After Jansen gave up a game-tying home run in the ninth inning Wednesday night, fans booed him, but he said he doesn't blame them.
Arthur Weinstein
Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger have stolen the headlines this year, but Freddie Freeman and Anthony Rendon have been fantastic, too.
Thomas Lott
“I’ve always tried to play baseball hard,” Acuna said. “It’s just one of those things that happen. I’ll just continue to play hard.”
Kirstie Chiappelli
The feat came exactly one year and one day after Justin Verlander joined the 200 club.
Alexis Mansanarez
Julio Urias was arrested in May following an alleged incident with his girlfriend.
Dodgers' Edwin Rios had himself a night, and he got the silent treatment for his troubles.
Alyssa Sconzo
Seager became the 11th Mariner in team history with three home runs in a single game.
Tensions rose when Dodgers center fielder A.J. Pollock thought he was hit on the wrist by a pitch from Diamondbacks' Archie Bradley.
Chelsea Howard
The Dodgers are not the typical LA team. They represent the real Los Angeles.
Joe Morgan
The ace pitched six innings, allowing five runs off seven hits while striking out two and walking two in his debut.
“Ideally, starting is the priority," Hill told reporters. "But again, it all depends on how this is going to play out time-wise."
E.Jay Zarett
The rookie is auditioning for something more meaningful.
Dan Bernstein
"I just asked (manager) Joe (Maddon) to be patient with me. Just give me a shot and here we go," Heyward said.
May, the target of teams dealing with the Dodgers at the deadline, is now envisioned as a potential bullpen option come October.
Bob Hille
Dustin May is the No. 35 prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.
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.
Sporting News is tracking all the trades and rumors from the 2019 MLB trade deadline. Follow along here.
Drew Nantais
The Dodgers wanted to land a certain lefty reliever and didn't so they went out and got another one.
Get your trade fix right here to prepare for a fun couple of weeks of wheeling and dealing.
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 resurgent Nationals host the Dodgers in their series finally on Sunday. Here's everything you need to know to tune in.
The Indians made an interesting trade in 2018, giving up their top prospect in a one-for-one deal. Here are three potential deals this year.
The work is expected to be completed in time for the start of the 2020 regular season before L.A. hosts next year's All-Star Game.
The Indians and Braves both could potentially deal for Givens, as well, according to The Athletic.
The Dodgers notched three home runs in the shutout but starter Walker Buehler stole the show.
Ameer Tyree
The Mets lost to the Giants in dramatic fashion on Friday but came back to claim a huge win on Saturday at Oracle Park.
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.
Teams should not let the potential of one player prevent a championship.
Hector Neris is appealing a three-game suspension for throwing at the head of David Freese on Tuesday.
SN takes a detailed look at what to expect from teams in the AL and NL West ahead of the trade deadline.
Bellinger managed to steal the show after he hit two home runs to now lead the major league with 33 on the season.
The two teams went 18 innings that took 7 hours, 20 minutes in the 2018 World Series. This time? It took "only" 5:40 to finish things.
Tampa Bay was close to pitching the first combined perfect game in MLB history.
The Dodgers beat the reigning MLB champions handily on Saturday, and on Cody Bellinger's birthday no less.
The Los Angeles Dodgers insist the last two World Series aren't motivation heading into the second half of the season.
Bill Bender
Felipe Vazquez is 2-1 with a 2.11 ERA in 35 games for Pittsburgh this year. He is 20 for 21 in save opportunities.
Seager is batting .278/.359/.468 with eight home runs and 38 RBIs in 66 games this season.
Travis Durkee
The two sluggers needed to go to a third tiebreaker to determine who advanced to the finals on Monday night.
Shaky TV shots made the episode look a lot worse than it was for the teams.
Tom Gatto
The Dodgers really want help for their bullpen, apparently.
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' one big issue this season has been their bullpen in front of closer Kenley Jansen.
A large part of the Dodgers' success can be attributed to folks who joined the franchise under the cover of near anonymity.
Ryan Fagan
The Dodgers' bullpen has been one of the few negatives surrounding the team's season.
A 14-year-old girl really, really wanted to hug the Dodgers star.
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.
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 Yankees pitcher threw nine scoreless innings and struck out 10 in his team's 3-0 victory over the Rays.
The two NL MVP candidates have more than 2 million votes, while the Angels' Mike Trout leads the AL with more than 1.9 million votes.
