Manny Randhawa

When Kerry Wood tied a Major League record by striking out 20 Astros batters at Wrigley Field as a rookie on May 6, 1998, it was clear that the Cubs’ young right-hander was special. The devastating movement on his pitches and his sheer dominance on the mound that day portended

The Women’s Pro Baseball League, the only professional women’s baseball league in the United States, will begin its inaugural season on Aug. 1 at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Ill. And the managers for the four inaugural teams of the WPBL -- the Boston Hunters, Los Angeles Queens, New York

Brewers left-hander DL Hall made his fourth Minor League rehab appearance on Wednesday as he nears a return from the injured list due to a left pectoral strain. He pitched one inning in High-A Wisconsin’s 5-3 loss to Lansing, giving up one run and striking out the side on 13

A showdown between National League East rivals pitting a division leader against one of baseball’s biggest surprises this season begins on Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. ET, when the Braves host the Nationals in the opener of a four-game series at Truist Park. And when Atlanta and Washington meet with

Blue Jays outfielder Jesús Sánchez went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and was hit by a pitch during Triple-A Buffalo’s 5-4 win over Lehigh Valley on Wednesday as he nears activation off the injured list, where he’s been since late June due to a right ankle sprain. He played

DENVER -- Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who has been sidelined since July 21 due to low back tightness, did not make the trip to Denver for the club’s weekend series against the Rockies. Instead, Witt went through a full workout back home in Kansas City, and is expected to

DENVER -- This is not where the Royals expected to be. With a 3-1 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night, on the heels of a deflating defeat in Minnesota the day before, Kansas City finds itself 19 games under .500 as we begin August.

DENVER -- The Royals traded outfielder Lane Thomas and left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter to the Braves in exchange for right-hander Lucas Braun (Atlanta’s No. 8 prospect, per MLB Pipeline) and left-hander Carter Holton. Thomas started Saturday night’s game against the Rockies at Coors Field in center field, but he came

DENVER -- It was miserably hot in the Mile High City on Sunday. And the oppressive weather could have served as a metaphor for the way things are going for the Royals. At the start of Kansas City’s series finale against the Rockies at Coors Field, it was 99 degrees

DENVER -- The Rockies’ 4-0 loss to the Rays at Coors Field on Wednesday, which completed a sweep for Tampa Bay and was Colorado’s 70th loss of the season, could be described in a number of ways. Perhaps one of the more apt ones, given the day’s conditions, would be