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Mays was truly a player before his time, and the numbers we value in today's game would only have enhanced his all-time place.

Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam and Teoscar Hernandez added a three-run homer -- all in a seven-run ninth inning -- as the Dodgers rallied for a wild 11-9 victory over the Rockies on Tuesday night.

Willie Mays could do everything on a baseball field. Those gifts made him one of the best -- if not the very best -- players who ever lived.

Willie Mays could do it all. As Ken Griffey Jr put it: He was 'the Godfather of center fielders.'

Willie Mays, known as the "Say Hey Kid," made 24 All-Star teams, won two NL MVP awards and had 12 Gold Gloves over the course of his legendary 22-year career.

Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg left Tuesday's game with left hip discomfort after colliding with the Yankees' Juan Soto while fielding a ground ball.

Kansas legislators approved a plan on Tuesday aimed at luring the Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri by helping finance a new stadium for the Super Bowl champions, and another for Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals.

New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge left Tuesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles after he was hit by a pitch, taking a 94-mph fastball from Albert Suarez on the hand in the third inning of the game against the top two teams in the AL East.

The Twins placed Alex Kirilloff on the IL with back trouble and the outfielder admitted he understated the severity of the issue to the team because he wanted to keep playing.

Angels star Mike Trout, who hasn't played since April 29, said recovery from his knee injury is going "slower than I thought" while trying to get his strength back.

Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo won't need surgery, but he's expected to miss at least eight weeks after fracturing his right forearm.

The Houston Astros placed veteran right-hander Justin Verlander on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to neck discomfort after the three-time Cy Young Award winner was scratched from Saturday's scheduled start against the Detroit Tigers.

Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, who is batting a career-worst .237 this season, has been put on the IL with a right calf strain.

Major League Baseball sent a memo to farm directors Tuesday indicating that beginning on June 25, all Triple-A games will use the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system.

The Yankees have called up prospect Ben Rice, sources told ESPN, as New York tries to find a replacement for first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.

The Mariners reinstated first baseman Ty France, who had been out for a little more than a week after suffering a hairline fracture in his right heel when he was hit by a pitch in a game against Kansas City.

Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was activated from the paternity list Tuesday before AL Central-leading Cleveland opened a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners.

A memo sent to every major league team shed light on how baseball sees the future of automated strike zones.

Baseball's premier position is loaded with stars, so we asked our experts to select the one they'd build a franchise around.

Infielder J.D. Davis was designated for assignment by the Oakland A's on Monday, sources told ESPN, three months after the Giants released Davis during spring training and cost him nearly $6 million.