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Today: May 13, 2025
Today: May 13, 2025

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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko welcome the birth of first child

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko welcome the birth of first child

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko welcome the birth of first child
Sports|US

Edman hits leadoff HR filling in for Ohtani and Yamamoto strikes out 10 as Dodgers beat Texas 3-0

Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched his career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings after Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0

Edman hits leadoff HR filling in for Ohtani and Yamamoto strikes out 10 as Dodgers beat Texas 3-0
Sports

Tucker hits 2-run HR, Cubs score 6 in 8th after giving up 10 in top half to beat Diamondbacks 13-11

Kyle Tucker had the fans on their feet, roaring and pumping their fists as he rounded the bases after hitting the go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning

Tucker hits 2-run HR, Cubs score 6 in 8th after giving up 10 in top half to beat Diamondbacks 13-11
Celebrity|Lifestyle|Sports

Shohei Ohtani away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for birth of his first child

Shohei Ohtani is away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for the birth of his first child

Shohei Ohtani away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for birth of his first child
Sports

Despite mysterious bite, Patrick Corbin pitches Texas Rangers to a win

Despite mysterious bite, Patrick Corbin pitches Texas Rangers to a win

Despite mysterious bite, Patrick Corbin pitches Texas Rangers to a win
Sports|US

Chisholm ejected for arguing called 3rd strike during Yankees' 6-3 win over Rays

Jazz Chisholm Jr. was ejected from the New York Yankees’ 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, then appeared to violate Major League Baseball’s social media policy when he posted in-game criticism online

Chisholm ejected for arguing called 3rd strike during Yankees' 6-3 win over Rays
Political|Sports|US

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred meets with President Donald Trump at White House

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred met this week at the White House with President Donald Trump

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred meets with President Donald Trump at White House
Americas|Sports|US

Ohtani hits 448-foot homer in 7-run 1st inning, Dodgers hold on for 8-7 win to sweep Rockies

Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered in the Dodgers’ seven-run first inning, and Los Angeles held on for an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies

Ohtani hits 448-foot homer in 7-run 1st inning, Dodgers hold on for 8-7 win to sweep Rockies
Sports

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt goes to hospital after foul ball in Mets-Twins game hits him in head

Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt goes to hospital after foul ball in Mets-Twins game hits him in head
Business|Celebrity|Sports|US

Baseball legend Willie Mays son wants to buy dad's home, but Fairfield Land Bank members blocked opportunity

Baseball legend Willie Mays son wants to buy dad's home, but Fairfield Land Bank members blocked opportunity

Baseball legend Willie Mays son wants to buy dad's home, but Fairfield Land Bank members blocked opportunity
Sports|US

Yankees rookie Jasson Domínguez shows improvement in left field and then delivers at the plate, too

Maligned for dubious defense when the New York Yankees first moved him to left field last year, Jasson Domínguez made their best catch of the early season when he robbed Salvador Perez of an extra-base hit in a 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals

Yankees rookie Jasson Domínguez shows improvement in left field and then delivers at the plate, too
Political|Sports|US

What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th anniversary of his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers

What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?
Health|Sports

Injury-prone Rockies DH Kris Bryant heads to IL for 9th time since joining the team in 2022

Colorado Rockies designated hitter Kris Bryant has landed on the injured list with a bad back, his ninth IL stint since joining the team

Injury-prone Rockies DH Kris Bryant heads to IL for 9th time since joining the team in 2022
Sports

San Diego Padres make history with series shutout of Colorado Rockies

San Diego Padres make history with series shutout of Colorado Rockies

San Diego Padres make history with series shutout of Colorado Rockies
Sports

Fan controversially rips ball from Mike Trout’s glove and Los Angeles Dodgers suffer record-breaking defeat

Fan controversially rips ball from Mike Trout’s glove and Los Angeles Dodgers suffer record-breaking defeat

