The Latest Breaking News from MLB

CHICAGO — Although Rob Thomson will manage the National League All-Stars, he won’t have a say over which players are on the team. A few years ago, MLB changed the selection process, taking it out of the All-Star managers’ hands.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals reliever Austin Cox made his first major-league start Wednesday night. And things look good for a while.

PITTSBURGH — It may have been tough to see through the cloudy haze that enveloped Pittsburgh throughout the day on Wednesday and well into the night. But if you squinted hard enough, peering through the smoke, you saw that productive offense had returned to the North Shore.

CHICAGO — Baseball fans have been inundated by new stats over the years, from WAR to wRC+ and exit velocity to barrels.

They really should've listened.

She unleashes numerous complaints about being a golf spouse.

This ball was crushed.

Is this the year HR Derby draws more viewers than the All-Star Game?

What a night and what a season for Ohtani!

Giancarlo Stanton has faced boos from his own New York Yankees fans recently, but the right-fielder isn't offended - he wants to use the hardship as fuel to rekindle his form

PITTSBURGH — The NCAA baseball season ended Monday night with LSU topping Florida in Game 3 of the College World Series. Now comes the real intrigue, at least locally.