The Giants are within striking distance of a playoff berth. Can the promotion of their top prospect get them to the finish line?
In March, with the regular season drawing closer each day, Yardbarker's team of MLB writers got together to identify what a best-case scenario might look like heading into the coming season. Now, with the season coming to a close, it is the perfect opportunity to look back and see how things actually unfolded.
The Giants have played better of late as the Mets have fallen apart. That leaves San Francisco just 1.5 games back of a playoff spot now, with two weeks left in the regular season.
The New York Yankees expected Jazz Chisholm Jr. to fill a significant hole in their lineup.
How many of the players to reach the 50-home run milestone in one MLB season can you name in five minutes?
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez reached a pair of milestones on Saturday.
In 96 games this year, he has hit just .235/.294/.366 with 10 home runs.
All season long, Milwaukee has played with the mantra "Win it for Ueck," who unfortunately never saw the team he loved win a World Series.
Anthony Volpe’s underwhelming season has made the shortstop a topic of controversy in the Bronx.
The group welcomed its newest member on Saturday, when Robinson Canó became the 22nd player to reach the milestone.
As teams look to upgrade their rosters this offseason, several current players in Japan's NPB and Korea's KBO will look to make the jump to the Major Leagues.
Despite big names and even bigger salaries, it's clear that, right now, the New York Mets aren't built for October.
The Blue Jays are promoting right-hander Trey Yesavage to the majors, according to a report from Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.
That second-half surge could be beneficial for the Marlins regardless of what happens with Alcantara during the offseason.
It is fair to wonder if retirement could be in the cards after all the tumult of his last three seasons.
He made his major league debut in less-than-stellar fashion.
He is known for a bit of a hot temper and once even triggered a benches-clearing incident.
In last season’s MLB playoffs, the San Diego Padres came relatively close to toppling the dominant Los Angeles Dodgers. This year, the Padres are once more an underdog.
The Detroit Tigers' hopes for a deep run in the postseason may have been dealt a significant blow.
Aaron Judge passed Joe DiMaggio and took sole possession of fourth place on the New York Yankees' all-time home run list.
The numbers don't lie: Judge should be the MVP.
The Colorado Rockies were looking for any way they could to get on the scoreboard against the San Diego Padres. Then an unexpected source of power provided the end to what had been a historic run of zeroes inside Petco Park on Friday.
The New York Yankees (81-65) are looking to make another deep postseason run, currently holding the top American League wild-card spot with a three-game deficit in the division.
FanGraphs listed San Francisco's chances to make the postseason at 8.3 percent before Friday's play.
How many of the active MLB pitchers to strikeout 200 batters in a season at least once can you name in six minutes?
The Astros have placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list due to right-hand soreness, per Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle.
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