The Mets may be looking at the data and seeing their starters struggling the third time through the batting order, but "bullpenning" just isn’t the answer.
Nick Stellini
Reports Wednesday laid out the prospective contract demands of free agents J.D. Martinez and Jay Bruce. Martinez's camp is rightfully asking for a lot more money, but is it being too ambitious?
Tom Gatto
Mickey Callaway was named the 21st manager in New York Mets history on Monday.
Jim Cerny
The Atlanta Braves' "Beat The Freeze" promotion went viral when a contestant fell face-first into the dirt just short of the tape. SN spoke with The Freeze about his origin story and his newfound success.
Andy Wittry
The Mets' closer still could face MLB discipline even though the legal case has been dismissed.
Marc Lancaster
Former MLB commissioner Bud Selig will be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame next July.
Ron Clements
Martinez has garnered some interest from the Giants and Mets.
Alec Brzezinski
Bianca Rivas has asked authorities to drop the domestic assault charge stemming from an incident on Halloween weekend.
Gabrielle McMillen
On the bright side, Tebow ended his stint in the Arizona Fall League with a single to left field and two walks on Thursday.
Jeurys Familia's wife says the Mets closer was intoxicated and out of control on the night of his domestic assault arrest.
The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner had just five AFL hits to his name before Monday, but the sixth turned out to be his best yet.
Brandon Schlager
Familia was featured earlier this month in an anti-domestic violence ad for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Tebow finally broke out of his 0-for-13 slump when he recorded a single Tuesday afternoon.
The Heisman Trophy-winning QB will bat seventh and play left field for the Scottsdale Scorpions.
Bob Hille
Was the Mets' wild-card loss Wednesday the last time we will see Yoenis Cespedes playing at home in Citi Field?
Joe Rodgers
Matt Sammon has worked for the Lightning since 2006, but on Wednesday night he was a baseball savant.
Madison Bumgarner tossed a complete-game shutout and Conor Gillaspie hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the ninth inning to help lead the Giants to the NLDS against the Cubs.
Noah Syndergaard and the Mets must find a way to stop Madison Bumgarner and the Giants as aces duel Wednesday in the NL wild-card game at Citi Field.
The Giants have shown they are getting hot at the right time as the club finished the regular season with four straight wins.
The Mets' instructional league team played its last game Monday, so Tebow is headed to the desert this weekend.
The Giants collapsed after leading MLB at the All-Star break, but the club avoided a worst-case scenario after sweeping the Dodgers Sunday.
The AL wild-card scenario still has some crazy possibilities, but if the Orioles and Blue Jays win Sunday, they're in the postseason.
Arthur Weinstein
The Mets, under .500 in late August, will now host the NL wild-card game.
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.
The Heisman Trophy winner still has a feel for the dramatic.
With a first-inning homer against Boston, Yankees rookie Gary Sanchez matched Wally Berger as the fastest players in MLB history to 20 HRs.
A funeral motorcade will depart from Marlins Park at 2:16 p.m. ET
Jose Fernandez would be proud.
A bag containing four baseballs autographed by Fernandez, along with his checkbook washed ashore on Miami Beach.
As the national anthem ended, the Mets and Marlins embraced and shared hugs. Then, Dee Gordon did the incredible.
Marlins will honor Fernandez Monday as every member of the team will wear his No. 16 jersey — the last time the ace's jersey will be worn.
The obligations of a pennant race put the wild-card leading Mets in Miami, where Jose Fernandez was scheduled to start for the Marlins.
Baseball took a back seat Sunday as the sport was shocked by the death of Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez.
Marlins pitcher José Fernández was one of three killed when their boat struck a jetty and overturned.
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 Tigers had plenty of help to move into the second wild-card position.
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a no-doubter in the bottom of the 11th to give the Mets a 9-8 win over the Phillies.
Terry Collins hopes the Mets can stay positive over their final three series against the Phillies and Marlins.
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.
Inciarte was a thorn in the Mets' side an inning earlier as he drove in the go-ahead run in an eventual 4-3 Braves win.
While the win over the Dodgers was key, the Giants lost ace Johnny Cueto and Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford to injury.
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.
Bogaerts and the Red Sox moved seven games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East with Saturday's win.
The Blue Jays have lost seven of their last 11 games against the Rays.
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.
The Yankees, sellers at the deadline, are just 2 1/2 games back of the final playoff spot in the AL.
At a season-high seven games over .500, the Yanks closed within 4 1/2 games of first place in the East, their smallest deficit since April.
Justin Upton's three-run shot in the top of the 11th inning powered Detroit past the White Sox.
The White Sox and Twins combined to score 24 runs in 12 innings.
The Baltimore Orioles are still one game ahead of the Detroit Tigers for the final AL wild card spot.
