Right-hander Frankie Montas, the White Sox No. 2 prospect, will be promoted to the Major Leagues for Friday’s doubleheader against the Royals at U.S. Cellular Field, according to a source. The club has not confirmed the move.
MLB unveils greatest living players, Franchise Four
Baseball’s all-time greats have rightfully earned almost every conceivable honor and piece of hardware the game has to offer. On Tuesday night, a quintessential quartet of hardball heroes was feted with even more recognition
MLB Network documents career of Big Unit
On Thursday at 4 p.m. MST, the “MLB Network Presents” series continues its run of new episodes during All-Star Week with “Randy Johnson, The Big Picture,” which highlights Johnson’s illustrious career up to his recent selection to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
MVP Trout fuels AL’s third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet.
Harper, Greinke, Bryant top midseason awards
The All-Star break is the ceremonial midpoint of the baseball season, and as we all anxiously await games to get going again on Friday, we polled more than a dozen of our experts and asked them to select the first-half’s top performers in a number of key categories.
Yanks sign top Draft pick Kaprielian
The Yankees have signed James Kaprielian, their top selection in the 2015 MLB Draft.
2015 Draft: Signing and Bonus Tracker
As the July 17 Draft signing deadline nears, get the complete breakdown of which top picks have agreed to terms, and for how much.
Naming the inaugural Statcast All-Star team
Garrett Richards, Ian Desmond, and Billy Hamilton may not have made the Midsummer Classic, but they are on the Statcast All-Star team, thanks to standout efforts in some new-school areas.
As Deadline approaches, it’s a seller’s market
With little more than two weeks remaining until the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, potential buyers appear to outnumber potential sellers by a landslide margin.
First-rounder Buehler among unsigned Draftees
The Dodgers have until Friday to sign their remaining Draft picks, which include three of the first eight players they selected.
High heat: Chapman freezes batters
Todd Frazier has his show-stopping moment for the home crowd on Monday. On Tuesday, it was Reds closer Aroldis Chapman’s turn to bring the fire with his fastballs and put American League hitters on ice.
Among All-Stars, Trout again shines brightest
Yet another thing Mike Trout is really good at: Making early noise at the All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile. The Angels’ superstar center fielder began the 2015 rendition by drilling a 1-2 fastball from Dodgers right-hander and former teammate Zack Greinke over the right-field fence at Great American Ball Park, putting the American League ahead in a 6-3 victory.
deGrom electric in perfect All-Star debut
Reaching 98 mph on his fastball, deGrom became the first pitcher in All-Star Game history to strike out three batters on 10 pitchers or fewer, setting down the American League in order in the sixth.
ASG continues fruitful 1st season for Manfred
Rob Manfred’s first All-Star Game as Commissioner couldn’t have gone much better.
Price 2nd straight Tiger to win All-Star Game
David Price was nervous. And he was the experienced All-Star this year out of a Tigers trio that included first-timers Jose Iglesias and J.D. Martinez.
Greinke settles in, makes history after HR
After giving up a leadoff homer to Mike Trout and walking Josh Donaldson, Zack Greinke pitched much like the Zack Greinke who has dominated opposing hitters at every turn in 2015, and he secured a little piece of All-Star history along the way.
Facing Kershaw, Prince comes up big for AL
In maybe the most difficult situation he could have faced, Prince Fielder came into the 2015 All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile, which the American League won, 6-3, and came up big when it counted.