Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 58th home run against Astros  —  HOUSTON — Seattle's Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 58th home run on Sunday night, a two-run shot in the second inning against the Houston Astros.  —  The Mariners were up 5- after a grand slam by J.P. Crawford …

Angles star Mike Trout hits his 400th career home run in win over Rockies  —  DENVER — A difficult season for Mike Trout and his Los Angeles Angels team came with a historical benchmark Saturday.  —  The three-time American League most valuable player and 11-time all-star hit …

Stanton's 450th homer helps Yankees close gap in AL East and conjures Hall of Fame talk  —  BALTIMORE — Giancarlo Stanton hopes his 450th home run won't be the last milestone he celebrates before calling it a career.  —  “It's a nice round number,” the New York Yankees slugger said Saturday night …

Blue Jays, tops in the American League, clinch playoff berth  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Toronto Blue Jays became the first American League team to secure a spot in the postseason on Sunday with an 8-5 victory against the Kansas City Royals.  —  The AL-best and AL East-leading Blue Jays locked …

Nick Castellanos hits 250th homer, criticizes ‘questionable’ communication over changing role with Phillies  —  PHOENIX — Nick Castellanos came off the bench Friday night and popped his 250th career home run.Then, he popped off about his manager.In a five-minute interview at his locker …

Wilyer Abreu expects to be activated Sunday, and Red Sox can't wait to get his bat back into the lineup  —  TAMPA — Wilyer Abreu rejoined the Red Sox on Saturday and, after working out with the team before the Sox' 6-3 win over the Rays at Steinbrenner Field, expects to be activated on Sunday.

Struggling Charlie Morton on future with Detroit Tigers: ‘Not expecting anything’ … Right-hander Charlie Morton might have thrown his last pitch for the Detroit Tigers.  —  He summarized his contributions.  —  “It's heartbreaking,” Morton said.  “It's really disappointing.”

What we're hearing about the Mets' pitching plans into the postseason  —  NEW YORK — The New York Mets enter the weekend two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks for the final wild-card spot in the National League.  Though New York's focus is on getting to the postseason …

Giants' Justin Verlander wants to pitch at age 43 in 2026  —  Justin Verlander, who went a team-record 16 starts this season for the San Francisco Giants before registering a win, has fixed whatever wasn't working, is riding a hot streak and reiterated that he wants to return …

Brewers' Christian Yelich reaches major milestone in his successful comeback from back surgery  —  MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich always believed he could get back to hitting the way he had earlier in his career, even as he encountered skepticism about his chances of making a successful comeback from back surgery.

Yankees ace Max Fried makes winning fun for Aaron Boone and New York teammates  —  BALTIMORE — There's nothing like watching Max Fried pitch to alleviate some of the angst and pressure associated with managing the New York Yankees in the midst of a pennant race.

MLB orders down period for teams' monitoring of amateur players  —  Major League Baseball is banning team officials from watching amateur players or collecting data on them for a monthslong period over the winter, warning executives that “the amateur baseball calendar is putting young players …