How Cincinnati Reds try to ‘thrive’ as COVID-19 outbreak sends three key pitchers to IL  —  The long odds out of Las Vegas, a small-market micro-payroll, a lack of starting pitching depth, a youth movement taken to extremes, the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Texas Rangers …

Mets' Ronny Mauricio makes MLB debut surrounded by familiar faces: 'It's just an incredible day'  —  Ronny Mauricio began his big-league career with quite a bang Friday night at Citi Field — a 117 MPH bang, to be exact.  —  The Mets fourth-ranked smoked a double off Seatle Mariners right …

How to Watch the Florida vs. Utah Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 31  —  The Florida Gators (0-0) visit the No. 14 Utah Utes (0-0) at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday, August 31, 2023.  —  Offensively, Utah was a top-25 unit last season, ranking 17th-best in the FBS by putting up 466.9 yards per game.

MLB opts to keep pitch clock rules intact for postseason, sources say  —  Major League Baseball will maintain its pitch clock rules during the postseason, hoping the positive momentum of faster regular-season games translates similarly into playoff atmospheres in which games have been notoriously longer, sources told ESPN.

Buehler set for minor league rehab outings to prep for Dodgers return  —  Walker Buehler's impending return is becoming more real.  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Thursday that Buehler, in the late stages of his recovery from a second Tommy John surgery …

All this time, Jasson Domínguez has been tuning out the hype: ‘I was just really focused on what I was doing’  —  HOUSTON — The day Jasson Domínguez signed his first professional contract, the outfielder returned to his academy in the Dominican Republic and gave all his equipment away to his teammates.

Dodgers can't complete comeback against Braves in series opener  —  LOS ANGELES ― It wasn't the postseason preview the Dodgers were hoping for, but the Atlanta Braves brought an expected jolt of October to Dodger Stadium on Thursday night.  —  The star players came out to shine.

Braves' Ronald Acuña ties knot, becomes MLB's 1st 30-60 player  —  LOS ANGELES — Ronald Acuña Jr. kept a ticket from Thursday night's game at Dodger Stadium and presented it to his longtime girlfriend, and now wife, Maria Laborde, inscribing it with the following message, written in Spanish:

Orioles bested by former prospects Zach Davies, Christian Walker in 4-2 loss to Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — Two of Baltimore's top prospects in 2015 led their team to victory Friday.  —  That team just wasn't the Orioles.  —  Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zach Davies and first baseman …

Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee collapses on the field before throwing out pitch at WooSox game  —  WORCESTER — Former Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee collapsed in the outfield while playing catch at Polar Park on Thursday afternoon, and the 76-year-old was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.