The Colorado Rockies may have to make a change in managers this coming offseason.
Curt Bishop
The Colorado Rockies are losing a player who ranks top-10 all-time in franchise history in several statistical categories.
Vinnie Portell
The Rockies may have missed a chance to capitalize on one of their stars.
The Colorado Rockies own the worst record in the National League, yet they didn't exactly sell at the trade deadline. An insider threw some shade their way for what they failed to do.
Here's how you can listen to the radio broadcast of the Rockies vs. Twins game on Wednesday afternoon for just $1.
Sloan Piva
The fan interference rule in baseball came into play on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field in Denver.
Bryan Murphy
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a video involving a Rockies coach sitting in the captain seat of the cockpit.
Bryce Harper stormed the field and was promptly ejected after Rockies reliever Jake Bird appeared to taunt the Phillies' dugout in the top of the seventh inning.
Joe Rivera
Kris Bryant was a rare big-ticket addition for the Rockies 13 months ago, but it took until Monday night for his first Coors Field home run.
Dan Treacy
Daniel Bard opened up about his struggles with the yips after a tough outing at the World Baseball Classic.
Kevin Skiver
Rockies second baseman Brendan Rodgers came into spring training this season with a strong desire to focus on the "training" part. Six months later, and through healthy doses of concentration and repetition, Rodgers' determination has paid off big time.
Jason Foster
The Rockies are listless, and it shows in their action (or lack thereof).
Zac Veen finds himself in the Futures Game on Saturday just two years after being drafted in the top 10 by the Rockies.
Ryan Fagan
Get ready for Friday's MLB action with betting advice and expert picks, including the Dodgers' run line, the Reds-Rays full-game under, and the full-game under in Arizona.
Nick Musial
Denver icon Todd Helton entered September 2000 batting .395 in only his third full MLB season. The Sporting News laid out a roadmap for the month to the magic mark.
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This is the second time Wingert has been seriously injured by a hard-hit foul ball. She was struck in the face in 2018 when she was covering the Braves.
David Suggs
"It's pretty funny that she got the first ball that I fouled off in the big leagues," Brian Serven told reporters postgame.
Jacob Camenker
We've finally hit a point in MLB season where numbers start to mean something. Here's whose scorching starts are real and whose are fake so far in the 2022 season.
The Rockies investigated and found that the fan didn't actually yell the N-word.
The team says it is "investigating" the incident. Someone yelled the N-word at least twice while Brinson was batting late in Sunday's game. The slurs were picked up by field microphones on the television broadcast.
Tom Gatto
The star shortstop displayed his wide array of talent in his return Wednesday.
Edward Sutelan
During the Padres-Rockies doubleheader on Wednesday, an altercation off the field led to a San Diego supporter knocking out a Colorado fan with one punch.
All but two of the final 19 outs the Mets recorded in Game 1 on Saturday were by strikeout.
What kind of cheese isn't yours?
MLB pulled the Midsummer Classic out of Atlanta in protest of newly enacted changes to Georgia election law that critics say will suppress Black voting.
Bellinger "passed" Turner on the bases because Turner was trying to sprint back to first base when he didn't need to.
Here's what you need to know to watch opening weekend of the 2021 MLB season, including a full TV schedule with start times and TV channels.
Major League Baseball is returning to a full 162-game slate in 2021 after a shortened season last year. Here's everything to know about Opening Day, including the full TV schedule with start times for all 30 teams.
Spoiler: It's mostly bad, especially the potential ban on shifts and the limits on teams' ability to control the running game.
Why wouldn't St. Louis add an All-Star third baseman and millions of dollars in exchange for the little it had to give Colorado?
St. Louis reportedly is close to adding one of the top third basemen in the National League.
Russell Wilson's MLB rights are still owned by the Yankees. While the Seahawks quarterback isn't going anywhere, it's worth revisiting his baseball career as he competes in the NFC West with fellow former baseball player Kyler Murray.
Billy Heyen
Freeland noticed differences in how baseballs felt in his hands last year but thinks things might be back to normal in 2020.
Dan Bernstein
There are 26 MLB teams starting their quest for a World Series appearance today. Sporting News will be tracking highlights, scores, updates and more.
Here's what you need to know to watch opening weekend of the 2020 MLB season, including a full TV schedule with start times and TV channels.
The MLB veteran is dealing with a lot, from baseball's many faults to George Floyd's killing to COVID-19.
Baseball can at least use a nixed year as an opportunity fix its woefully short supply of competition.
Mike DeCourcy
Teams have a lot to unpack. MLB is trying to cover every potential coronavirus hazard.
Big-market teams are spending the most, but the league overall has been careful to keep a lid on expenses.
When is Opening Day? Your guess is as good as ours.
July opening? November ending? That's the latest speculation. Some thoughts on those rumors.
It's already like that in the baseball world. Hey, games are games and stats are stats.
The Astros are obviously the biggest storyline of spring action, but all teams carry compelling narratives worth fan attention.
In Larry Walker's last year on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, he earned 76.6 percent of the vote — barely above the requisite 75 percent threshold.
The source of Arenado's discontent is unclear.
J Crabtree-Hannigan
Could the Colorado third baseman be on the move?
The Rockies third baseman notched his seventh career Gold Glove while the Red Sox right fielder won his fourth.
Drew Nantais
St. Louis and Milwaukee will try to decide the NL Central race and the second NL wild-card spot in their respective Game 162s. They may need a Game 163 against each other.
Gerardo Parra hit a grand slam in a whopping nine-run second inning to highlight the victory, which is Washington's seventh consecutive win.
Alexis Mansanarez
Milwaukee dominated as it punched its ticket to postseason, just one day after the Nationals secured a wild-card spot.
Ameer Tyree
George Springer hit three home runs in four innings and added four RBIs.
The Rays sit in the second spot in the wild-card race, with a one-game lead over the Indians, after a 5-4 win over the Red Sox.
The Cubs lost to the Reds and remain locked up with the Brewers in the National League wild-card race.
Thomas Lott
Thor doesn't know the root of his continued frustration on the mound.
The Brewers and Cubs both have 82-69 records and are now tied for the second National League wild-card spot.
Milwaukee (80-69) is one game back of the Cubs, who hold the National League second wild-card spot.
Rajai Davis hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to give his team the lead, helping keep the Mets' postseason hopes alive.
Arizona has gone 11-1 in its last 12 games with its most recent win Saturday over Cincinnati.
Verlander struck out 14 and walked only one in the Astros' 2-0 win over the Blue Jays and is now 17-5 this season.
While LeMahieu went 1 for 5 on the day, he came up big when his team needed him most.
The outfielder's word choice was easy to pick up on the TV broadcast.
The Cardinals' hits matched their RBIs on the night, as they notched 12 of each. They also got home runs from Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong.
Josh Donaldson had the perfect response to a heckling Mets fan on Sunday.
Alyssa Sconzo
"It doesn't matter what you did the day before," Turner told reporters after the game. "You gotta show up the next day at 0-0. "
Dakota Hudson pitched 6 2/3 no-hit innings before he handed it over to the bullpen
The feat came exactly one year and one day after Justin Verlander joined the 200 club.
Seager became the 11th Mariner in team history with three home runs in a single game.
The ace pitched six innings, allowing five runs off seven hits while striking out two and walking two in his debut.
David Dahl has sustained yet another unfortunate injury.
"I just asked (manager) Joe (Maddon) to be patient with me. Just give me a shot and here we go," Heyward said.
While many Dodgers fans were unhappy the team didn't make a big trade, one can make the case they're already set for the postseason.
Arthur Weinstein
The 11-8 Atlanta victory came a day after Washington won with a similar margin of victory, 6-3, and was led by the efforts of Adam Duvall.
The Nationals third baseman hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to put his team ahead for good.
"All our goals are still here," J.T. Realmuto said after the game. "We feel like we have a team here to do something special."
The Red Sox had this game locked up in the first inning.
There is a perfect case study for why the Giants should sell at the deadline and it led to one of the worst runs in MLB history.
Cano went 4 for 4 with three home runs and drove in all five of his team's runs.
Minnesota turned a 5-4-3 triple play in the first inning against New York.
Reynolds, who is in his second stint with Colorado, could see his 13-year MLB career coming to an end.
Gabrielle McMillen
The Dodgers notched three home runs in the shutout but starter Walker Buehler stole the show.
The Mets lost to the Giants in dramatic fashion on Friday but came back to claim a huge win on Saturday at Oracle Park.
