Padres roll as Fernando Tatis Jr. marks playoff return with HR  —  SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Braves 4 …

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2025  —  Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we've been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for 14 years.  —  In the baseball industry, teams and agents determine arbitration salaries by identifying comparable players.

Bobby Witt Jr. delivers in playoff debut as Royals blank Orioles in AL wild-card opener  —  Witt drives in the only run to back Cole Ragans' six sharp innings and help Kansas City return from a nine-year postseason absence with a 1-0 road win  —  BALTIMORE — As Bobby Witt Jr. prepared …

Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose, all-time hits leader, dies at 83  —  Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the sport, has died at age 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday.  —  Rose was found by a family member.

Diamond Sports Group won't carry 11 MLB teams in 2025  —  Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, said it will stop broadcasting games in 2025 for 11 of the 12 Major League Baseball teams it currently televises.  —  Diamond announced the decision Wednesday in court …

Altuve urges Astros: Time to pay Bregman back, ‘make him stay’  —  HOUSTON — Jose Altuve hugged Alex Bregman in the aftermath of the Houston Astros' sudden elimination Wednesday afternoon and assured his longtime teammate, a pending free agent, “You're coming back.”  —  “Now,” Altuve said, “it's time to make it happen.”

Chaim Bloom to take over as Cardinals president of baseball ops in 2026  —  The St. Louis Cardinals are making major changes to their front office — but not until after the 2025 season, team owner and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr. announced Monday during his end-of-year news conference.

MLB shows 1st back-to-back attendance increase since 2011-12  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball's average attendance rose 0.9% this season, increasing in consecutive years for the first time since 2011-12.  —  MLB drew 71.35 million fans over 2,413 gates for an average of 29,568 …

Skubal in Cy form, leads Tigers by Astros in AL wild card  —  HOUSTON — The fastball torments, the changeup perplexes and the slider befuddles.  But what separates Tarik Skubal — and what made his Detroit Tigers teammates confident the success of his incredible regular season …

MLB announces changes to uniforms for All-Star Game, regular season  —  Major League Baseball will make two changes related to its uniforms over the course of the next two seasons, the league announced on Monday.  The first change will have players return to wearing their primary home …