet faced high-velocity pitching.

“I’m ...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid the most trying season of his young career, Gunnar Henderson is still capable of taking over a baseball game in a way very few players can.

The Orioles’ star shortstop looked the part on both sides of the ball Sunday, launching two 413-foot home runs, legging out a triple and making a slew of highlight-reel ...Read more

The Kansas City Royals handled their business during this week’s six-game road trip against the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Guardians.

The Royals (62-76) won both road series. However, Kansas City will return home to Kauffman Stadium with a sour taste following an 11-1 loss to the Guardians on Sunday.

“Good road trip,” Royals first ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox didn’t have a hit until the sixth inning in Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins in front of 26,225 at Target Field.

Drew Romo became the team’s first base runner with a two-out single to right field in the sixth against Twins starter Zebby Matthews. They avoided being shut out when Braden ...Read more

NEW YORK — It was only a matter of time before the Mets‘ bullpen fell back to earth. The new relievers excelled after the trade deadline, and while it hasn’t quite broken, it appears as though it’s starting to bend.

It sure did Sunday in the series finale against the Houston Astros at Citi Field. Left-hander Zac Thornton handed a one-...Read more

There’s still a month of baseball left to play, but it’s possible the events that transpired in the fifth inning on Sunday could swing the AL wild-card race decisively in New York’s favor.

With the game scoreless and a runner at first, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a sinking line drive to center field. Ceddanne Rafaela made what appeared to be a ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Rays knew September baseball would feature tense games that could turn on any play.

They got a slight head start on that with a pair of wild weekend games against the Padres.

After an inspiring comeback victory on Saturday, the Rays pulled off an even more dramatic one Sunday, rallying to tie with two outs in the ninth ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Pittsburgh Pirates earned a series win on Sunday in St. Louis. A gift and a short corner helped them do so.

The Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 at Busch Stadium, taking two of three in the series. Esmerlyn Valdez’s homer in the second inning — landing in the corner seats just fair of the right-field foul pole —...Read more

DETROIT — Teoscar Hernández stopped to admire the flight of the changeup he just demolished. He waited until it touched down in the stands to toss his bat sideways toward the visiting dugout and start his trot around the bases.

The Dodgers had been missing the big hit all road trip, playing in one-run games over their past five contests. ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When the deciding vote to build a Rays stadium was cast — at 12:45 p.m., by the Hillsborough County Commission on Friday — angels did not weep.

Clouds did not part, and thunder did not shake the rafters. But if you were listening closely, you just might have heard a community exhale.

This was not just the end of a journey, ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The family section in the lower bowl of Oracle Park has been plenty rowdy over the last 24 hours.

On Friday, it was Braxton Roxby throwing a perfect 1-2-3 inning in his major-league debut. On Saturday afternoon, Seth Lonsway tossed two innings in his first taste of big-league action. And finally, on Saturday evening, there was...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Only one player on the Baltimore Orioles’ roster has more RBIs than Leody Taveras this season, and he’s signed to a $155 million deal.

Taveras, under contract for $153 million less than Pete Alonso, drove in three of the Orioles’ five runs Saturday night, powering them to a 5-3 win over the Athletics and ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels are becoming adept at the Almost Win.

They hung with the Philadelphia Phillies and ace Cristopher Sánchez on Saturday, pushing the game to extra innings on Zach Neto’s game-tying homer in the eighth.

In the end, though, they still lost, 4-2, in 10 innings, their sixth straight loss.

The constants throughout ...Read more

What a strange season Brayan Bello is having.

On one hand, the fifth-year big league veteran has had a miserable season as a starter, posting a 10.35 ERA in eight starts and earning himself a month-long demotion to Triple-A.

On the other hand, Bello has been so dominant out of the bullpen that when he allowed four runs to the New York Yankees ...Read more

Baseball is becoming a matchup-based game. And most teams try to align their lineup to take advantage of key situations.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro pushed the correct buttons in Saturday’s 8-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

“There’s just something different every day,” Quatraro ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — If there was any doubt about whether there’d be any hard feelings from last night, that question was answered before the first pitch of Saturday’s doubleheader.

Ron Wotus, the long-time coach and current special assistant to baseball operations, was ejected by crew chief Alan Porter following a contentious lineup card ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The San Diego Padres tried their best to beat the Tampa Bay Rays at their own small-ball game Saturday, taking a three-run seventh-inning lead with a rally that included a bunt single with two on and a double steal.

But the Rays weren’t going to take that and responded with an eventful four-run rally in the home seventh, ...Read more

TORONTO — The stunned confusion displayed by Eduard Bazardo as Brett Bateman slid into home just behind him in the fifth inning is basically how fans have felt watching the Seattle Mariners continue to find new ways to lose this season.

There was nothing bewildering about the Mariners’ 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon...Read more