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Fried entered Thursday tied with the Athletics’ Luis Severino for the most batters faced a third and fourth time through the lineup (64). He led the majors with 51 2/3 innings, a 226-inning pace. His ...

Plus: I dig into the “other” leaderboards, the Giants have thrived when they should have wilted and Ken has more on the ...

Despite low draft positions and lots of prospect trades, the Yankees have recently developed an impressive group of young ...

Raisel Iglesias, Braves: T-fifth with 34 saves last year, but in 2025, he has a 6.30 ERA (and an even-higher 8.52 xERA). His ...

Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake spoke with Ken Rosenthal about what he tapped into with Max Fried for his electric start.

Former New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo finally caught on with the Atlanta Braves after receiving no free agent ...

The Braves will have to make a decision with their logjam in the outfield, and former New York Yankees outfielder Alex ...

Allen, who outplayed shortstop Orlando Arcia all spring and took his starting job after the first week of the season, has ...

Verdugo never did, and he subsequently spent most of the offseason unsigned. However, the 28-year-old is off to a torrid ...

That's essentially what Atlanta Braves outfielder Jarred Kelenic ... on the matter on X (formerly Twitter). The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal did exactly that, though, with his assessment of the ...