Fan controversially rips ball from Mike Trout’s glove and Los Angeles Dodgers suffer record-breaking defeat
Sports

Cubs have big night in 16-0 rout of Dodgers

The Chicago Cubs had a big night against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers

Cubs have big night in 16-0 rout of Dodgers
Sports

Fan reaches into Mike Trout's glove to snatch a catch from Angels outfielder

A fan snatched the ball out of Mike Trout’s glove after the Los Angeles Angels star reached into the right field stands to make what appeared to be a great catch

Fan reaches into Mike Trout's glove to snatch a catch from Angels outfielder
Sports

Freddie Freeman returns to Dodgers' lineup after missing 9 games with ankle injury from shower slip

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Freddie Freeman off the injured list after he missed nine games with a right ankle injury that resulted from slipping in the shower at home

Freddie Freeman returns to Dodgers' lineup after missing 9 games with ankle injury from shower slip
Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports

Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has a new job - photographer at the Masters

Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has a new job - photographer at the Masters

Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has a new job - photographer at the Masters
Sports|US

Jo Adell becomes first Angels player since 2012 to homer twice in an inning

Jo Adell’s home run drought ended all at once as he hit two of the Los Angeles Angels’ four homers in an eight-run fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays

Jo Adell becomes first Angels player since 2012 to homer twice in an inning
Sports

Tarik Skubal says he's glad the keyhole at Comerica Park is gone after Tigers asked for input

The Detroit Tigers are wrapping up their first homestand with a subtle change on the field at Comerica Park, putting grass over a strip of dirt that used to be between the pitcher’s mound and home plate

Tarik Skubal says he's glad the keyhole at Comerica Park is gone after Tigers asked for input
Sports|US

Cardinals' Erick Fedde understands Marmol's decision to pull him with a no-hitter possible

Erick Fedde did not give up any hits, but his walks prevented him from throwing a no-hitter

Cardinals' Erick Fedde understands Marmol's decision to pull him with a no-hitter possible
Sports

Joey Bart singles in 13th to give Pirates 2-1 win over Cardinals despite 6 hitless from Fedde

Joey Bart singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals despite six hitless innings from Erick Fedde

Joey Bart singles in 13th to give Pirates 2-1 win over Cardinals despite 6 hitless from Fedde
Sports|US

Max Fried outduels high school teammate Jack Flaherty, helps Yankees beat Tigers 4-3 to avoid sweep

Max Fried threw seven scoreless innings to outduel high school teammate Jack Flaherty, Ben Rice hit a two-run homer in the seventh and AL MVP Aaron Judge drove in two more runs to help the New York Yankees hold off the Detroit Tigers 4-3

Max Fried outduels high school teammate Jack Flaherty, helps Yankees beat Tigers 4-3 to avoid sweep
Americas|Crime|Entertainment|Sports|World

Octavio Dotel, 15-year MLB veteran, dies in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse

Octavio Dotel, 15-year MLB veteran, dies in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse

Octavio Dotel, 15-year MLB veteran, dies in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
Entertainment|Health|Sports

Red Sox OF Jarren Duran says he opened up about suicide attempt to 'reach those who feel alone'

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said he went public about his 2022 suicide attempt to “reach those who feel alone.”

Red Sox OF Jarren Duran says he opened up about suicide attempt to 'reach those who feel alone'
Entertainment|Health|Sports

Boston Red Rox star Jarren Duran says he attempted suicide while struggling with his mental health

Boston Red Rox star Jarren Duran says he attempted suicide while struggling with his mental health

Boston Red Rox star Jarren Duran says he attempted suicide while struggling with his mental health
Sports|US

MLB batting average drops again to .239, near record low in 1968's Year of the Pitcher

Offense is down again at the start of the big league season, with hits even harder to come by

MLB batting average drops again to .239, near record low in 1968's Year of the Pitcher
Sports

Great starting pitching stretches not enough for the White Sox and Reds early this season

The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox both got brilliant stretches from their starting rotations — and largely wasted them

