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 …

‘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 …

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.

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 …

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)

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.

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.

Yankees' Nestor Cortes placed on injured list with groin injury  —  The New York Yankees placed starter Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list with a groin injury on Thursday.  They called up right-handed reliever Greg Weissert from Triple A to join the team in Oakland.

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.