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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he hopes the sport’s gambling investigation of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be short but he isn’t sure. MLB announced its investigation Friday after the Dodgers fired Ohtani’s interpreter and friend, Ippei Mizuhara, following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well over $1 million.

MLB Network released its annual “Top 100 Players” list this week and for Atlanta Braves fans, it’s no surprise which player is ranked No. 1.

As the ties between the sports and music worlds continue to deepen, these influential league executives are guiding the process.

Brantley was a five-time All-Star and part of the Astros' 2022 World Series-winning team.

Superstar free agent Shohei Ohtani was rumored to be en route to Toronto on Friday to meet, and maybe sign, with the Blue Jays, but further reports debunked it all.

Cleveland will have the No. 1 pick in next year's amateur baseball draft for the first time, winning a lottery on the second try Tuesday after Washington came out with the top spot initially but was ineligible. Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed to the lottery in their March 2022 labor contract, an innovation to discourage struggling teams from deliberately trying for a top draft pick by getting rid of veterans. The 18 teams that failed to make the playoffs e...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto reportedly met with Mets owner Steve Cohen in Japan last week.

Many St. Louis Cardinals fans did not react well to Royals legend George Brett’s summation of the controversial play from Game 6 of the 1985 World Series.

Some big news is expected from the Cardinals today. According to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, they plan to finalize a deal with free-agent pitcher Sonny Gray. The Cardinals have not commented on or confirmed the report.

Despite his struggles last season in Chicago and Los Angeles, he remained a durable right-handed innings-eater.