Aaron Boone was not pleased with the Rockies after Saturday's game.
These guys are not available yet, and as of right now, it doesn't appear they will be. But if for some reason they are, teams will pounce.
The Cardinals topped the Reds 12-11 at Great American Ball Park, despite trailing 7-0 entering the sixth inning.
SN takes a detailed look at what to expect from teams in the AL and NL West ahead of the trade deadline.
The Giants have shaken things up massively with their recent trip to Coors Field in Colorado.
“This group right now is struggling and playing, objectively, just really bad baseball,” GM Jeff Bridich said, via MLB.com.
E.Jay Zarett
Bellinger managed to steal the show after he hit two home runs to now lead the major league with 33 on the season.
Tampa Bay was close to pitching the first combined perfect game in MLB history.
Mike Trout is having a truly special season and that should not be ignored.
Maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise that a hitter who led the NL with a .348 batting average in 2016 is leading the AL with a .345 batting average in 2019, but here we are.
Didi Gregorius added an insurance run in the eighth and extended the team's home run streak to 31 consecutive games.
"It was fun to watch,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Just the way he carried himself, it was kind of unflappable.''
Baltimore was exceptional at the plate and racked up 16 hits to Cleveland's six on the night.
The Colorado native is bringing Josh Cordova and his family to Coors Field to watch the Rockies play the Dodgers.
The Astros have led the Rangers by more than 10 games at multiple points this season but Texas continues to chip away at the deficit.
The Dodgers plan to extend the netting in the wake of Sunday's incident in which a fan was hit in the head by a foul line drive.
Bob Hille
Although the Marlins are last in the NL East standings, they beat the second-place Phillies three times in a row this weekend.
Gio Urshela's home run kept the historic streak going against the Astros as the Yankees went on to win 7-5.
The right-hander has been overpowering for the better part of two months, part of a more involved, fine-tuned approach.
Keuchel pitched in an MLB game for the first time since last year’s American League Championship series.
The Rockies star opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the first and added an RBI double in the sixth.
Two home runs came from outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, raising his 2019 total to six.
Shohei Ohtani may not be pitching this year, but he is helping the Angels win.
Plesac appeared on DAZN's "ChangeUp" to discuss the four plunkings between teams on Wednesday.
Nolan Arenado left Wednesday's game after being hit by a pitch from Cole Hamels.
The Mets pitcher mowed down quite a few Rockies batters in New York's 5-3 victory over Colorado.
Peter Lambert allowed just four hits and one run over seven innings to lead the Rockies to a 3-1 win over the Cubs.
The Rockies topped the Blue Jays, 5-1, with the help of David Dahl and Nolan Arenado, who both finished 2 for 4 at the plate.
Hiura hit the game-tying two-run home run in the ninth to force extra innings against the Pirates on Saturday.
Freeland hasn't been able to find a groove this year after he was stellar in 2018.
Oakland won its 10th consecutive game after topping Los Angeles, 8-5.
It is the first time the Twins (36-16) are 20 games over .500 since the end of the 2010 season.
Jorge Polanco trails only Mike Trout among American League position players in WAR.
Mary and John weren't able to attend Mary's high school prom, so they celebrated at PNC Park instead.
Houston became just the third team in MLB history to have multiple 10-plus game winning streaks before June 1st.
Rodgers is expected to come up Friday for the Rockies' next game. Story exited Wednesday's game with a bruised knee.
Mike Soroka and Austin Riley might have been the stories of the day in MLB.
His 17 strikeouts against the Rockies were a career-high total.
Chicago has homered in 15 consecutive games, matching its best run since 2002.
Kirstie Chiappelli
"Those situations don't happen a lot, but there's something special about them," Marte said after the game.
The Mets started the year 9-4, but are 6-11 since.
The Milwaukee first baseman finally hit his first home run of the season. Then he hit another one.
The Cardinals scored all the runs they needed in the fifth inning of their 6-3 win over the Nationals.
The Nationals had not one, not two, but three players 21 or younger hit home runs against the Padres on Sunday.
Gordon hit his fifth home run of the season Monday, continuing his scorching start to the year.
Freddy Galvis stole the show with his no-glove catch, but there were a lot of other entertaining moments among baseball's coolest happenings Saturday.
