Derek Jeter to Make Fox Studio Debut for Cardinals-Cubs London Series  —  When Fox announced it had hired five-time World Series champion and Yankees legend Derek Jeter as the newest member of its broadcast team, it signified a major domino in the sports media landscape.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Talks Rule Changes, Robo-Umpires, and His Message for Oakland Fans  —  Baseball has always been obsessed with numbers.  Accolades are earned by accumulating home runs and strikeouts and runs batted in.  Major League Baseball's 2023 success can be summed up in three digits: 2:39.

Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds (back) placed on 10-day IL  —  The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Bryan Reynolds on the 10-day injured list on Thursday because of back inflammation.  —  The Pirates recalled right-handed pitcher Cody Bolton from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move.

Why do Cincinnati Reds players wear a Viking helmet?  Here's the celebration's backstory  —  The Cincinnati Reds keep on winning, and fans are seeing more and more of the team's celebratory Viking helmet.  —  The Reds' tradition is new this season.  Players are draped in a special cape and Viking-style hat after hitting a home run.

Check out where the Cincinnati Reds' 10-game winning streak ranks in franchise history  —  The Cincinnati Reds are on a 10-game winning streak heading into Wednesday's series finale against the Colorado Rockies.  That ties the fifth-longest streak in franchise history.

Rays bench Wander Franco for way he has handled frustration  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been benched by manager Kevin Cash for the way he has handled frustrating situations this year.  —  Franco will not play in at least games Thursday and Friday against the Kansas City Royals, Cash said.

The Royals Are the MLB Disaster No One Is Talking About  —  If not for the coverage of the Athletics and their proposed move to Las Vegas, the Royals' ineptitude this season would garner more attention.  With its worst 73-game mark in franchise history, Kansas City (20-53) is on pace for 118 losses …

'I Don't Know How You Can Block the Plate From Behind the Plate'  —  A night after Bruce Bochy said a replay ruling was “one of the worst calls I've ever seen,” another controversial call on a play at the plate added even more confusion.  —  For years, fans and players alike have complained …

3 teams that could make a run at Nets' restricted free agent Cam Johnson  —  It ain't no fun when the rabbit's got the gun.  —  For years, the Sean Marks-led Nets were a thorn in the side of rival organizations attempting to retain their own restricted free agents.

Scouts sue MLB for age discrimination, claiming the league had a ‘blacklist’  —  Major League Baseball “blacklisted” older scouts and used analytics and the pandemic as “pretext for coordinated and systemic discrimination based on age,” a group of formerly employed veteran scouts alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.