The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Rivera

The Cubs and D-backs are two of the teams locked in a tight NL wild-card race.

PHOENIX — Kyle Schwarber set the tone early in the Phillies’ 15-3 win on Tuesday night. Less than 24 hours after Kody Clemens hit a long shot that landed just foul, Schwarber hit a ball towards that same foul pole, that landed fair. It traveled 450 feet, marking the longest…

That wave of young Kansas City Royals prospects who’ve been forecast and anticipated for several years may have finally crested.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals trailed when the first inning ended Wednesday, and that had been an ugly predictor of how the game would unfold for Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — What do Miguel Cabrera, Ted Williams and a stolen base have in common?

DETROIT — Losing a home series to the only team beneath you in the Central Division standings seems like a rough way to spend a holiday weekend. But, given how things have gone this season for the Tigers, it was fitting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Some of the Giants’ favorite hitting metrics revolve around their ability to control the strike zone.

MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Archer made his major league debut six days after Bobby Witt Jr.'s 12th birthday. Who could have imagined the current rookie would celebrate at the former rookie's expense a decade later?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals rookie catcher MJ Melendez singled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning on his fellow rookie Emmanuel Rivera’s RBI triple, then for good measure Melendez tacked on a couple insurance runs late with his second major-league home run to help secure…