Great starting pitching stretches not enough for the White Sox and Reds early this season
Sports|Technology

‘Torpedo’ bats ‘absolutely good for baseball,’ says MLB commissioner Robert Manfred

‘Torpedo’ bats ‘absolutely good for baseball,’ says MLB commissioner Robert Manfred

‘Torpedo’ bats ‘absolutely good for baseball,’ says MLB commissioner Robert Manfred
Sports

Mariners' Robles carted off field with shoulder injury after making dazzling catch against Giants

Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles injured his left shoulder and was carted off the field after making a dazzling catch in the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants

Mariners' Robles carted off field with shoulder injury after making dazzling catch against Giants
Business|Sports

Manfred says torpedo bats are 'good for baseball' and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he believes all that chatter is good for the game

Manfred says torpedo bats are 'good for baseball' and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026
Sports|US

Shohei Ohtani throws second bullpen since resuming mound ramp up

Shohei Ohtani threw a 26-pitch bullpen session before the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the Philadelphia Phillies, another step toward his mound return

Shohei Ohtani throws second bullpen since resuming mound ramp up
Sports

Cleveland's José Ramírez hits 3 homers and claims another piece of Guardians history

José Ramírez hit three homers and carried the Guardians to a victory

Cleveland's José Ramírez hits 3 homers and claims another piece of Guardians history
Sports

Reds snap 35-inning scoreless streak with 8th-inning sac fly against Brewers

The Cincinnati Reds ended a 35-inning scoreless streak on Friday night when Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to drive in TJ Friedl in a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers

Reds snap 35-inning scoreless streak with 8th-inning sac fly against Brewers
Americas|Sports|US

Soto at home in Polar Bear's house: Big bats power Mets in `storybook' Citi Field opener

Juan Soto’s home debut with the New York Mets was a huge success

Soto at home in Polar Bear's house: Big bats power Mets in `storybook' Citi Field opener
Sports|US

Judge gets 500th extra-base hit, 3rd-fastest Yankee to reach mark behind DiMaggio, Gehrig

Aaron Judge became the third-fastest New York Yankees player to reach 500 extra-base hits with a three-run homer in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, trailing only Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig

Judge gets 500th extra-base hit, 3rd-fastest Yankee to reach mark behind DiMaggio, Gehrig
Sports

Braves are desperate for recovery as they enter their home opener as the majors' only winless team

The Atlanta Braves’ longest winless start since 2016 has left manager Brian Snitker desperate for a recovery he hopes begins with the team’s home opener against Miami on Friday night

Braves are desperate for recovery as they enter their home opener as the majors' only winless team
Sports

Red Sox beneift the most from the new dimensions in Baltimore in Camden Yards' first series of 2025

So far, it’s the opposition taking advantage of the latest change in dimensions at Camden Yards

Red Sox beneift the most from the new dimensions in Baltimore in Camden Yards' first series of 2025
Sports

Shohei Ohtani’s walk-off home run gives Dodgers historic win on his bobblehead night

Shohei Ohtani’s walk-off home run gives Dodgers historic win on his bobblehead night

Shohei Ohtani’s walk-off home run gives Dodgers historic win on his bobblehead night
Sports

Ohtani's walk-off homer boosts Dodgers to 8-0 with another comeback win

Shohei Ohtani did it again on his bobblehead night

Ohtani's walk-off homer boosts Dodgers to 8-0 with another comeback win
Sports

Ohtani's walk-off homer in 9th completes rally as Dodgers stun winless Braves 6-5 for 8-0 start

Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5

Ohtani's walk-off homer in 9th completes rally as Dodgers stun winless Braves 6-5 for 8-0 start
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Paul Skenes dominates the Rays on the day GQ publishes profile of him and girlfriend Livvy Dunne

The only thing that flustered Paul Skenes on Wednesday was getting asked about his photo spread with girlfriend Livvy Dunne in GQ magazine

Paul Skenes dominates the Rays on the day GQ publishes profile of him and girlfriend Livvy Dunne
Science|Sports|Technology

Phil Mattingly breaks down the science behind 'torpedo' bats

It’s not just a Yankees thing, CNN Chief Domestic Correspondent (and former division one college baseball player) Phil Mattingly explains. There’s science behind the buzzy “torpedo" bat.

