R.J. Anderson

CBS Sports Staff /

Texas Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford returns from injury, but Evan Carter hits IL with back issue

Texas' rookie duo has not performed quite as expected so far in 2024

Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. to miss rest of season with torn ACL: Reigning NL MVP injured knee running the bases

In 2021, Acuña suffered an ACL tear in the other knee

Ronald Acuña Jr. injury: Five trade candidates for the Braves after losing reigning NL MVP for season

The Braves currently sit in second place in the NL East

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol calls team's performance 'unacceptable' after one-hit effort vs. Orioles

The White Sox, MLB's worst team, have now lost five games in a row

Yankees' rotation sets unique pitching mark despite not having ace Gerrit Cole around

The Yankees joined the 2022 Mets, and two others, with another solid start on Sunday

Red Sox, Brewers clear benches after Boston reliever takes exception to bunt attempts: 'Swing the bat'

Chris Martin wanted the Brewers to take their cuts against him on Sunday

Roki Sasaki update: MLB executives 'planning' for NPB ace to be posted this offseason, per report

Sasaki, 22, put himself on the global map with a 19-K perfect game in 2022

Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock out for rest of 2024 season, will undergo elbow surgery

Whitlock made four promising starts before being sidelined in April

A's Sacramento stadium to undergo upgrades, including clubhouses, new turf, before 2025 MLB season

Rob Manfred also said the cameras will be upgraded for "major-league quality broadcasts"

Phillies off to MLB's best 50-game start since record-setting 2001 Mariners

The Phillies are 36-14 and are on one of the hottest prolonged stretches in club history

Yankees' Juan Soto delivers second multi-home run game of 2024 season in win over Mariners

Soto, the AL MVP favorite, helped the Yankees improve to 34-17

SEC Baseball Tournament features 'double first base' experiment to help improve player safety

The SEC Baseball Tournament runs through Sunday

Gerrit Cole injury update: Yankees ace still eyeing June return to rotation as rehab process continues

Cole has yet to make his 2024 debut after being shut down in spring training

Mariners confirm Yankees' Clarke Schmidt was tipping pitches: 'Anything we can to gain an advantage'

Schmidt previously said he thought Josh Rojas was relaying messages to the hitter from second base

Orioles swept for first time since 2022: Baltimore falls to Cardinals in three-game series

The Orioles had gone 106 series between sweeps

R.J. Anderson joined CBS Sports in 2016. He previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus, where he contributed to five of the New York Times bestselling annuals. His work has also appeared in Newsweek and Baseball America, as well as on ESPN.com and Wired.com.

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