Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has declined an invitation to join the National League All-Star roster as a replacement player. The offer from Major League Baseball came three days after Wheeler struck out 14 batters and called his omission from the original roster “BS.” Wheeler said he chose not to participate because he felt disrespected by the selection process. “They disrespected me, so I’m not going to participate,” Wheeler told The Athletic.The 36-year-old right-hander has posted a 2.28 ERA across 14 starts and 87 innings this season. Although he is scheduled to pitch on the Sunday before the All-Star Game, a factor that…

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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:Tristan Peters Hit For A Wild CycleHitting for the cycle? Inherently cool. Hitting for the cycle in a historically relevant way? Even better. That’s what White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters did on Friday, in a game that got extremely out of hand late against the Athletics. Out of hand for the A’s, mind: it was just…

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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:The Red Sox Swept The White SoxOn June 18, the Red Sox lost 4-3 to the Blue Jays. The L dropped Boston’s record to 29-43 — no team in the history of Major League Baseball had ever made the postseason after starting out with a record as bad as that one. And no team has made the…

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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:Mike Trout’s Back, And Timely, TooMike Trout debuted in the majors on July 8, 2011. Mike Trout came back from a stint on the IL for a strained right hamstring on July 8, 2026. He marked both occasions the same way: by hitting a 438-foot homer.This shot in the eighth inning put the Angels up 11-0 on…

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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:Rockies Beat Dodgers…It took nearly the entire game to get to this point, but the Rockies toppled the Dodgers in the second game of their three-game set. Los Angeles was up 2-0 heading into the sixth, until the Rockies finally scored on a ground out by left fielder Jake McCarthy — one which the Dodgers responded to…

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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:Mets And Braves Go Back And ForthSure, the Mets aren’t exactly a threat to take the NL East from the Braves, but New York can still make life difficult for Atlanta as the Phillies continue to surge toward the top of the division. And that’s just what happened in a rare Monday series finale, when the Mets…

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Eury Perez pitched seven perfect innings before getting lifted by Miami manager Clayton McCullough, and the Marlins nearly squandered an eight-run lead Sunday in a 9-8 victory over the Athletics.Heriberto Hernandez homered twice for the surprising Marlins (49-42), who have won nine of 12 overall after completing a three-game sweep. Leo Jimenez and All-Star shortstop Otto Lopez also went deep.Lopez, who leads the majors with a .346 batting average, drove in three runs and scored twice. He and Hernández had back-to-back homers in the sixth, and each finished with three of Miami’s 16 hits.Lopez has 39 multihit games, most before…

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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:Chapman Sets A Strikeout RecordAroldis Chapman picked up save No. 17 of the season on Friday when the Red Sox defeated the Angels, 5-2. Chapman gave up a pair of hits but otherwise got through the ninth inning unscathed, and recorded a strikeout for one of the outs. That K had significant meaning in what was otherwise…

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Kylian Mbappé Leads France vs. Paraguay, Canada Clashes with Morocco in FIFA World Cup 2026™ Round of 16 Doubleheader on FOX with Live Studio Show Originating from Philadelphia’s Historic Independence Hall MLB ALL-STAR GAME SELECTION SHOW PRESENTED BY KONAMI eBASEBALL™ and BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA Highlight Primetime on FOXLOS ANGELES – Ahead of America’s 250th birthday on Saturday, July 4, FOX Sports today unveils its unrivaled, All-American slate spotlighting the network’s star-spangled broadcast schedule for the day. Beginning with the first sparks of the grills at 11:00 AM ET and continuing until fireworks light the night sky across the country, FOX will be…

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Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker will undergo surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee and miss the remainder of the season.”This is a big blow,” manager Mark Kotsay said Wednesday before the A’s played the Los Angeles Dodgers. “It’s a middle-of-the-order bat. It’s a guy that produced for us offensively for the last three seasons with 30-plus homers. There’s not one guy that is going to come in here and step in with that type of production. We’ll do our best to fill that void and make the best of the situation.”The tear was discovered during an…

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