Major League Baseball – American League

Duane Ward, Farmington High athlete and Toronto Blue Jays championship closer, dies at 62

New Mexico Sports Hall of Famer led FHS in baseball and basketball before setting career saves record for Toronto and…

July 19, 2026

MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since 1994-95 lockout

FILE – Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball answers questions during a news conference at the MLB winter meetings,…

May 29, 2026

AP Sports

San Diego Padres are nearing a whopping sale, AP source says

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left, and left fielder RamÃ³n Laureano celebrate after the Padres defeated the…

April 17, 2026

Venezuela beats U.S. 3-2 to win first World Baseball Classic title

Venezuela pitcher Daniel Palencia celebrates after the team defeated the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball…

March 17, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Doubles and triples are dwindling in MLB. Blame better outfielders and sluggers

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — All those missing doubles and triples, well, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts thinks he knows…

March 5, 2026

Aaron Judge and a loaded US roster hope to dethrone Japan at the World Baseball Classic

United States' Aaron Judge smiles while taking batting practice prior to an exhibition baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Wednesday,…

March 4, 2026

Angels settle lawsuit with family of Skaggs over fatal overdose

Attorney Russell Hardin Jr. hugs Tyler Skaggs' widow, Carli Skaggs, center, as Skaggs mother's Debbie smiles, at left, after a…

December 20, 2025

Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame more than 17 years after his final game, Jeff Kent…

December 8, 2025

MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal

FILE – Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, in San Francisco, June…

November 12, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes…

November 9, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

Alex Bregman, Lucas Giolito, Pete Alonso, Edwin Díaz and Cody Bellinger become free agents

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston third baseman Alex Bregman and right-hander Lucas Giolito, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso…

November 4, 2025

Dodgers dominating October again. Money not only reason behind their immense success

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates the the trophy after their win against the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball's National League…

October 21, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

Blue Jays in World Series for first time since before Ohtani was born, while Dodgers seek to repeat

NEW YORK (AP) — When slugger Joe Carter hit the last World Series pitch thrown in Canada over the left-field…

October 21, 2025

Angels should be held responsible for overdose death of Skaggs, lawyer says

FILE – An image and logo memorializing former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs is displayed on the outfield wall…

October 14, 2025

Rockies sidestep worst record, set other dubious marks in one of worst seasons in MLB history

Colorado Rockies' Blaine Crim cracks his bat on a line out during the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game…

September 29, 2025

Major League Baseball will use robot umpires in 2026

Teams will be allowed two challenges per game

September 24, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game

Umpire Jen Pawol, looks on during the first inning of a baseball game of a doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves…

August 9, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase placed on paid leave as part of MLB sports betting investigation

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of a Major League Baseball investigation…

July 28, 2025

Piedra Vista alum Jacob Kuhn selected in 7th round of MLB Draft by Tampa Bay Rays

Kuhn had stellar 9-2 record this past season with 104 strikeouts, leading Midland College to 46-11 mark and berth in…

July 15, 2025

Ohtani may return to mound Saturday in Kansas City, manager Dave Roberts keeps option open-ended

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to a Washington Nationals batter during the first inning of a baseball…

June 25, 2025

Rosters released for Native American Baseball Showcase

Top 50 high school baseball players from Native American descent will represent 31 tribes from 22 states and Canada in…

May 25, 2025

Ovechkin surpasses NHL goal scoring record. Here are other so-called unbreakable marks

FILE – Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, chat during a "Champions roudd" as preparations continue for the British Open golf…

April 7, 2025

Umpire Pat Hoberg fired by MLB for sharing sports gambling accounts with friend who bet on baseball

FILE – Umpire Pat Hoberg (31) looks on during a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles…

February 3, 2025

Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record

FILE- Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani smiles in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the…

December 23, 2024