Two home runs came from outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, raising his 2019 total to six.
Yordan Alvarez because just the fourth player ever to hit at least four home runs in his first five career games.
Seager strained his left hamstring Tuesday and could miss 4-6 weeks with the injury.
Muncy blasted a pitch from Bumgarner into McCovey Cove, then stood to momentarily to admire it, irking the Giants pitcher.
Urias must participate in a 52-week domestic counseling program and commit no acts of violence for the next year.
There are many examples of MLB teams finding value in the middle or near the end of a draft.
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.
LA showed off its swag by scoring six runs over the final three innings and pulling off a stunning victory.
The Dodgers' superstar showed his full worth Monday night in a win over the Mets.
Oakland won its 10th consecutive game after topping Los Angeles, 8-5.
Bill Buckner played in 22 MLB seasons with the Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox, Angels and Royals. He died Monday following his battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
It is the first time the Twins (36-16) are 20 games over .500 since the end of the 2010 season.
Wacha gave up six earned runs in 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Royals on Wednesday.
MLB failed to obtain security footage of the incident because mall officials declined to give the video to the league.
In Sunday's win over the Reds, Ryu recorded five strikeouts while allowing five hits with a walk.
Gabrielle McMillen
Houston became just the third team in MLB history to have multiple 10-plus game winning streaks before June 1st.
George Springer hit a go-ahead two-run homer which would prove to be the difference in the Astros' win over the Red Sox.
Sports history is filled with instances of fan-vs.-player stupidity. One of the best (worst?) examples happened on this day in 2000 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Jason Foster
Urias reportedly was seen shoving a woman to the ground in a shopping center parking lot Monday.
Harper's current woes beg the question: If the Phillies are playing this well with him looking this bad … what happens when he gets hot?
Chicago has homered in 15 consecutive games, matching its best run since 2002.
Justin Turner rediscovered his power stroke in a big way at Dodger Stadium.
The 25-year-old threw just 35 pitches before being replaced by Josh Tomlin in the second inning.
The Braves pitcher, who was ejected after throwing the pitch, plans on appealing the ruling.
The former Phillies and Dodgers infielder is living the dairy-free life, and goodness does that sound miserable.
Joe Rivera
"Those situations don't happen a lot, but there's something special about them," Marte said after the game.
Pollock, who is dealing with an infected elbow, underwent surgeries to repair a broken growth plate in that elbow in 2010 and 2016.
Fried was nearly untouchable in his seven-inning gem. He has been a key member of Atlanta's rotation this season.
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.
Lester will take the mound Thursday against the Dodgers after spending two weeks on the IL with a strained hamstring.
Strop, who was told his car was involved in a police chase Wednesday, had to leave authorities hanging to go and pitch for the Cubs.
Home runs were aplenty Friday night as a few pitchers had nights to forget.
Thomas Schlarp
Two long home runs and an impressive diving catch in right field headlined the action Thursday.
The Brewers found out Thursday exactly who the Dodgers left fielder is.
The fan said multiple security guards roughed him up and broke his ankle after he asked to use the men's room when being escorted out.
Bellinger, one of MLB's hottest hitters this season, took a 96-mph fastball from Reds P Luis Castillo squarely on the right knee.
Moments of brilliance are common for Puig. But he needs to be more consistent for the Reds to contend.
Jackie Robinson's autobiography, "I Never Had It Made," came out days after his death in 1972. His vision in it was so clear he could see all the way to 2019, where his legacy still shakes minds, hearts and institutions.
David Steele
The Mariners have won 86.7 percent of their games through 15 times out this season.
Kershaw has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since spring training and has spent time in Double-A rehabbing the issue.
The Athletics outfielder had his 17th multi-home run game since 2016 against the Orioles.
Walker Buehler is a fascinating figure in the Dodgers’ present and future.
The Reds pulled off an impressive victory Tuesday, using a seven-run sixth inning to top the Marlins 14-0.
The Cubs' 2-7 start had people asking questions, but Chicago had plenty of answers Monday with a 10-0 win over the Pirates.
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.
Kershaw has been dealing with shoulder inflammation since the beginning of spring training.
The Dodgers ordered 42,000 bobbleheads to honor their legendary manager, but they allege a promotions company didn't deliver.
Rafael Reyna, 45, suffered a fractured skull when he fell to the ground after being punched in a parking lot after a Dodgers game.
