Barry M. Bloom

We're past the quarter pole of the Major League Baseball season and creeping toward Memorial Day. If there's a theme to the 2026 season so far, it's that great pitching is dominating good hitting.

The Padres have two more games in their three-game set at home against the Dodgers after Miller, wild in the opener, earned his 15th save.

Manny Machado, the Padres' clear leader, is in the midst of a horrific slump, as the team's offense limps along to start the year.

Manny Machado vive un preocupante slump con los Padres: bajo promedio, caída en métricas y dudas sobre declive a sus 33 años.

I I read a recent random list online of the top 20 all-time Major League Baseball players and my immediate reaction was why Shohei Ohtani wasn't on

Are ballparks worth the investment of public dollars? Each community has to decide whether hosting professional sports is a wise investment of their taxes.

Corbin Burnes of the D-backs has injured the teres major muscle in the rear of his right shoulder, a major setback after last year's Tommy John surgery on the same elbow.

The two All-Star players can still do it defensively at third base, but both are coping with deterioration of their offensive skills.

A number of MLB's top stars will miss the upcoming All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 14 because of injuries, poor seasons or both.

This is for the memory of Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Dick Barnett, and Dave Stallworth, who all played big parts on the 1970 Knicks team that defeated the Lakers to win its first NBA championship.