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MLB Salary Arbitration Eligibles List

Dec. 17, 2024 16:22 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The 168 players eligible for salary arbitration. Proposed salaries will be exchanged Jan. 9: AMERICAN LEAGUE ...

NL batting champ Luis Arraez of the Padres has thumb surgery

Oct. 16, 2024 22:04 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — NL batting champion Luis Arraez of the San Diego Padres had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. The Padres said they expect Arraez to begin an offseason hitting program in about eight weeks and to be at full strength by the start of...

Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS

Oct. 12, 2024 01:21 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion for Japanese talent in the offseason and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké...

Higashioka's homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series

Oct. 03, 2024 02:17 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night. Manny...

Fernando Tatis Jr. returns to the playoffs with a towering 2-run homer for the Padres in 4-0 win

Oct. 02, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and his swagger returned to the playoffs with a blast. The 25-year-old San Diego star hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four seasons to give the Padres a 2-0 lead against rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves in...

Arraez denies Ohtani NL Triple Crown, wins batting title for 3rd team

Sep. 30, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Arraez held off Shohei Ohtani's bid to win the National League Triple Crown and became the first player since the 1800s to earn batting titles with three teams. Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. won his first American League batting championship, finishing...

Ohtani has 2 hits to close on batting leader Arraez in Triple Crown bid as Dodgers beat Rockies 13-2

Sep. 29, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arraez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 on Saturday night. ...

Padres secure home Wild Card Series with 5-3 win over Diamondbacks, who slide in NL playoff race

Sep. 28, 2024 01:32 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Luis Arraez hit two doubles and a triple, Yu Darvish pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the San Diego Padres used a four-run first to beat the sliding Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Friday night. The Padres — who had already clinched a postseason berth earlier this week...

MLB's .300 hitters become endangered species in era of dominant pitching

Sep. 27, 2024 18:38 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A .300 hitter has become an endangered species, a victim of increased velocity as 100 mph heaters are no longer rarities. “When I got in the league, I’d still see a lot of guys throwing 89, 91,” Baltimore Orioles All-Star slugger Anthony Santander said. ...

White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

Sep. 22, 2024 21:37 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.'s towering home run. The White Sox...