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Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani made history on Friday by recording his 100th hit of the season, effectively securing his third consecutive season of at least 100 hits and 100 pitching strikeouts. What happened: The 29-year-old Japanese-born athlete, who was also recently named a two-way MLB All-Star for the third year in a row, unlocked the new achievement during his team's Friday game loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. In a tweet on Saturday, ESPN Stats &...

AL Manager Dusty Baker said on Sunday that Cole wouldn't pitch, but said Monday, 'if a man like Gerrit Cole wants to pitch, I’ll let him pitch.'

The New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole will start Tuesday night's All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona's Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL.

The Chicago Cubs play the Yankees this weekend at Yankee Stadium, where the Cubs have never won as much as a single game ... and barely even held a lead.

June 9 1901 — The New York Giants set a major league record with 31 hits in beating Cincinnati 25-13. Al Selbach of the Giants went 6-for-7 with two doubles and four singles and scored four runs.

It’s a different kind of rivalry than, say, the one against the Red Sox.

In baseball, the "pitcher" is the player who throws the ball to the batter and attempts to get him out, whereas the batter tries to get on bas...

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Willson Contreras hit two three-run homers, Nolan Gorman also homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals went

.Willson Contreras hit two three-run homers, Nolan Gorman also homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals went deep seven times in a home game for the first time in 83 years, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 16-8 in a slugfest Thursday night.

St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras (40) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles