Moments after 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 1, there were plenty of hot takes flying around the baseball world. I can’t believe the Cubs didn’t sell! Good for the Angels for trying to get to the playoffs! What the heck are the Yankees doing? How didn’t the Dodgers do more?

We have reached the point in the season when, even with an extra day added to the week because of the Labor Day holiday, it’s difficult for teams to make too much of a leap in our weekly Power Rankings. Teams that have gotten hot recently have made their push

ARLINGTON -- A disheartening sweep at home at the hands of the Yankees prompted some Astros veterans to speak up in a team meeting Sunday for at least the second time this season. Houston needed to snap out of its funk quickly, considering it had to travel to meet the

ANAHEIM -- Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is still weighing his options after receiving multiple opinions on the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, but his agent, Nez Balelo, said on Monday that Ohtani is in a good place mentally and received positive feedback from several doctors. Ohtani, who

CLEVELAND -- Eight games. Three grand slams. One division title perhaps inching ever closer. This is Royce Lewis’ first playoff chase, with the former No. 1 overall pick finally having overcome two years’ worth of ACL injuries to unleash his talent on the league. It’s turned into one of the

CINCINNATI -- Julio Rodríguez on Monday added another major milestone to a resume that is quickly becoming full of them. Fresh off earning his first career American League Player of the Month nod, Rodríguez ripped a homer to right-center field during the fourth inning of the eventual 6-3 loss to

CHICAGO -- Justin Steele could not contain himself. After firing a fastball into the zone and beyond the bat of San Francisco’s Patrick Bailey in the seventh inning on Monday afternoon, the Cubs lefty strode off the hill with a triumphant scream and both arms flexed. “It’s just Wrigley. It’s

Monday's MLB action included a pair of contests between division rivals in playoff contention -- and both games featured huge offensive performances from the visitors. The Astros rallied from an early 3-0 deficit against the Rangers, putting up a six-run seventh inning to power themselves to a 13-6 win in

CLEVELAND -- The opportunity was there for the Guardians to set the tone. They had their new pitcher, Lucas Giolito, whom they claimed off waivers from the Angels last week to try to make one last push in this division race. At the Trade Deadline, it looked all but certain

KANSAS CITY -- The ace of August has now continued that dominance into September. Cole Ragans was excellent again in the Royals’ 12-1 series-opening rout over the White Sox on Monday at Kauffman Stadium, shoving for six scoreless innings and extending his career-long scoreless streak to 21 innings, the longest

CINCINNATI -- Beat up by COVID-19 and injuries while stretching the limits of their farm system and roster management, the Reds are finding a way to not only stay alive, but also somehow thrive. A 6-3 victory over the Mariners in Monday's three-game series opener at Great American Ball Park

SAN DIEGO -- José Alvarado pumped his fist a few times, slapped himself in the chest and hollered. “A lot of emotions,” he said following Monday’s 9-7 victory over the Padres at Petco Park. The Phillies watched an 8-1 lead in the third inning dwindle to two by the seventh.

If you look up the word “juggernaut” in the dictionary, you’ll find something along the lines of the following: “Jug·ger·naut: A huge, powerful and overwhelming force or institution.” The Atlanta Braves, particularly their lineup, fit this description perfectly. This is a powerhouse group of hitters that has steamrolled its way

PHOENIX -- As he walked off the field, his work done for the day, D-backs right-hander Merrill Kelly screamed into his glove, which he then promptly threw when he got back to the dugout. It was what you usually see from a pitcher who has had a rough start. For

Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence on Sunday night. "We are aware of an incident involving Julio Urías," the Dodgers said in a statement released on Monday. "While we attempt to learn all the facts, he will not be traveling with the team. The

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OAKLAND -- Blue Jays manager John Schneider was not going to sugarcoat his team’s plight after losing the left side of the infield and his starting catcher to the injured list just days apart. As he put it, things were bound to get “ugly, dirty, grimy and grindy,” and his

Brent Rooker had a better view than maybe anyone of A's teammate Zack Gelof’s first Major League hit. Rooker took his lead off second base during a July 14 game against the Twins in Oakland as Gelof -- the team's No. 3 prospect at the time of his promotion --

ANAHEIM -- The Orioles have taken the league by storm with a successful youth movement headed by a plethora of talented players on both sides of the ball. That same recipe for success was front and center yet again in their series opener against the Angels. A common theme in

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Red Sox needed something special to end a 13-game losing streak at Tropicana Field that dated back to April 22, 2022. They got it in various forms, and the common denominator was talented youth, which led Boston to a 7-3 victory over the Rays in Monday

The All-MLB Team, created in 2019, has provided the answers to an oft-asked question following every season: Who were the best players at each position this year? The All-MLB Team is split into a First and Second Team, with each team featuring one selection at catcher, first base, second base,

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Since 2022, all ties in the standings -- for a division title or Wild Card spot, or to determine playoff seeding -- have been determined solely by a series of mathematical tiebreakers, rather than on the field. A full breakdown of the current methodology can be seen here, but to