Clayton Kershaw gets a standing ovation as he takes the mound for last regular-season home game

Clayton Kershaw is pitching the final regular-season home game of his 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

The ‘rising fastball’ was a tantalizing myth. Then teams started teaching Induced Vertical Break

Hitters have long claimed some fastballs rise when nearing the plate. The effort to make that perception real has ...

Yesavage strikes out 9 in impressive debut, Blue Jays beat Rays 2-1 in 11 innings, open 5-game lead

Trey Yesavage struck out nine to set a Toronto record for a major league debut, and George Springer hit a tiebreaking single ...

Surging Braves rally past reeling Tigers for 6-5 victory

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his MLB career, then added a game-tying single in the ninth inning and the ...

Max Scherzer allows 7 runs while getting 2 outs, raising concerns for Blue Jays as playoffs near

Max Scherzer has struggled to escape the first inning unscathed. On Friday night, he didn’t get out of the first at all.