Joe Kelly has blown two save opportunities in two relief appearances with the Dodgers.
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.
Murphy and Martin pitched in to give some of their batterymates rest after a long game the night before.
It's just one start, so let's not go nuts, but there are legitimate warning signs for at least one of these pitchers.
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.
Jacob Janower
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.
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.
Sporting News writer Ryan Fagan is traveling through Florida and Arizona this spring, stopping at camps and chatting with the players. One of his side projects is a quick-hitter Q/A we’re calling “Two Minutes With …” Up next: Dodgers infielder Max Muncy.
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.
The Marlins may be inching towards the goal line in J.T. Realmuto trade talks. Here are five contenders for the catcher's services.
Jackie Robinson changed our country forever when he broke baseball’s reprehensible color barrier in 1947. Not only did Robinson change the game by just playing on the same field as white ballplayers, but he was really, really good.
Bryce Harper can land any number of places this winter, and his value is through the roof.
The longtime Diamondbacks outfielder has reportedly agreed to a deal to join the Dodgers.
While his controversies and demeanor have taken center stage, there's no denying that all 30 teams would love to have Manny Machado. Here are the five best fits.
Bryce Harper joining Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in Toronto appears unlikely, but there's little doubt the three would form a solid lineup core.
Does the Cincinnati front office honestly think that adding Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood and Matt Kemp — and jettisoning Homer Bailey’s 6.09 ERA — will be the difference between 95 losses in 2018 and a playoff push in 2019?
A majority of the skippers, not surprisingly, want to keep something that gives them an advantage during games.
Should the Cubs trade Joe Maddon to the Dodgers? Yes? Maybe?
The Yankees heighten a historical feat, the NL West features a surprise team and more bold, spicy predictions to keep you warm this winter.
I wanted to take advantage of the rather unique geographical opportunity presented by the 2018 World Series. The idea was to visit two truly coastal, iconic communities and find one person in each spot to talk baseball with.
The 2018 season didn't end the way the Dodgers hoped, and now there are big questions surrounding the L.A. ace and the rest of the roster.
Joseph D'Hippolito
Everything you need to know about the 2018 World Series, with start times and more.
Sporting News
The Red Sox are world champions.
What's up with Kenley Jansen, Dave Roberts and the Dodger bullpen? Well, no one knows, and no one has answers.
The Red Sox's comeback victory in Game 4 are exemplary of what champions are made of.
The Dodgers manager was asked to respond to the chief executive's in-game tweet about the decision to lift starter Rich Hill in the seventh inning.
The Red Sox scored nine unanswered runs late in Game 4 to take a stranglehold on the 2018 World Series.
Not many expected much from Barnes and Urias, but everyone needs to stay on their toes come October. Both Dodgers have done just that.
From Walker Buehler's spotless start to Nathan Eovaldi's special "loss," the longest game in MLB postseason history left us with a lot of questions.
The Dodgers and Red Sox continue their World Series theatrics less than 24 hours after Max Muncy ended Game 3 with an 18th-inning home run. Here's how to watch Game 4.
Brandon Schlager
Manny Machado hit a drive to the warning track in left field but had to stop at first base after posing and then breaking into a home run trot.
Max Muncy ends the longest game in World Series history with a solo shot off Nathan Eovaldi. LA is right back in the Fall Classic after winning a pivotal Game 3.
Trailing 2-0 on baseball’s biggest stage is a daunting task. Only 11 teams in baseball history have come back from a similar deficit to win the best-of-seven World Series. That makes Game 3 pivotal for the Dodgers.
The Dodgers look to avoid a 3-0 series deficit at home against the Red Sox in Game 3. Here's how to tune in.
The Red Sox head west with a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Dodgers.
While home runs and power are the craze in baseball, reigning SN Player of the Year Mookie Betts showed that speed still rules in October.
The Red Sox look to take a 2-0 series lead against the Dodgers. Here's how to tune in.
The Red Sox drew first blood in the 2018 World Series.
The Dodgers and Red Sox face off in Game 1 of the Worlds Series. Here's how to tune in.
"MLB The Show 18" and "Out of the Park Baseball 19" agree that the Red Sox have the advantage over the Dodgers in the 2018 World Series.
Bryan Wiedey
Despite controversy in the past, Manny Machado has just one thing on his mind: Winning the World Series.