Phil Mattingly breaks down the science behind 'torpedo' bats
Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports|Travel

Next stop, Sutter Health Park: Man in failing health on mission to visit every MLB ballpark nationwide

Next stop, Sutter Health Park: Man in failing health on mission to visit every MLB ballpark nationwide

Next stop, Sutter Health Park: Man in failing health on mission to visit every MLB ballpark nationwide
Science|Sports|Technology

Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss

Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss

Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss
Sports

Dodgers improve to 7-0 behind Dustin May after beating winless Braves 3-1

Dustin May pitched five strong innings after missing nearly two years, Mookie Betts hit his third go-ahead homer of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the winless Atlanta Braves 3-1

Dodgers improve to 7-0 behind Dustin May after beating winless Braves 3-1
Sports

King fans 11 in 7-0 win against Guardians as the Padres are off to 1st 6-0 start

Michael King struck out 11 in five innings and Jackson Merrill homered for the San Diego Padres, who started 6-0 for the first time in their 57-season history by beating the Cleveland Guardians 7-0

King fans 11 in 7-0 win against Guardians as the Padres are off to 1st 6-0 start
Sports|Technology

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton says he'll continue using torpedo bats upon return from injury

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said he'll continue using a torpedo bat whenever he returns from pain in both elbows, but also declined to say whether he thought using the new model might have caused his injury

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton says he'll continue using torpedo bats upon return from injury
Business|Sports

Garrett Crochet agrees to $170 million, 6-year deal with Red Sox

Ace left-hander Garrett Crochet has agreed to a record-breaking $170 million, six-year contract with the Boston Red Sox

Garrett Crochet agrees to $170 million, 6-year deal with Red Sox
Sports|US

Carson Kelly becomes 1st Cubs player to hit for the cycle in 32 years

Carson Kelly became the first Chicago Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle when the catcher tripled in the eighth inning Monday night against the Athletics

Carson Kelly becomes 1st Cubs player to hit for the cycle in 32 years
Sports|US

Never can say goodbye: Chavez back with the Braves for the 5th time since 2021 and 6th overall

Jesse Chavez and the Atlanta Braves are back together again

Never can say goodbye: Chavez back with the Braves for the 5th time since 2021 and 6th overall
Sports|US

Shower slip knocks Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman out of lineup after hurting surgically repaired ankle

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is out of the lineup against his former team, the Atlanta Braves, after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle

Shower slip knocks Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman out of lineup after hurting surgically repaired ankle
Sports

Braves' Jurickson Profar gets 80-game PED ban, calls it 'most difficult day' of his career

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use

Braves' Jurickson Profar gets 80-game PED ban, calls it 'most difficult day' of his career
Sports|Technology

What are the ‘torpedo’ bats in MLB that have everyone talking?

What are the ‘torpedo’ bats in MLB that have everyone talking?

What are the ‘torpedo’ bats in MLB that have everyone talking?
Sports|Technology

Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet

Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers
Sports

Judge homers again, Chisholm Jr. goes deep twice as Yanks rout Brewers 12-3 to complete 3-game sweep

Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and the New York Yankees went deep four more times in a 12-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, a day after becoming the third team in major league history to hit nine homers in a game

Judge homers again, Chisholm Jr. goes deep twice as Yanks rout Brewers 12-3 to complete 3-game sweep
Sports

Blue Jays put 3-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on IL because of right thumb inflammation

The Toronto Blue Jays put right-hander Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Sunday because of inflammation in his right thumb

Blue Jays put 3-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on IL because of right thumb inflammation
Sports