The Rangers nearly squandered a seven-run lead, but won their sixth straight to push their AL West advantage to 9 1/2 games over the Astros.
Jacob deGrom could be going through a dead arm phase after an MRI on his forearm came back clean.
Miami knocks out New York right-hander Jacob deGrom, who has a 9.82 ERA over his last three starts.
The Nationals ace took a no-hitter into the sixth inning for the ninth time since arriving in D.C.
Rick Porcello helped the Red Sox beat the Rays and earned his 18th win of the season.
The reigning AL MVP crushed three home runs Sunday to lead the Blue Jays past the Twins, 9-6.
The Pirates have now won three straight games and are just a game and a half behind the Cardinals for the final wild-card spot.
The 23-year-old catcher hit his 10th home run in 20 games as the Yankees bashed the Orioles to pull to within 3 1/2 games of a playoff spot.
Max Scherzer helped the Nationals beat the Orioles on Thursday with stellar pitching and defense.
Yordano Ventura tossed six scoreless innings to help the Royals win their ninth straight game.
After getting benched last week, Justin Upton responded by mashing two three-run home runs against the Red Sox.
Baltimore has dropped eight of their past 12 to fall into the third place in the AL East.
Former Mets All-Star Darryl Strawberry fears the worst after Dwight Gooden was a no-show.
Mookie Betts helped the Red Sox beat the Orioles by hitting his sixth and seventh home runs in Baltimore Tuesday night.
Noah Syndergaard tied Tom Seaver (1972) and Walt Terrell (1983) as the only Mets pitchers to hit three home runs in a season.
The Yankees called up Chad Green on Monday, and he thanked them with 11 strikeouts in six shutout innings.
Mookie Betts had his second three-home-run day of 2016 Sunday. The only other Boston player to turn the feat twice in a year? Ted Williams.
The Astros, who were below .500 in late June, won their fourth-straight game Friday night and are making noise in the playoff race.
Anthony Rizzo's bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th gave the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Cards to run their winning streak to 10 games.
Playing again without Bryce Harper, the Nationals still managed a series split with the Indians in what could be a World Series preview.
The Diamondbacks want to use public money to help fund $65 million worth of upgrades to Chase Field.
Manny Machado blasted three home runs in the first three innings Sunday.
Charlie Blackmon recorded four hits in the Rockies' 12-6 win against the Marlins.
Keuchel threw his fourth career complete-game shutout to narrow the Astros' deficit in the AL West to 5 1/2 games.
With the series-clinching victory, the Rangers won the season series with the O's and now hold a tiebreaker for home-field advantage.
Colon emulated a famed quote from Pedro Martinez to describe A-Rod's success against him.
The Mets' general manager acknowledged Yoenis Cespedes playing golf with a sore right quad was not the best idea.
Joel Youngblood was a busy man on Aug. 4, 1982.
Jason Foster
Cespedes has been playing golf despite his persistent leg injury. He will now have at least 15 more days to hit the links.
Bundy allowed just one hit in seven innings of shutout baseball in a 5-1 Orioles win.
Travis Durkee
The Yankees will promote talented catcher Gary Sanchez on Wednesday to play against the Mets.
Danny Duffy struck out 16 batters Monday against the Rays.
Not much was expected of the Marlins this year, but Giancarlo is hot, Dee Gordon is back, and the Fish have now moved into a wild-card spot.
As the MLB trade deadline arrives Sunday, the deals are far from done with Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy still drawing interest.
The Cubs are becoming nearly unbeatable at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
White Sox ace Chris Sale returned from his bizarre five-game suspension Thursday, but fell to the Cubs 3-1.
Strasburg, who was beaten by the Dodgers on July 21, bounced back with seven strikeouts to move to 20-3 since Aug. 8.
With the Nationals interested in acquiring a reliever to strengthen their bullpen, Papelbon has picked a bad time for his two worst games this season.
The White Sox earned two walk-off wins against the Tigers Sunday.
As we learned in the Home Run Derby, Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton can absolutely crush a baseball.
The Yankees may be rumored sellers at the trade deadline, but the Pinstripes moved to 4-1 since the All-Star break.
The Red Sox are in first place in the AL East for the first time since June 4.
Tuesday's marquee pitching matchup didn't exactly live up to the hype, but it didn't disappoint, either, on a night full of no-decisions.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is ready to sell if his club can't turn it around before the trade deadline. But the Yankees began an important four-game series with the AL East-leading Orioles on Monday with a needed victory.
A trio of walk-off plays in MLB on Sunday came in all shapes and sizes.
Giants closer Santiago Casilla had an inning to forget Saturday in San Diego.
The 27-year-old right-hander is 13-0 and is dominating the competition. That was once again quite apparent Friday night
Strawberry also admitted to having sex with the same woman at the same time with Dwight Gooden.
The Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak Sunday to enter the All-Star break on a high note amid their midseason struggles.
