Major League Baseball

Skubal hears cheers, some boos in Detroit return

Tarik Skubal heard mostly cheers and some jeers in his first start in Detroit since he was traded to the Dodgers and treated the Comerica Park crowd to six dominant innings against his former team Friday.

Yanks' Fried set to return, pitch Sat. vs. Red Sox

Max Fried will come off the injured list to pitch for the Yankees in Saturday's day-night doubleheader against the Red Sox.

Sources: MLB suspends prospect in fake-age plot

Major League Baseball has suspended a once-prized Dominican prospect after uncovering an age-fraud plot that included a fictitious death, sources told ESPN.

Twins' Jenkins, No. 12 MLB prospect, to debut Fri.

Walker Jenkins, ESPN's No. 12-ranked prospect in the majors, was called up from Triple-A and will bat ninth and play center field Friday night against the White Sox.

Ohtani throws another bullpen session; return TBD

Shohei Ohtani threw a short bullpen session Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star moves closer to a return to the mound.

Braves' Schwellenbach, Waldrep done for season

Braves right-handers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep will have season-ending surgeries following setbacks in their rehabilitations from right elbow procedures before the season.

Shaw returns to Cubs after two-month IL stint

The Cubs activated utilityman Matt Shaw from the injured list after he missed two months with a sprained left hand.

📈 Updated ranking of all 30 MLB farm systems

The busiest stretch of the year for adding prospects has passed. Here's how every organization stacks up now.