The Mets were early adopters of NPB starting pitchers. Masato Yoshii was a rotation regular for the 1998 and 1999 Mets. At that point, only Hideo Nomo, Hideki Irabu and (briefly) Shigetoshi Hasegawa had started an MLB game in 35 years.

MLB insider predicts the Padres are "more likely" to sign Roki Sasaki than the Dodgers, with several teams in the mix for the young star.

Coincidentally, a starting pitcher (Roki Sasaki) and an outfielder (Juan Soto) are the most talked-about free agents in this year's class. More news: Dodgers Veteran Takes Parting

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale has been named to the All-MLB First Team. He is the only Atlanta Braves player to be named to either the first or second team this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes was named First Team All-MLB on Thursday night at the 2024 All-MLB Awards show in Las Vegas. The first and second team selections were determined by a combination of fan voting and voting from a decorated panel of media members,

Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cincinnati Reds next season. The announcement was made on Thursday after a judge in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston approved the Reds and Diamond Sports Group ending their joint venture.

MLB to take over production, distribution of Reds games for 2025

MLB will produce and distribute local games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 2025 season. The new arrangement will give more Reds fans in the Club’s home television territory the opportunity to watch games on television or to stream digitally with no blackouts for locally distributed games.

Below is a look at what Diamond's emergence from bankruptcy could mean for sports fans and their favorite teams. Which MLB teams will remain with Diamond for the 2025 season? What

Regional sports broadcaster Diamond Sports Group received court approval on Thursday for a bankruptcy restructuring that will rebrand its TV channels, trim nearly $9 billion in debt, and renegotiate broadcast contracts with six Major League Baseball teams.

Diamond Sports Group (DSG), the largest operator of US regional sports networks (RSNs), has had its reorganization plan approved by a court, allowing the company to emerge from bankruptcy. Judge Christopher Lopez gave the go-ahead during a hearing in the US Bankruptcy Court in Houston,