Dodgers great Carl Erskine dies at age 97  —  Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died Tuesday.  He was 97.  —  Erksine died at Community Hospital Anderson in Anderson …

Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog dies at age 92  —  MLB, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals  —  NEW YORK — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate …

Mets rally in 7th and score the go-ahead run on a balk for a 3-1 victory over the Pirates  —  NEW YORK — Jose Hernandez balked home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Jeff McNeil added an RBI double and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday night.

John Sterling, Yankees' legendary broadcaster, has decided to call it a career  —  NEW YORK - That voice.  —  That unmistakable, indelible, one-of-a-kind voice.  —  John Sterling is from an age when baseball announcers had distinct personalities, instantly identified by a greeting, or a catch phrase, or a home run call.

MLB Farm System Rankings for the 2024 Season  —  With a new MLB season underway, it's time for an updated rundown of how all 30 MLB farm systems stack up after an offseason of trades and a wave of graduations to the big leagues.  —  The following factors helped determine the placement of players and teams:

St. Louisan Ken Holtzman, who threw 2 no-hitters for Cubs and won 3 World Series for A's, has died  —  Ken Holtzman, a St. Louis baseball legend who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs, made two All-Star teams and won three World Series with the Oakland Athletics, has died at 78, his brother, Bob, told the Post-Dispatch.

Called on to pinch-run, Freeland unharmed after collision at home  —  PHILADELPHIA — Odd circumstances left Kyle Freeland, the Rockies No. 1 pitcher, but pinch-runner for a night, trying to score the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning on Monday.  —  Freeland rolled around the dirt near …

Patrick Mahomes Is Already Thinking About His Next Super Bowl Win  —  Patrick Mahomes was already slogging through the roughest regular season of his career, before the Las Vegas Raiders nearly ruined Christmas.  —  In the weeks preceding the December 25 matchup, frustration began mounting in Kansas City.

Trevor Bauer accuser indicted for fraud in Arizona  —  A woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona on felony charges of fraudulent schemes and theft by extortion.  —  Darcy Adanna Esemonu “knowingly did obtain a benefit from …

‘You always feel good when No. 27 is up there’: Trout belts go-ahead 2-run HR  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Angels superstar Mike Trout loves hitting at Tropicana Field.  —  Trout entered Monday's series opener against the Rays with the highest career OPS in the stadium's history with a minimum …