Los Angeles and Milwaukee meet in a winner-take-all NLCS battle for a right to face the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
Cody Bellinger may not have hit the cover off the ball in the series, but he had two massive hits that made a big difference in the outcome.
The Dodgers are winners of six straight division crowns, but it's going to take a World Series win to avoid an unfortunate narrative.
There's no one way for Brewers' bullpen arms to get out batters, but there are a few keys to their success.
The Brewers, facing elimination at home against the Dodgers, gave themselves one at least more game this season.
It was more of a kick than a brush, but who are we to assume?
The Dodgers infielder has a bad reputation in the game, and it only got worse Tuesday night.
No player really wants to be eligible for Comeback Player of the Year because it means something went wrong. Though there were many candidates in 2018, two stood above the rest in a vote of their peers.
Manny Machado is brutally honest in an assessment of himself, and that we can appreciate. But does hustle really matter?
There are a couple of iconic calls associated with Kirk Gibson's famous walk-off homer in the 1988 World Series. But one call that's been unfortunately underrepresented, if not forgotten, belongs to the late Hall of Famer Don Drysdale.
The Brewers center fielder made a highlight-reel catch look easy.
The Crew has made fans hungry for more October victories. Those fans can take time out next week to satisfy their hunger for free eats.
Milwaukee's funky approach to postseason pitching worked big time early in the opener of its series vs. LA.
The NL's two best teams meet with a trip to the World Series at stake. Here are four keys to the duel.
Ranking how each playoff team's chances at a title stack up to each other.
SN's staff makes its predictions for the 2018 MLB postseason.
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.
SN analyzes 10 players, one from each team, whose cost per WAR made them highly valuable in 2018.
Christopher Carelli
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.
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.
St. Louis' ace at the start of the season took a shot to the midsection in his return to the mound.
A walkoff balk is one of the rarest occurrences in baseball. LA reliever Dylan Floro put himself in the history book with his in Seattle.
The Dodgers outfielder is frustrated that he isn't crushing Giants pitching this week. One Giant gave Puig grief about that, and Puig pushed back.
It's difficult to gauge who wins and loses at the MLB trade deadline now, but we can project how some players will play and their value the rest of the 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.
Braves TV analyst Joe Simpson was offended by his old club's attire before Saturday's game in Atlanta. LA's skipper was offended by the criticism.
LA's Enrique Hernandez, pressed into service to pitch the 16th, lands in the history books for the wrong reason.
Milwaukee fans voiced their support for the hard-throwing left-hander, who will be a key figure in the Brewers' drive toward an NL Central Division championship.
Manny Machado chose to wear No. 8 with his new team because of a Los Angeles legend, not a Baltimore one.
Gabe Fernandez
Matt Kemp knew how big the Dodgers' acquisition of Manny Machado would be in Tinseltown. "LeBron and Machado? That would be a big couple of weeks in LA, huh?"
Matt Kemp's instincts took over as he ran through a catcher blocking home plate. The catcher, the Rangers' Robinson Chirinos, must have been expecting Kemp to just be tagged out.
Bartolo Colon is nearing the major league record for most wins by a Dominican-born pitcher. It would be one of his most conventional achievements.
Tony Fortier-Bensen
Clayton Kershaw looked stellar in his return from the disabled list on Wednesday, but his fastball velocity might tell another story.
John Edwards
The Phillies' only run off Clayton Kershaw on Thursday was tainted. The Dodgers failed to notice that Maikel Franco never stepped on the plate.
The former all star second baseman and 1986 World Series-champion manager goes one on one with Sporting News about his life in baseball and new autobiography.
Jim Cerny
With the benefit of hindsight, the way the Dodgers’ final game of spring training ended was more symbolic than anyone thought at the time.
The Dodgers and Nationals are scuffling, which means there's no room in the top 10 for either. Meanwhile, it's top-heavy in the top three spots.
LA first baseman Cody Bellinger tried to do way too much Saturday night, and he wound up looking foolish. "At that moment, I thought it was a good play," he said.
Cincinnati messes up a double switch two days after it sees the Mets mess up their batting order, and on the Reds' first Harvey Day, to boot.
The Giants lowkey might have found another bullpen arm: Pablo Sandoval, who looked very much like a pitcher against the Dodgers.
So far, the Yankees, Nationals, Cubs and Dodgers have not looked like the powerhouses everyone thought they would be. The season is still in its infancy, of course, but each club is dealing with issues.
Gary Phillips
