Baseball

Angels’ Shohei Ohtani fails to record an out in first start since 2018

Oakland, California – Back on the mound after nearly 23 months, Shohei Ohtani hardly felt…

Cubs’ Yu Darvish tagged with loss in first start of season

Chicago – Yu Darvish allowed three runs over four innings and took the loss in…

Dusty Baker wins debut as Astros top M’s in first game since sign-stealing scandal

Houston – Dusty Baker posted a win in his debut as Houston's manager and the…

Rays’ Yoshitomo Tsutsugo homers in MLB debut; Shogo Akiyama hits RBI single in first at-bat for Reds

New York – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo made his long-anticipated major league debut with a fifth-inning, two-run…

Blue Jays to play in Buffalo amid pandemic after being barred from hosting games in Canada

Toronto – The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in a minor league ballpark in…

Yankees, Nationals kneel in Black Lives Matter salute on opening day

Washington – The Nationals and Yankees knelt in unison before the first game of the…

Yankees beat Nationals in rain-shortened Opening Day game

Washington – The coronavirus-shortened Major League Baseball season finally started amid the pandemic Thursday night…

MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams

New York – Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Thursday to expand the…

Giants slay Dragons after late rally

Nagoya – The Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants overpowered the Chunichi Dragons 6-1 on Thursday, with…

MLB finally arrives at opening day to bizarre season

New York – Opening day, at last.A baseball season that was on the brink before…