2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (773+ words) PHILADELPHIA — In the 1992 movie Mr. Baseball, aging slugger Jack Elliot (portrayed by Tom Selleck) lived by a simple mantra: “Baseball is a game. And games are supposed to be fun.” On the big screen, that belief ultimately helped the fictional…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (567+ words) Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper said Monday he would not have made a personalized Cameo video had he known that FanDuel would use it as part of a VIP promotion for a customer, Terry Thompson, who has since sued the…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (498+ words) Zack Wheeler doesn’t need your pity. The Philadelphia Phillies ace said he’s declined an invite to the MLB All-Star Game after feeling “disrespected” over multiple snubs. Not only was Wheeler not named an All-Star when the rosters were made official…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago  (697+ words) Cristopher Sanchez’s Cy Young Award candidacy took a hit in his last start. The left-hander will try to bounce back when the visiting Philadelphia Phillies face the red-hot Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Sanchez was rocked for nine runs and…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago  (532+ words) Brandon Nimmo’s walk-off single capped off a 3-for-5 game for the Texas Rangers, who scored a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday and won two of three during the weekend series in Arlington, Texas. Nimmo also had an RBI triple as Texas…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago  (441+ words) The Athletics designated veteran pitcher Aaron Civale for assignment on a busy day of moves that were announced on MLB.com’s transactions log on Wednesday ahead of their return from the All-Star break on Friday. Right-handed reliever Yunior Tur was…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago  (265+ words) The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Cole Perfetti to a five-year, $30 million contract on Wednesday and avoided an arbitration hearing. Perfetti, 24, filed for arbitration as a restricted free agent on July 5, with a hearing date to be announced. Perfetti recorded 32 points…...

22+ hour, 17+ min ago  (715+ words) It’s not been the season the Toronto Blue Jays envisioned. Even after a 5-3 win to start their weekend series Friday night at the San Diego Padres, they’re four games under.500 and 1 1/2 games out of the American League’s last wild-card spot. Imagine…...

23+ hour, 24+ min ago  (721+ words) As it’s the only game on the MLB schedule, it puts the Phillies right back in the spotlight. Philadelphia hosted the All-Star Game on Tuesday — a 4-0 American League victory in which six Phillies players took the field for the National…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (406+ words) Such players would be placed on a restricted list — without earning pay or service time — from as early as July 10 through Aug. 3, 2028, according to a copy of the MLB proposal reviewed by The Athletic. That’s a 25-day span. Placement on…...