The reasoning, it turns out, was a simple one.

MLB has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019 and will use it in an All-Star Game for the first time this summer.

National League outfielder Corbin Carroll (7) of the Arizona Diamondbacks hits a solo home run in the sixth inning during the 2025 MLB All Star Game at Truist Park.

Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was crowned 2024 Home Run Derby champion after defeating Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the finals. Hernandez slugged 14 homers in the final round, one more than Witt, to become the first Dodgers player to win the Derby title.

Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz hit a 513-foot drive over Truist Park's right-center field seats while advancing to the second round of the All-Star Home Run Derby along with Seattle's Cal Raleigh, Tampa Bay...

Atlanta’s Matt Olson, Washington’s James Wood, the New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr., and the Athletics’ Brent Rooker were eliminated.

Day two of the 2025 MLB Draft features rounds 4-20 where hundreds of prospects will be selected as organizations look to bolster their farm systems.

Two Illinois players heard their names called in this week’s MLB Draft.

Atlanta selected 13 pitchers overall — 11 right-handers and two left-handers — along with four outfielders and four infielders.