Jacob Janower
The Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Mariners on Sunday, have won nine straight and are only a game behind Seattle in the AL West.
Some may have felt that playing into Saturday morning was for the birds.
Arrieta, 33, gave up just one run in seven innings pitched. He has the 22nd most wins among active pitchers.
The Reds pulled off an impressive victory Tuesday, using a seven-run sixth inning to top the Marlins 14-0.
David Dahl is leading the Rockies in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage through 11 games this season.
The Cubs' 2-7 start had people asking questions, but Chicago had plenty of answers Monday with a 10-0 win over the Pirates.
In the latest installment of "Two Minutes With…" Kyle Freeland speaks with SN's Ryan Fagan about his favorite shows, purchases and more.
Los Angeles picked up a 7-2 win Sunday as Trout completed one of the best four-game series of all-time.
The Dodgers and Diamondbacks just keep scoring runs.
The deal includes a $1 million bonus if Marquez is traded. There are also incentives based on where he finishes in the Cy Young race.
The Colorado pitcher's most cringe-worthy injury — in front of a hometown hero, no less — taught him a key lesson.
The 444-foot homer was the last of New York's runs in its 7-3 victory over Miami.
Philadelphia started the Bryce Harper-era off on the right note.
Daniel Murphy told reporters he fractured his left index finger Friday.
Charlie Morton made his first appearance against his former team, the Astros, with whom he won a World Series in 2017.
Sporting News tracked all the action from Opening Day for the 2019 MLB season. Catch up on the scores and highlights with our updates from Thursday's games.
MLB's blackout policy makes it difficult to watch live out-of-market games on Opening Day. Here's a guide to finding your favorite team on TV and live-streaming online, including DAZN's new whiparound highlights show.
Thomas Schlarp
Every MLB team will be playing on Opening Day in 2019 for a second straight year. Here is everything to know about the unofficial national holiday for baseball fans, including first pitch times and TV information for all 30 clubs.
The National League West continues to look like the Dodgers' division to lose, but the clock's ticking.
What is standing in the way of the Dodgers and their seventh-straight NL West title? Can the Padres put it all together this quick? Those and more are answered in an examination of the NL West.
Separate from those changes, players and owners will begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement more than two years before the agreement is set to expire.
The latest installment of "Two minutes with…" features the veteran catcher.
Each National League team has at least one designated hitter candidate on its roster, and a lot of those options are making serious money. SN lists the best in-house option ahead of spring training.
A close look at his numbers — and space on the ballot — means that Larry Walker being part of the Hall of Fame class of 2020 is a very real possibility.
Ranking how each playoff team's chances at a title stack up to each other.
It didn't take long for Mike Moustakas to acclimate himself in Milwaukee, and two clutch postseason hits have the Brewers ahead 2-0 in the NLDS.
Jared Wyllys
Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell asked his relievers to get 30 outs against Colorado in the series opener. The offense then did enough to help make the decision a successful one.
SN's staff makes its predictions for the 2018 MLB postseason.
Colorado's path to a Division Series matchup against red-hot Milwaukee has been treacherous. The club is well-prepared to deal with any additional obstacles.
Two very intriguing matchups in the wild-card game, but only two teams will advance. Sporting News offers its picks for the MLB wild-card games.
Sporting News
SN analyzes 10 players, one from each team, whose cost per WAR made them highly valuable in 2018.
Christopher Carelli
Tony Wolters, Colorado's third-string catcher, delivers the hit that ultimately sends the Rox to the NLDS, where they'll face the top-seeded Brewers.
The top three pitchers in the National League Cy Young race are all worthy of first-place votes.
MLB's postseason is about to begin. Using four metrics, let's see how these rosters have done in relation to their payroll costs and performance on the field.
Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy each hit 2-run home runs to lead the Dodgers past the Rockies for the NL West crown.
The NL East outfielders figure to be rivals for years to come. The competition began in 2018, when each became top-of-the-order producers.
Keep track of the MLB postseason races all in one spot.
The 30 voters for National League Most Valuable Player can choose from a large group of candidates this season. Two Central Division rivals have a handful of games to stand out.
While top prospects and returning stars are expected to produce somewhat, a long season of baseball lends itself to many surprises. Here are SN's best surprise performers of 2018.
With so many teams and so few playoff spots, here are the flaws of six teams heading into the final few weeks of the MLB season.
