Major League Baseball

Dodgers' Kershaw says he'll retire after season

Clayton Kershaw, a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 11-time All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, will retire after this season.

Red Sox slip in playoff race: 'Have to play better'

The Red Sox lost 5-3 to the Athletics on Thursday, allowing the Cleveland Guardians to crawl closer to Boston in the AL wild-card race.

Verlander, riding hot streak, wants to pitch in '26

Giants pitcher Justin Verlander, who has a 2.17 ERA in his past 11 games, wants to return -- after he turns 43 in February -- for a 21st season in 2026.

Tong rebounds with best MLB start to buoy Mets

Rookie Johah Tong responded with the best performance of his nascent major league career, holding the Padres to four hits and one unearned run over five innings in the Mets' 6-1 victory at Citi Field.

Skubal has good outing after scare; Tigers swept

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal returned from an injury scare and gave up one run over six innings in a 3-1 loss as the Guardians pulled within 3½ games in the AL Central.

MLB down period aims to ease amateur 'pressure'

MLB hopes that a new Amateur Recovery Period Policy, as ordered in a memo obtained by ESPN, will "alleviate the pressure on young players" hoping to play professional baseball.

🔮 Predicting free agent deals: Tucker, Schwarber

Industry insiders break down the two top hitters in the free agent class as they complete very different regular seasons.