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Pittsburgh’s righty would earn a full year of service time if he finishes first or second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.

Toronto and Boston, who completed a trade for Jansen at the deadline, will resume a suspended game from June on Aug. 26.

This weekend, players will highlight elements of their personalities, interests and charities through their bats, gloves, and spikes.

The Dodgers have seen 11 starting pitchers land on the injured list this season.

Submit your questions for Eno Sarris’ latest live chat about all things baseball.

No one is likely to approach the Little League numbers Pinky Deras posted ever again. But Deras himself couldn’t escape their shadow.

The Braves are still lurking, a Guardians pitcher who went from pre-med to the bullpen and more.

Plus what it’s like to visit the White House to celebrate a World Series title, ESPN’s Sunday night stragglers and more.

Buxton is not expected to exceed the minimum stay on the injured list.

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — The father of the minor at the center of Wander Franco’s sexual abuse case intends to petition the court for a dismissal of the charges, his attorney said on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Franco appeared in court for a hearing that would ultimately be postponed. Franco is facing accusations of sexual abuse of a minor, and Wednesday’s hearing was supposed to be the beginning of the process to determine whether he will actually stand trial. He arrived at the Puerto Plata courthouse dressed in a black shirt and jeans, and unlike typical court…

The judge said the dispute belongs in arbitration, which is what the union wanted when the agency asked the court to intervene.

Texas has fallen well short of expectations in 2024. What has gone wrong and how do they fix it? GM Chris Young gave us his take.

The Orioles’ rebuild was marked by a shift in organizational philosophy. Here’s what went into the team’s rise, particularly on offense.

Judge reached the milestone in the fewest number of games and at-bats of any player in MLB history.

The Pulse Newsletter ? | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Please don’t try to smell like mayonnaise around me. The Olympic haze has officially passed. Did you know we have just two months of baseball left? It’s time to reset the table. And we should start with the biggest surprise of all: the Cleveland Guardians. The Guardians — not the Dodgers, Yankees, Orioles or Phillies — are MLB’s best team through 120 games. It’s not hyperbole to say zero people expected this coming into the…