On July 3 MLB announced that Ortiz in agreement with the MLB Players Association was being placed on a non-disciplinary leave of absence through the All-Star break while it investigated him. It was later confirmed by league sources that Ortiz was being investigated for his alleged involvement in gambling while he was pitching for the Guardians.

The Major League Baseball trade deadline could feature the Guardians moving Emmanuel Clase, and the Phillies and Mets are interested.

Athletics slugger Brent Rooker shut down a fan who criticized him for giving his child a bottle during the 2025 Home Run Derby. Rooker, 30, was seen on the ESPN broadcast feeding his 11-month old daughter, Blake Eloise, after he hit in the Derby. One fan appeared to take issue with that.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Julio Urías was reinstated by MLB on Thursday following his half-season suspension for violating the league's policy on domestic violence and sexual assault.

If MLB were to start using the swing-off to break a tie in the regular season, then these are the players every team should use to hit homer after homer.

Despite having already moved Bryan Baker in a trade, the Baltimore Orioles don't appear likely to go into full sell-off mode with their top pitchers before the July 31 deadline.

A home belonging to Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was broken into while he was playing in the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on Tuesday night, police said. Scottsdale, Arizona, police confirmed that the department is investigating a “high-dollar residential burglary."

Liam Doyle set a Tennessee baseball record with 164 strikeouts in the 2025 season. He was 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA and was named SEC pitcher of the year.

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Missouri football QB Sam Horn, despite his recent MLB Draft selection, will compete for Missouri football this fall, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said.

The Colorado Rockies are in the midst of yet another nightmare season, owning a 22-74 record that is by far the worst in all of MLB. It's even on track to surpa