La Russa says Mercedes made mistake hitting HR on 3-0 pitch
<p>White Sox manager Tony La Russa said Yermín Mercedes made a “big mistake” when he crushed a 3-0 pitch from infielder Willians Astudillo for...
This Date in Baseball
May 19
1910 — Cy Young won the 500th game of...
Ohtani hits 13th home run, Trout injured in Angels’ victory
<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 13th home run and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the slumping Cleveland Indians 7-4 on...
Contreras homers off Lester as Cubs beat Nationals 7-3
CHICAGO — Willson Contreras, Jason Heyward and Javier Báez homered off Jon Lester in his return to Chicago, and the Cubs beat the Washington...
AP Sportlight
May 19
1910 — Cy Young, the career leader in major...
Giants get 6 shutout innings from Webb, beat Reds 6-3
<p>CINCINNATI — Logan Webb pitched six shutout innings and the San Francisco Giants backed him with three home runs, beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-3...
Pujols delivers RBI in debut, Dodgers top Diamondbacks 3-1
<p>LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols delivered an RBI single in his Dodgers debut, and Walker Buehler pitched seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball in...
Rangers snap 6-game skid with 5-2 win over Yankees and Cole
ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis Garcia and Willie Calhoun homered as the Texas Rangers ended a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the...
Longtime Pirates 2B Stennett dies at 72 after cancer fight
PITTSBURGH — Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped...
LEADING OFF: Mets, Yankees having painful road trips
<p>A look at what's happening around the majors on Tuesday:</p>
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