Oneil Cruz crushes hardest-hit ball possibly ever  —  PITTSBURGH — Oneil Cruz was born to break Statcast.  —  The Pirates' 6-foot-7 shortstop has already set marks with his crazy strong arm, but in Wednesday's 14-2 loss to the Braves, he recorded the hardest-hit ball in Statcast history …

Giants lefty José Álvarez likely headed for Tommy John surgery  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The San Francisco Giants, who have needed a reliable left-hander in the bullpen much of the season, won't be getting a veteran lefty back down the stretch as they'd hoped.

Philadelphia Phillies to welcome back Bryce Harper on Friday, but Zack Wheeler lands on IL due to right forearm tendinitis  —  MLB, Philadelphia Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies will welcome back Bryce Harper on Friday, but when he gets there, they'll be minus ace Zack Wheeler.

Dolphins camp: Tua hits Tyreek deep at joint practice with Eagles; plus stock up, stock down  —  Sun Sentinel reporters Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss QB Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins' joint practice with Eagles ahead of their preseason game. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)

MLB announces 2023 regular season schedule  —  2023 Campaign to Feature New Balanced Schedule as All 30 Clubs Play Each Other; 93rd All-Star Game Presented by Mastercard at T-Mobile Park to be Played on July 11th  —  Major League Baseball today announced its master 2023 regular season schedule …

‘This is what we did to ourselves’: Can White Sox overcome ‘demons’ in time to make playoffs?  —  BALTIMORE — They were supposed to be great but are merely good.  Expected to dominate, but instead are bafflingly inconsistent.  And as an oft-maddening 2022 season jerks toward a conclusion …

What would Angels sale mean for Shohei Ohtani?  Plus AL MVP, Dansby Swanson and more  —  Now what for the Angels?  —  Fans are in an understandably celebratory mood over Arte Moreno's plan to sell the club.  The franchise's potential under new ownership is almost dizzying.

Judge 48th HR, Yanks beat Mets 4-2 to sweep Subway Series  —  NEW YORK — If this is what the regular season Subway Series was like, imagine the Yankees and Mets meeting in October for baseball's biggest prize.  —  “You'd like to think ahead a little bit, because of the pace they're …

Inside MLB's Astros cheating investigation: GM Jeff Luhnow deleted phone data  —  The following is an excerpt from “Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess,” to be published by HarperCollins, © 2023 by Evan Drellich.

Rich Hill contemplating unique approach to 2023 season  —  JOHN GIBBONS DETAILS HIS INTERVIEW WITH THE RED SOX  —  Baseball Isn't Boring: A very honest John Gibbons  —  Rich Hill is going to be turning 43 years old in the heart of next year's spring training.  This we know.