The Houston Astros (76-63) have a big September ahead, and although they usually find a way through tough times, they cannot afford to sleep-walk through the end of the regular season in a tricky ...

SEATTLE – The automatic ball-strike system was introduced in Triple-A baseball a couple of years ago, and there is widespread belief that its arrival at the major-league level is inevitable – coming ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When you are a Gold Glove catcher like Patrick Bailey, a huge part of your job boils down to threat assessment. Which part of the opposing lineup is especially dangerous? Where is ...

Blood rushed so quickly and incessantly from James McCann's nose that it rendered his jersey unusable. But taking a 94 mph fastball in his face could not knock McCann from the game. The Baltimore ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With two out in the ninth inning Monday, Guardians catcher Dom Núñez was hit in the back of the batting helmet by a 96 mph fastball from Arizona’s Conor Grammes. Núñez fell to the ...

The Marlins beat the Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday night in front of a sparse 9,300 fans at LoanDepot Park. Those who did attend got to see Miami's Sandy Alcantara have one of his best outings of the ...

ST. LOUIS — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto bruised his neck when hit by a Zack Wheeler wild pitch in the seventh inning of Philadelphia's 3-0 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday night. Three-time All-Star ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has a small fracture in his left pinkie after getting hit by a pitch while on a minor league rehab assignment — but it might only slow him down ...

Here's something you don't see happen a lot in baseball: Framber Valdez threw a pitch right down the middle that his catcher Cesar Salazar couldn't handle for some reason. Or... did the Houston Astros ...