Red Sox DH Rafael Devers is 1st big leaguer with 10 strikeouts in 3 games to open a season

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers has become the first major league player to strike out 10 times in the first three games of a season

Red Sox DH Rafael Devers is 1st big leaguer with 10 strikeouts in 3 games to open a season
Sports

Shohei Ohtani ramps up throwing program, but Roberts says MVP isn't close to mound debut for Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani has thrown his first bullpen session since late February, but the reigning NL MVP still has plenty of work to do before he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani ramps up throwing program, but Roberts says MVP isn't close to mound debut for Dodgers
Sports

Judge homers 3 times as Yanks go deep on Cortes' first 3 pitches and hit 9 HRs vs. Brewers

Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers

Judge homers 3 times as Yanks go deep on Cortes' first 3 pitches and hit 9 HRs vs. Brewers
Celebrity|Health|Sports

No longer sick, Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits a pair of '160-pound homers' as he works to gain weight

Mookie Betts is no longer ailing, finally able to keep food down and eating up a storm to pack on the weight that he dropped while battling a stomach virus during the first two weeks of the season

No longer sick, Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits a pair of '160-pound homers' as he works to gain weight
Sports

Juan Soto slugs first homer for Mets in win against Astros

Juan Soto hit his first home run with the New York Mets when he connected in the third inning against the Houston Astros

Juan Soto slugs first homer for Mets in win against Astros
Sports|US

Tyler O’Neill hits record-extending sixth straight Opening Day home run

Tyler O’Neill hits record-extending sixth straight Opening Day home run

Tyler O’Neill hits record-extending sixth straight Opening Day home run
Sports|US

Bryce Harper hears boos again at Nationals Park and homers again on opening day for the Phillies

Bryce Harper has hit his sixth opening-day homer and first as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies

Bryce Harper hears boos again at Nationals Park and homers again on opening day for the Phillies
Sports|US

Devin Williams saves first game with New York Yankees by a whisker

Devin Williams saved his first game with the New York Yankees by a whisker

Devin Williams saves first game with New York Yankees by a whisker
Sports

Juan Soto strikes out with 2 on to end Mets debut and 3-1 loss to Astros

With a chance to make a late splash in his New York Mets debut, Juan Soto came up empty

Juan Soto strikes out with 2 on to end Mets debut and 3-1 loss to Astros
Americas|Sports|US

Opening day is here: Juan Soto debuts, Paul Skenes vs Sandy Alcántara, and more

Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Clay Holmes debut for new teams

Opening day is here: Juan Soto debuts, Paul Skenes vs Sandy Alcántara, and more
Sports|Technology

A spring training’s worth of the automated ball-strike challenge system: Are robot umps coming to MLB?

A spring training’s worth of the automated ball-strike challenge system: Are robot umps coming to MLB?

A spring training’s worth of the automated ball-strike challenge system: Are robot umps coming to MLB?
Sports

Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test

Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers

Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test
Sports|Local|News|WrittenByLAPost

Angels release former first-overall pick Mickey Moniak after arbitration

The L.A. Angels have elected to release outfielder Mickey Moniak from his contract after the outfielder won $2 million in arbitration.

Angels release former first-overall pick Mickey Moniak after arbitration
Sports

In the era of big velocities, some pitchers are still finding other ways to succeed

Texas Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford says he realized early in his development that he probably wouldn’t ever possess the type of fastball that causes scouts to take a second look at their radar guns

In the era of big velocities, some pitchers are still finding other ways to succeed
Health|Sports

There's no easy answers for slowing down rising level of pitching injuries at all levels of baseball

Figuring out a cause for the skyrocketing number of arm injuries among pitchers is easy

There's no easy answers for slowing down rising level of pitching injuries at all levels of baseball
Sports

Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson will miss the start of the season because of an intercostal strain

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson will begin the season on the injured list because of a mild right intercostal strain

Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson will miss the start of the season because of an intercostal strain