It takes years to accurately gauge moves, but there can still be initial observations. That's our basis for examining trades made during the two weeks leading to the 2018 non-waiver deadline.
Jose Trevino's walk-off hit gave the Rangers a 13-12 win over the Rockies, as well as fans another reason to shed a tear on Father's Day.
Christian Shimabuku
In 2012, Ryan Rolison tweeted, "Well we have one hope left… if someone shoots him during his speech," referring to then-president Barack Obama.
Jordan Heck
Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta fanned 13 batters in his MLB debut and made history — and his mom happy — in the process.
Kenan Goyette
Matt Harvey is available after being designated for assignment by the Mets. The market for him should be robust given the likely low cost.
Charlie Blackmon is serious and has the ability to keep the Rockies in the win column with his play. Meanwhile, Chuck Nazty is a cut-up who has the ability to keep the clubhouse loose with his antics. It’s the best of two very different worlds.
Andrew Lawrence
Christian Villanueva earned notice Tuesday with a three-home run game for San Diego, but the rookie's slugging began last September.
In Colorado, they have a speedy outfielder who is ready to take a full-time role. And in Minnesota, they have a young pitcher who already has important experience under his belt.
Fresh off their first postseason berth since 2009, the Rockies are far from satisfied.
Gary Phillips
The Rockies have done just about everything they can to slow hitters down. They raised the walls, pushed them back and added a humidifier. But they have consistently neglected the one problem that follows them even on the road: pitch framing.
Alex Stumpf
The Diamondbacks outlasted the Rockies on Wednesday in a NL wild-card game that was, well, quite wild.
Jameson Taillon made a trip to the PNC Park bullpen Monday night that was five weeks in the making. In the visitor’s dugout was the Rockies’ Chad Bettis — another testicular cancer survivor who was there for Taillon when he faced a career crossroads several weeks earlier.
The right-hander underwent surgery last month and expects to be recovered in time for a "normal" spring training.
Marc Lancaster
Desmond, an All-Star selection with the Rangers in 2016, hit .285/.335/.446 (104 OPS+) with 22 home runs and 21 steals.
Travis Durkee
Well, this won't help to quell the debate over who is the best among #pitcherswhorake.
Brandon Schlager
The Giants collapsed after leading MLB at the All-Star break, but the club avoided a worst-case scenario after sweeping the Dodgers Sunday.
Joe Rodgers
The AL wild-card scenario still has some crazy possibilities, but if the Orioles and Blue Jays win Sunday, they're in the postseason.
Texas locked up the top spot with a win over the Rays. It will face the winner of the wild-card game in the ALDS.
Wednesday was not a good night for teams hoping to enter the postseason on a hot streak.
Ron Clements
Baseball took a back seat Sunday as the sport was shocked by the death of Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez.
Alec Brzezinski
The Giants and Cardinals won, the Mets lost, and now the race for two NL wild-card spots is a virtual dead heat with one week to go.
The Tigers and Orioles won Friday, which keeps Detroit a half-game ahead of Baltimore for the final wild-card spot.
The Red Sox are closing in on an AL East title after another win over the Orioles, who only have themselves to blame for a sixth-inning meltdown Wednesday.
The NL West-leading Dodgers host the Rockes at 4 p.m. ET Sunday, and the Hall of Fame announcer's call will air on MLB Network.
Rick Porcello made a clear case for AL Cy Young after another masterful display against a division rival.
Aledmys Diaz led the Cardinals to a key win against the Giants on Sunday.
Yuliett Pimentel Solarte, the wife of the Padres third baseman, died Saturday because of complications from cancer. She was 31.
Bogaerts and the Red Sox moved seven games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East with Saturday's win.
The Padres-Rockies game was delayed in the top of the ninth at Coors Field after the Rocky Mountain sky opened up for an unusual downpour.
Padres general manager A.J. Preller has received a 30-day suspension without pay apparently tied to discrepancies in medical information.
The Cubs' Cy Young hopeful took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Cardinals, but Jeremy Hazelbaker broke it up with a solo shot.
The Yankees, Blue Jays and Orioles all won Saturday, earning a much-needed game on the division leading Red Sox.
All eyes were on Clayton Kershaw on Friday as he made his first start since June 26, but Marlins ace Jose Fernandez stole the show in Miami.
