Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

“It’s always nice to prove people wrong,” Giants SS Brandon Crawford said. “I thought we were going to surprise teams.”

It’s the mock holiday that Mets’ fans love to hate: Bobby Bonilla Day. And instead of hiding from the contract albatross, the Mets embrace it.

While there were no fireworks related to Trevor Bauer and foreign substances, the Padres swept the Dodgers for the first time since April 15-17, 2013.

MLB is looking for more consistency in how balls are prepared before being used in games to level the playing field for hitters and pitchers.

Yu Darvish struck out 11 in 6 innings on Monday, becoming the first player ever to reach 1,500 career strikeouts in less than 200 games.

Alvin Toles, the father of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles, prays for his son who is mentally ill.

Every starting pitcher will be checked at least twice a game for foreign substances, and relief pitchers at least once by the umpiring crew.

Price, who retired as the Phillies pithing coach in Oct. 2020, has no regrets about his decision. He says he no longer was in love with the game.

Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen is taking a leave of absence to be with his family as his wife Nicole continues to battle brain cancer.