Jason Heyward’s ‘Perfect Marriage’ With the Dodgers
Jason Heyward is on a winning club, has been reunited with Freddie Freeman and is having fun playing baseball again. The Dodgers are loving every minute.
Pitch Clock Has MLB’s Pitching Coaches Working Overtime
Fans are eager to start the pitch-clock era, but baseball’s pitching coaches are hard at work trying to adjust to one of the biggest changes in M.L.B. history.
With Dansby Swanson, Cubs Start to Rebuild
After their World Series curse was lifted, the Cubs faded away and jettisoned their stars. The brutal process of starting over took a turn this off-season thanks to $310 million in free agents.
World Series: Kyle Schwarber Did What the Cubs Couldn’t
A dynasty-to-be ended up with only one championship, but Schwarber, an affable slugger known for (very) long home runs, is back in the Fall Classic with Philadelphia.
Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame Relief Pitcher, Is Dead at 69
Relying on a single pitch, the split-fingered fastball, he made the All-Star team six times, won a Cy Young Award and saved 300 games.
Cubs Beat Reds at MLB’s Field of Dreams Game
A low stakes game between struggling teams was mostly a sideshow as M.L.B. basked in the glow of its second Field of Dreams game.
Contreras Brothers Join a Rare Fraternity as All-Star Starters
The National League’s starting catcher (Willson) and designated hitter (William) will join four other sets of brothers who have started an M.L.B. All-Star Game together.
Matt Carpenter Helps Yankees Crush Cubs
Chicago’s inability to maintain momentum after its 2016 championship underscores how unusual the Yankees’ consistency is: They are on their way to a 30th straight winning season.
How Seiya Suzuki Used Mike Trout as Inpiration to Get to Cubs
A surprising comparison from a veteran teammate led Suzuki to emulate Mike Trout. Thus far, the comparison seems apt.