Padres at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4  —  It's Wednesday, June 4, and the Padres (35-24) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (33-28).  Nick Pivetta is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Kyle Harrison for San Francisco.

Yankees Build a Better Team After Losing Out on Juan Soto  —  Sometimes, as the saying goes, the best deals are the ones you don't make.  —  It's a small sample size and very early in the process, but so far, the New York Yankees are fortunate to have not signed Juan Soto.

Manfred: MLB will propose automated ball-strike challenge system for 2026  —  NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday he plans to introduce a proposal to Major League Baseball's competition committee that would bring the automated ball-strike system to MLB in 2026.

Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Luke Weaver sidelined, Devin Williams steps back in as Yankees closer  —  In this week's Closer Report, Devin Williams is getting another ninth-inning audition with the Yankees as Luke Weaver heads to the injured list with a left hamstring strain.

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively has Tommy John surgery, expected to miss 12-18 months  —  CLEVELAND — Guardians pitcher Ben Lively had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning.  —  Dr. Keith Meister did a right elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with a flexor tendon repair on the 33-year-old Lively in Dallas.

Red Sox, Angels engage in pregame kerfuffle  —  A GM'S VIEW OF CALLING PLAYERS UP QUICKLY  —  Alex Cora mentioned immediately after Tuesday night's demoralizing 10-inning loss to the Angels that all the Red Sox could do to start fix their problems is show up Wednesday.

New York Mets  —  Objective: Get Juan Soto really going and run away with the NL East.  —  Best fit: Cedric Mullins  —  What to know: The Mets have the best record in the NL, and that's without Soto having his typical year and with a patchwork rotation that has managed to be the game's best.

Former All-Star catcher in minors with Red Sox leaves team, likely will retire  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox signed two-time former All-Star Yasmani Grandal to a minor league deal in April in an effort to add some catching depth after then-starter Connor Wong went down with a broken finger.

Rockies' 2nd straight win in Miami ends MLB-record streak of series losses at 22  —  MIAMI — The woeful Colorado Rockies have ended their ignominious, record-setting MLB streak of 22 consecutive series losses, which dated to last season.  —  A nervy 3-2 victory at Miami …

Reds place Hunter Greene on 15-day injured list and sign Wade Miley to 1-year contract  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds placed ace pitcher Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain and signed veteran left-hander Wade Miley to a one-year contract.

Cool Jazz back at Yankee Stadium as Chisholm's homer sparks New York to 3-2 win over Cleveland  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees had been missing their cool Jazz.  —  Sidelined since April 29 by a strained right oblique, Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove Tanner Bibee's first pitch of the seventh inning toward the right-center stands.

MLB MVP Race Breakdown: Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani Are Still the Standard  —  The two reigning MVPs are the favorites to repeat, but there are several viable contenders who could make up ground in the coming months.  —  We're just about one-third of the way through the 2025 MLB season …

Red Sox manager Alex Cora proclaims his team ‘not getting better’ following 8th loss in 10 games  —  BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been proclaiming recently that he didn't think his team was far from putting good baseball together following a dismal stretch of games.

Mets, Brandon Nimmo discuss play on Freddie Freeman's fly ball in 10th inning: 'It's not as routine as it looked'  —  Freeman's fly ball dropped in for a double to score Dodgers' game-winner  —  POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY RECENT STORIES  —  BEGLEY  —  Mets blow ninth-inning lead, lose to Dodgers in extras