O's lose Means, Wells to season-ending UCL surgeries  —  BALTIMORE — Over the past few weeks, the Orioles' starting pitching landscape was seemingly getting a bit crowded.  They were finally close to full strength, sparking internal conversations about shifting to a six-man rotation at some point in June.

Triple-A catcher Payton Henry hit by backswing, hospitalized  —  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Catcher Payton Henry of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons was hospitalized Friday night after he was struck by a batter's backswing and carted off the field on a stretcher.  —  Henry was hit in the back of the head …

Tigers' Maeda takes loss, Red Sox even series with 7-3 win  —  Boston — He showed what it can look like when he's right.  But it's not been right often enough this season and certainly not Friday night.  —  The Boston Red Sox KO'd right-hander Kenta Maeda in the fifth inning and evened …

Reliever Jorge López embarrassed Mets and himself, but his situation deserves empathy, not scorn  —  The empty hurt clearly lingered in Jorge López's eyes.  —  The 31-year-old pitcher stood to address the media fresh off the most embarrassing experience of his MLB career: An unhinged, glove-throwing tantrum on the field.

Sources: Mets sending Christian Scott, Brett Baty to Triple-A  —  The reeling New York Mets are sending right-handed starter Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A, sources told ESPN on Friday, further changing their roster a day after designating reliever Jorge Lopez …

Gary Sánchez hits tiebreaking 2-run homer in 8th inning as Brewers defeat the Cubs 6-4  —  MILWAUKEE — Gary Sánchez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Thursday.

How MLB has changed Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto  —  Perhaps nobody in the Los Angeles Dodgers' front office watched Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitch in Japan more often than Galen Carr, the longtime scout who now serves as vice president of player personnel.  —  Last summer, at an Orix Buffaloes …

2024 MLB Mock Draft 1.0: Who will go No. 1 to the Guardians?  —  Open Extended Reactions  —  Conference tournaments have concluded, NCAA regionals matchups have been announced and high school private workout season is in full swing.  That means the 2024 draft class has come into enough focus …

MLB 2024: What would happen if pitchers didn't throw as hard?  —  MLB, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox  —  LOGAN WEBB IS one of the best starting pitchers in the major leagues — certainly one of the few you might confidently call an ace.  The San Francisco Giants' 27-year-old right-hander throws …

Padres RP Estrada extends strikeout streak to 13 straight  —  MLB, San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins  —  SAN DIEGO — In early November, Jeremiah Estrada was waived by the Chicago Cubs.  Just more than a month ago, he was in Triple-A.  —  Now he's enjoying some vibes with the San Diego Padres …