Baseball

8/19/2026 |  Crow-Armstrong vs. Ohtani: Who has the edge in NL MVP race? (ESPN) After years of dominating the MVP race -- first in the American League and then for back-to-back seasons after moving to the National League -- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani finally has some competition in the form of Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

8/19/2026 |  Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs assemble! Baseball icons featured in new line of comic books (Yahoo Sports) This fall, a gathering of heroes will band together in a desperate battle against a relentless, approaching evil that threatens to lay waste to all we hold dear, a grim shadow that could shroud our world in darkness forever. 

8/18/2026 |  MLB approves sale of San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones (Associated Press (AP)) Major League Baseball’s team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife and business partner, Kwanza Jones.

8/18/2026 |  Padres sale unanimously approved, new owners aiming to 'bring a World Series championship to San Diego' (CBS Sports) The sale of the San Diego Padres was unanimously approved by the rest of the owners of MLB ballclubs on Monday, the league announced. Approval remains contingent upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected over the next few weeks.

8/18/2026 |  2026 MLB Power Rankings: One Player To Watch On Every Team Down The Stretch (Fox Sports) The Baltimore Orioles sold at the deadline, are under .500 … and would be in the playoffs if the season ended today. 
That’s the current state of affairs in the underwhelming American League, where five teams are fewer than two games behind the Orioles for the final playoff spot. Every AL team other than the Royals, A's and Angels still feels like it's in contention.