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The Brewers sent pitcher Brandon Sproat back to Triple-A Nashville after he allowed four runs in the ninth inning of an 8-6 victory over the Cubs.

Isao Harimoto, the baseball great who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and still holds Japan's hits record, has died at 86.

With a few weeks left in the regular season, the 2026 postseason picture is taking shape -- with one team jumping up our list amid a playoff push.

MLB front offices are already thinking ahead to the offseason. Here are the storylines and names to know.

The Dodgers are placing Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list and will call up top prospect Josue De Paula from Double-A to temporarily take his place at designated hitter, manager Dave Roberts said.

Top prospect Josue De Paula is expected to join the Dodgers on Friday as the team weighs whether to place Shohei Ohtani on the injured list, sources told ESPN.

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve doubled in the third inning against Philadelphia on Wednesday night for his 2,500th career hit.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said "anything should be on the table" with Shohei Ohtani, including a potential stint on the injured list, after the two-way star was out of the lineup for the sixth time in seven games Wednesday night.

Willson Contreras, eligible to come off the 10-day injured list later this week from a strained left hamstring, is scheduled to play a rehab game for Double-A Portland on Friday.

The Orioles have placed versatile Blaze Alexander on the 10-day injured list and are hopeful that shortstop Gunnar Henderson can recover quickly from a knee injury that left him out of the starting lineup Wednesday night against Cleveland.