Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the Dodgers back on track in the World Series, shutting down the Blue Jays in a complete game.

The most impressive World Series moment on Friday night may have come from MLB Network analyst Dan Plesac when he predicted Toronto Blue Jays utilityman Addison Barger would play a significant role in Game 1 before the first pitch was thrown.

Commissioner Rob Manfred said Major League Baseball's "No. 1 priority is to protect the integrity of the game" and that the league has been "really vigilant" amid increasing questions about professional sports' ability to police the fallout from the widespread legalization of sports gambling.

Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh had a historic season in 2025, flexing power numbers that were not only high-water marks for himself, but also in the Major League

TORONTO — Major League Baseball and the organizing body of the 2028 summer Olympics in Los Angeles are making progress on a schedule that could allow big leaguers to play in the games, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Saturday.

The Toronto Blue Jays couldn't continue building momentum in Game 2 of the 2025 World Series, falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the final score of 5-1 on Saturday night.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media before World Series Game 2 on Saturday. As he does during every Fall Classic, Manfred fielded questions from assembled reporters on a variety of topics.

MLB did not allow players on 40-man rosters at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but has discussed creating an extended All-Star break to allow participation in the 2028 Games. The commissioner says

Lefty slugger Addison Barger wasn't in the starting lineup for the Toronto Blue Jays, but he made World Series history in Game 1 with one swing of the bat: He hit the first pinch-hit grand slam ever in Fall Classic. And Dan Plesac of the MLB Network nailed that Barger would make an impact with a home run at some point.

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In each of the past four Major League Baseball offseasons, at least $3 billion was spent on free agents, most notably on Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. Those mega deals came in addition to the gargantuan extensions signed by the likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.