Yamamoto ignores boos, subdues Blue Jays yet again in Toronto encore  —  TORONTO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto came into the 2025 World Series as one of the most accomplished active players in baseball, having won championships in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball and gold medals …

AP study: MLB average salary hits a record $5.34M as the Mets lead spending again  —  Major League Baseball's average salary rose 3.4% on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season's start for the fourth straight year.

Sources: Konnor Griffin agrees to 9-year, $140M deal with Pirates  —  Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a nine-year extension, the team announced, locking up the top prospect in baseball less than a week after his major league debut.

Cleveland fan believes Guardians player stole Royals' signs in Wednesday's game  —  It's only April, but the Royals probably have seen enough of Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio this season.  —  Rocchio delivered a walk-off single that helped Cleveland defeat the Royals on Tuesday afternoon.

Kansas City unveils $600M plan for Royals downtown stadium.  Here are details  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Mayor to unveil ordinance for $1.9B Royals stadium at Washington Square Park.  — Kansas City would contribute ~$600M; project about 60% publicly funded.

One moment he's in the Minors, the next, he gets to honor late dad in debut  —  BOSTON — When lefty reliever Tyler Samaniego woke up in his apartment at 7:30 on Wednesday morning to go to Polar Park for Triple-A Worcester's noon contest, he had no idea the course of his life was going to change in two hours.

Punches thrown between Soler, López as tensions boil over  —  ANAHEIM — The benches cleared for the Angels and Braves on Tuesday night after Jorge Soler took umbrage with Reynaldo López throwing up and to the backstop after Soler had homered in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in his second at-bat.

Liverpool want Arne Slot to remain manager next season  —  Owners believe Dutchman deserves to stay in charge; plus Van Dijk says ‘unacceptable’ form shows that it's the end of an era at Anfield  —  Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group believes that Arne Slot will lead the club next season …

Reds' 2nd chance at MLB history didn't last long, but no glove lost  —  MIAMI - The most confounding success story in an early season full of them for the Cincinnati Reds got a short-lived second chance at history this week, thanks to a scoring change by MLB's official keeper of the stats.

OG Anunoby, Derrick White highlight our All-Perimeter Defense First Team  —  Share full article  —  OG Anunoby could tell the future.  —  No, the New York Knicks' all-defensive wing didn't know a pass would drift into his hands.  He didn't predict the exact fashion of yet another steal or the fast break that followed.

Astros' injury woes continue to mount as Cristian Javier, Jake Meyers leave early  —  Share full article  —  DENVER — Already without ace Hunter Brown for the foreseeable future, the Houston Astros starting rotation may have sustained another seismic blow.

Nets haven't given up on trying to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo  —  The Nets didn't face Giannis Antetokounmpo in their 96-90 win over the Bucks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, and it's unclear if they'll see him Friday when they travel to Milwaukee.  —  But it's almost a fait accompli …

Amed Rosario repaying Aaron Boone's faith with big Yankees contributions  —  The New York Yankees continued to get a boost from Amed Rosario, who delivered a standout performance in Tuesday night's win over the Athletics, further proving his early value to the roster.