Sources: Phillies to sign Nestor Cortes to Major League contract  —  Philly is looking to a veteran to provide some needed pitching depth.  —  Add us as a preferred source  —  Free-agent pitcher Nestor Cortes and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a Major League contract, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Brewers rout Mariners 22-0 on historic night  —  Struggling offense?  What struggling offense?  —  The Brewers poured it on the Mariners tonight with 22 hits and 22 runs in a game that became a laugher late.  But even discounting the nine runs that Milwaukee scored off of a position player …

Royals' Jac Caglianone provides positive update after leaving game with injury  —  Entering Wednesday night's game at Kauffman Stadium, there had been no hotter hitter in Major League Baseball in the month of August than Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone.  —  Among all qualified MLB hitters …

Yankees standing by Heliot Ramos amid poor introduction  —  BALTIMORE — Heliot Ramos hasn't done anything to warrant a spot in the heart of the Yankees' order since joining the team.  And yet, he's become a fixture there.  —  The right-handed hitter, acquired from the Giants …

Scorching Tigers prospect hits home run in fourth consecutive game  —  Bryce Rainer was the Tigers' first-round pick (No. 11 overall) in the 2024 MLB Draft.  —  Bryce is starting to bomb, in a good way.  A very good way.  —  Bryce Rainer, the Tigers' No. 3-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline …

Marte returning to Phoenix for MRI on knee; Lovullo focusing on series in Boston  —  BOSTON — One day after Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte failed to show up at Fenway Park for Monday's game against the Red Sox and was placed on the restricted list, there is still not a lot of information known about the situation.

Royals Release Starling Marte  —  The Royals moved on from veteran outfielder Starling Marte, per his MLB.com transactions tracker.  Marte's release comes after he was designated for assignment on Monday.  He had the right to reject an outright assignment given his service time, but Kansas City opted to skip that step.

Little League World Series 2026: Latest bracket, full schedule, teams, TV, stream  —  Mark Giannotto Sherlon ChristieUSA TODAY  —  Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of Little League World Series Aug. 19 games here.  —  The 2026 Little League World Series set to begin …

Dodgers' offensive woes seemingly cured as they complete sweep of Rockies  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article … DENVER — As Teoscar Hernández popped up from his slide across home plate, Mookie Betts retreated to first applauding.  —  While the long ball had been the key …

Lane Thomas, Sean Murphy back in lineup for Braves-White Sox series finale  —  Before we get to the Pokemon card collector battle that is Sale vs. Misiorowski tomorrow afternoon, there's one left to play in Chicago.  —  Returning to Rate Field, the Braves will be trying to salvage a series …

Little League World Series scores, bracket updates, highlights from Wednesday's games  —  Sherlon Christie Victoria Hernandez Kristie AckertUSA TODAY  —  The wait is over.  Opening day of the 2026 Little League World Series featured four matchups, launching one of the biggest events in youth sports each year.

Braves remain in serious funk after getting swept by Twins  —  The toughest road trip of the season for the Atlanta Braves has gotten off to an incredibly inauspicious start, as the NL East-leading squad went into Minneapolis and ended up getting swept by a Minnesota Twins team just scuffling …