Fighting for a wild-card spot, the Yankees got some much-needed momentum Saturday by beating the Indians in 11 innings.
National League manager Terry Collins was forced to name three injury replacements Saturday.
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is still annoyed with a ruling stemming from the ninth inning of Thursday's 9-7 loss to the Mets.
The Pirates have struggled against Jake Arrieta of late but they got revenge Friday night, knocking the Cubs ace out in an 8-4 victory.
Cespedes departed after three innings with a strained right quadriceps muscle. Syndergaard left with two outs in the fifth inning and was later diagnosed with "arm fatigue."
New York's Neil Walker added an insurance run for closer Jeurys Familia, but the ninth inning wasn’t without controversy.
Jays starter Marcus Stroman carried a perfect game through five innings as the club went on to beat the Royals for its fifth straight win.
Carrasco tossed another gem as the Indians beat the Tigers for an 11th straight time.
Polanco goes deep twice in Pittsburgh's Independence Day victory over its NL Central rival.
Jose Reyes will be activated prior to New York's home game against Miami.
Flores finished with six hits and two home runs Sunday to lift the Mets past the Cubs.
Kepler set a Twins rookie record with seven RBIs Saturday to lead the Twins past the Rangers.
Espinosa collected a career-high seven RBIs while punishing the Cincinnati Reds.
The Yankees ended a losing streak in dramatic fashion Wednesday in the Bronx
Kluber took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as he led the Indians to their another victory.
He's big with a big fastball, a cool outlook and maybe a shot at pitching his way into Washington's rotation.
Kris Bryant accomplished a feat Monday that Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Barry Bonds never did.
Syndergaard disputed reports of issues with his elbow after allowing five runs in three innings during Monday's 11-4 loss.
The hard-throwing right-hander will face Matt Harvey and the Mets in his first big-league start.
Adam Jones now has eight hits in his last three games after posting four more Sunday.
Carlos Carrasco and Francisco Lindor helped the Indians win their eighth straight game Saturday against the Tigers.
During Houston's nine-run first inning, George Springer became the first major league player with a triple and grand slam in the same frame since 2004.
Reyes, 33, becomes a free agent Saturday, available for the prorated portion of the MLB minimum, some $277,000 for the rest of the season.
Bogaerts knocked in Mookie Betts in the bottom of the 10th inning to send the Red Sox past the White Sox.
Syndergaard threw two wild pitches in the sixth inning before exiting the game. Cespedes left an inning earlier.
The Mets' first Hall of Fame player should be immortalized in bronze at Citi Field, his wife says.
Joe Rivera
Pennsylvania baseball fans probably didn't expect to see football scores Tuesday night. Unfortunately for them, their teams were on the wrong end of them.
Colon was hit by a comebacker off the bat of Royals leadoff batter Whit Merrifield. He was later diagnosed with a contusion.
Watching the Braves the last five games, you wouldn't have figured the club owns the second-worst record in all of baseball.
Jacob deGrom starts against the Braves on Sunday, but that’s got little to do with why it is such a big day for the Mets pitcher.
Marcus Dinitto
Carlos Santana launched a walk-off home run to right-center field in the 9th inning, giving the Indians a 3-2 win over the White Sox
The Tigers lost one of their All-Stars in Thursday's victory over the Royals.
The Mets' captain could miss the rest of the season after a procedure to repair a herniated disc.
A look back at three dominant pitching performances — and one off-color postgame interview.
The Pirates might have something special in the 24-year-old rookie.
Mets manager Terry Collins complained of feeling lightheaded before Sunday's game against the Brewers and was taken to a hospital.
Yordano Ventura took advantage of his opportunity to pitch while his nine-game suspension is being appealed.
Xander Bogaerts has 28 multi-hit games this season and is a virtual lock to play in his first All-Star game this July.
St. Louis is 10 games back of the Cubs in the NL Central but its ace might finally be pitching like a No. 1 starter.
Carlos Beltran and Chris Parmelee, who was making his first start at first base, blasted the Yankees past the Angels on Wednesday.
The Manny Machado-Yordano Ventura throwdown wasn't the only drama in the major leagues Tuesday night.
The video perfectly captured the essence of the Steel City, cleverly mirroring the intro of the acclaimed HBO series.
Kirstie Chiappelli
Drafted between Bryce Harper and Manny Machado in 2010, the pitcher lost two full seasons to an elbow injury.
The 1906 Cubs and 2001 Mariners both hold the MLB record for most victories in a season with 116. These Cubs are on track to tie the mark.
Detroit moved back to .500 on the season Sunday after completing a sweep against the White Sox.
All of the pertinent stats, highlights and everything else you need to know from Saturday's slate of baseball games.
Jordan Heck
The team captain is hitting just .226 while dealing with a herniated disk in his neck.
