National League wins All-Star Game in first-ever home run swing-off

National League wins All-Star Game in first-ever home run swing-off

Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit on Tuesday night. In baseball’s equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout, the game was decided by having three batters from each … Read more

Seattle’s Cal Raleigh wins 2025 Home Run Derby, first catcher and switch-hitter to win competition

Seattle's Cal Raleigh wins 2025 Home Run Derby, first catcher and switch-hitter to win competition

Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger, nicknamed Big Dumper, advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than an inch over … Read more