Major League Baseball

D-backs hoping Marte returns to lineup next week

The Diamondbacks say they hope All-Star Ketel Marte will return to their lineup next week, roughly two weeks after his unexpected disappearance from the team.

Raleigh hits career-high 3 HRs to spark Mariners

Cal Raleigh, a switch-hitting catcher who has been in a seasonlong slump after a career season last year, busted out with the first three-homer game of his career Monday, as the Seattle Mariners polished off a 9-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

New owners vow to spend 'ambitiously' on Padres

As part of an energetic news conference that signaled a new era for the San Diego Padres, co-owners Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones called the franchise's purchase a "family investment," and vowed to spend "ambitiously" yet "judiciously" on Monday.

Closer Fairbanks exits Marlins' loss with injury

Veteran closer Pete Fairbanks, 32, who signed a one-year deal to join the Marlins this season, felt nerve irritation and numbness in his throwing arm and departed after facing just one batter in Miami's 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

Brown out as GM of 1st-place Astros after skid

Dana Brown is out as the Houston Astros' general manager, the team announced Monday.

Manfred on CBA talks: 'We want to play' in '27

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, amid uncertainty about whether labor negotiations will affect the 2027 season, said "we're planning on playing baseball next year."

💯 Updated top 100 MLB prospect rankings

Here's who has surged up our list now that the MLB draft and trade season have passed.