Brent Rooker proved to be a double threat on Monday night when he fulfilled both his duties as a dad and an MLB player during the All-Star Home Run Derby.

After an exit filled with tension for the Athletics, Rob Manfred has not ruled out the return of a second MLB team to the Bay Area in expansion talks.

A handful of ball/strike calls got challenged during the All-Star Game — and all were resolved in a matter of seconds. A quick system is a good system, and public proof of that quickness is more ammo for making it permanent.

Bobby Boser made a huge impact on the Florida baseball program despite being a Gator for just one year. The Athletics got a good one.

The second was that catcher/designated hitter David McCann had signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Yankees. In 2025, McCann slashed .275/.385/.569 in 52 games, playing at catcher and as a designated hitter.

MLB mailbag covering the Nationals' considerations in trading MacKenzie Gore, plus questions on the Tigers, Reds, A's, Astros, Red Sox, and Rangers.

ATLANTA — A few days before he stepped to the plate for Monday’s Home Run Derby, Minnesota Twins All-Star Byron Buxton got two hits in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. But that wasn’t enough for a gambler who watched him best Paul Skenes.

They seemed to have our number over the last decade," Dodgers and NL manager Dave Roberts said about the senior circuit winning for only the second time in the last 12 All-Star Games. "But there's just a lot of talent in both leagues.

FOX Sports, who had the TV rights for the 9th MLB All-Star Game, faced backlash for not broadcasting the Canadian National Anthem at Truist Park in Atlanta

With the No. 11 overall pick in the 2025 draft, the Athletics selected left-handed pitcher Jamie Arnold out of Florida State.

Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz certainly turned to their own playing days when making their World Series predictions.