The Latest Breaking News from Carlos Rodon

The big dominoes have yet to fall, but with MLB winter meetings less than a week away, we might finally see more hot stove movement.

PHILADELPHIA — The offseason was less than an hour old when the annual lobbying campaign began. Somebody asked Bryce Harper if he wanted to send a message to the fans about the Phillies’ determination to repeat as National League champs. Instead, he responded with a message that seemed intended for…

Smyly threw seven-plus innings of one-hit ball Friday in outdueling former White Sox lefty Rodon and earning a 4-2 victory.

SAN FRANCISCO — For most of Friday night, it seemed, Mike Yastrzemski was doing one of two things: driving runs in, or watching them leave the yard.

All the LOLs if the Yankees blow it this year.

This was absolutely ridiculous.

Carlos Rodon kicked a bat into his own teammate. Not good!

SAN FRANCISCO — A marquee pitching match-up turned into an ugly, extra-inning 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers for the San Francisco Giants to open up the final series before the All-Star break on Thursday night.

Increasing usage of MLB’s most popular breaking ball has revitalized the pitching careers of stars and journeymen alike—and made life much harder on hitters.