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Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka has experienced a setback in his recovery from surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon and will have a follow-up procedure next week.Soroka was the Braves’ opening day starter in 2020. He suffered the season-ending injury against the New York Mets on Aug. 3.Soroka,...

Teoscar Hernandez hit two homers and drove in three runs, Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta 4-1 on a cold Wednesday night to continue their dominance of the Braves.Toronto improved to 5-0 against the Braves this season and have outscored them 35-16.William...

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and drove in three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of Atlanta’s indecisive fielding in the eighth inning, rallying past the Braves 5-3 Tuesday night.Guerrero had three hits, including a tying single in a three-run eighth.“I always stay focused, just try to keep swinging...

Major League Baseball has instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure the new ballpark it hopes for to stay in Oakland.MLB released a statement Tuesday expressing its long-time concern that the current Coliseum site is “not a viable option for the future vision of...

Jeff Idelson is returning to baseball’s Hall of Fame as interim president.The 56-year-old succeeded Dale Petroskey as Hall president in 2008 and retired on June 24, 2019, when he was replaced by former Los Angeles Angels executive Tim Mead.Mead announced on April 16 that he was resigning as of mid-May....

Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros built a big lead early and held on for a 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.Jose Altuve added a solo homer for the Astros to help them win the...

Cavan Biggio hit his first homer at the ballpark where his dad closed out his Hall of Fame career, Marcus Semien added a three-run shot late and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 8-4 Saturday night.Biggio, son of Astros great Craig Biggio, hit a two-run shot off Cristian...

Wade Miley’s 4-year-old son, Jeb, convinced him to put a temporary tattoo of the Hulk on his left forearm for his start against the Indians.He might need to get some permanent ink.“I got no muscles at all,” Miley said, smiling. “Maybe this gave me some strength.”Miley pitched like a super...

Yuli Gurriel homered and tied a career high with four hits while driving in four runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 10-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.Carlos Correa added a two-run homer and Jose Urquidy (3-2) pitched seven strong innings to help the Astros...

A couple of days after it had been reported that he wants out of Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers showed up at the Kentucky Derby.He gave two interviews while there. One was off-camera. It had to be summarized by NBA play-by-play guy Mike Tirico.“I characterize Aaron as disappointed that news has...

It’s been a weird year. All the normal routines have been busted up. So in the spirit of trying new things, I decided to outsource Mother’s Day to John Gibbons.The former Blue Jays manager has that elaborate-courtesy-by-way-of-ol’ El-Paso thing. I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t charmed by Gibbons, even the...

Randal Grichuk homered, doubled and drove in five runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.Toronto earned a split of the four-game series after dropping the first two games against the AL West leader.Marcus Semien homered among his four hits, Danny...

Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is not expected to be ready to return to Toronto’s lineup when his latest stint on the 10-day injured list ends May 13, general manager Ross Atkins said Thursday.Also Thursday, the Blue Jays activated left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu off the injured list to start an...

Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means said he felt the presence of his late father as he clinched his team’s first no-hitter since 1969 on Wednesday, after an exhausting and near-perfect 12-strikeout performance.After firing off 113 pitches to seal the 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners, Means’ teammates swarmed him near...

Oakland’s typically reliable bullpen faltered. The Blue Jays delivered with their bats despite more injuries.Teoscar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking RBI single during Toronto’s five-run eighth inning, and the Blue Jays beat the Athletics 9-4 on Wednesday night.After George Springer went on the injured list earlier in the day, Toronto lost...

The Toronto Blue Jays will play home games in Buffalo, N.Y., for the second year in a row because of COVID-19 restrictions.The Blue Jays say they will call Sahlen Field home starting June 1. The stadium in the border city normally is home to the Blue Jays’ triple-A affiliate, but...

Cole Irvin stepped into Oakland’s rotation when experienced starter Mike Fiers went down, determined to prove he could more than handle such responsibility – Fiers has pitched a pair of no-hitters, after all.With another impressive outing in the Athletics’ 4-1 win against Toronto, Irvin keeps showing he’s far more than...

Baseball’s Hall of Fame has accepted Roberto Alomar’s resignation from the board of directors, chairman Jane Forbes Clark announced Monday.Alomar, who was elected to the board in 2019, submitted a letter of resignation on Saturday in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct.The Hall of Fame second baseman was...

Ramon Laureano homered for the third consecutive day and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Monday night, spoiling Marcus Semien’s return to the Coliseum.Stephen Piscotty also went deep for Oakland. Jed Lowrie doubled twice and had three hits.Frankie Montas pitched six uneven innings to win the...

Erick Fedde went six strong innings, Josh Harrison hit a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat Toronto 8-2 in George Springer’s Blue Jays debut Wednesday night.Fedde (2-2) allowed one run and two hits, including a fifth-inning solo homer by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. The right-hander struck out seven and walked...