MLB

Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was a game-changer and a franchise-shifter in 2014, leading the National League in home runs and slugging percentage to help Miami win 15 more games…Read more

Andrew Cashner is electric. You can feel it in the air on days when he is scheduled to pitch. Could this be the day of the first no-hitter in Padres…Read more

South Korean pitcher Kwang-hyun Kim may be headed to San Diego after his club, SK Wyverns, accepted the Padres' $2 million bid for the 26-year-old left-hander, according to a statement…Read more

The Cubs are in the market for starting pitching but are not ready to part with some of their young infielders to fill that need.    Read more

If Kenta Maeda was looking to prove that he can handle the rigors of Major League Baseball, he did it on Wednesday against a team of MLB All-Stars. Amid a…Read more

After the MLB All-Stars break for a travel day on Thursday, touring the historic city of Kyoto on their way north to Tokyo, Hisashi Iwakuma will start against Samurai Japan…Read more

Cubs officials denied a report they were in contact with the Nationals regarding a potential trade for right-hander Jordan Zimmermann.    Read more

Major League stars have exchanged hats with their opponents before their games in Japan as a show of respect and sportsmanship -- complete with bows and handshakes.    Read more

As the only National League MVP finalist to lead his team to the postseason as a position player, Andrew McCutchen could win the award for a second straight season.    Read more

In his first outing since the American League Division Series, Angels starter Matt Shoemaker held Samurai Japan to two runs over five effective innings, but the MLB All-Stars were shut…Read more