Scott Ridge
There were four games Wednesday in which a team was held to just one run. There were also two shutouts, but plenty of offense in Baltimore.
The last two times the Cubs lost a game started by Jake Arrieta, the club has combined for one hit of support.
Monday's 4-2 victory over the Yankees gave the Jays their fifth AL East win in their past six games.
Wilmer Flores and Ty Kelly will likely split time at third base until Wright returns.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi was close to a no-hitter, but then the seventh inning rolled around.
Noah Syndergaard denied intentionally throwing at Chase Utley, blaming sweaty hands for the fastball that went behind the Dodgers player.
Kansas City stormed back to beat the White Sox by scoring seven runs in the ninth inning.
Noah Syndergaard and Terry Collins were tossed after the star pitcher threw a pitch behind Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley.
Julio Urías pitched only 2 2/3 innings before the Dodgers pulled him and plowed through five more pitchers in the team's 6-5 loss.
The Dodgers will start the young left-hander Friday in New York against the Mets.
Russell Martin and other Blue Jays batters have had a rough start to their season. Wednesday's game may help to kick-start the sputtering offense.
Vin Scully won't steal Joe Buck's thunder in the Fox Sports booth for baseball's All-Star Game.
The Nats right-hander pitched light years better than his Mets counterpart for the second time in a week Tuesday.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is still putting up gaudy numbers in perhaps his best season to date.
The Dodgers used all but three players in a 9-5, 17-inning win over the Padres to snap a four-game losing streak.
Jackie Bradley Jr. continued to hit and Mookie Betts caught fire to help the Red Sox topple the Indians.
“This Tommy John dynamic carries with it unknowns."
Chris Sale was spectacular once again Thursday en route to his third complete game of the season.
It probably wasn't related, but Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon struggled on the same day news of a lawsuit alleging he has a secret family.
A woman has taken Colon to court and wants him to pay child support for her two children she says he fathered.
Syndergaard and Scherzer each struck out 10, but Anderson no-hit the Cubs through seven innings in a 4-2 Brewers victory.
Alderson said he underwent surgery last Wednesday and that the doctors "were able to do everything they had hoped to do."
Pirates ace Gerrit Cole has other ideas about baseball's best team after he held the Cubs to three hits Sunday.
Jake Arrieta continued to mow down opponents Saturday in Chicago.
The Dodgers ace went the distance and allowed just three hits with 13 strikeouts to beat the Mets 5-0 on Thursday.
The pitcher acknowledged the exam but offered few details — such as was the test prompted by discomfort or tightness?
Noah Syndergaard became the second pitcher in Mets history to hit two homers in game, joining Walt Terrell, who did it in 1983
The Red Sox and Orioles are tied atop the AL East lead, but the Blue Jays and Rays are right behind them.
A game that started with a surprise contract extension upped the intrigue with a walk-off hit and an F-bomb from Bryce Harper.
Sunday's game at Wrigley Field didn't want to end. The Cubs also didn't want to pitch to Bryce Harper.
The Cubs won their sixth straight Saturday with an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field.
It's early, but the Cubs simply look better than any team right now.
With their next four games against AL East foes, the Yankees (9-16) can slowly begin chipping away at a 5 1/2-game deficit in the division.
Jake Arrieta improved to 6-0 with yet another scoreless start Tuesday.
Last time the Cubs visited PNC Park, they celebrated a 4-0 NL wild-card win. On Monday night it was a similar fate for the Pirates.
Chris Sale didn't have his best stuff Sunday, but the White Sox beat the Orioles 7-1 anyway.
Rick Porcello continued his fine start to the 2016 season by setting up a sweep opportunity against the Yankees.
The Mets exploded against the Giants with 12 runs in the third inning, including a grand slam and two-run single from Yoenis Cespedes.
Not only did the White Sox sweep in Toronto for the first time since 2005, it was the first time the Blue Jays had been swept at home in three years.
Andrew McCutchen broke out of his slump in a big way with three home runs in the Bucs' victory over the Rockies.
The Twins paid tribute to lifelong Minnesotan Prince before Monday's game and Oswaldo Arcia made it a celebration with a walk-off home run.
After fouling two balls off his leg, Brandon Phillips was hit by Mets ace Noah Syndergaard with a 98 mph fastball
The Cubs are looking for their first World Series title since 1908. Can this be the team to do it?
Jacob deGrom’s newborn son will be watching his father pitch against the Braves after a serious health scare.
Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda made history Saturday, while Tanner Roark looked sharp against the Twins.
For the first time since opening day, the Orioles didn't hit a home run, but the club still found a way to win.
Bryce Harper's grand slam against the Marlins on Tuesday was his fifth home run in his last six games.
A return to the rotation seems imminent for the Mets right-hander after he and his wife were able to take their newborn son home Monday.
