Mike Axisa

CBS Sports Writer /

Shohei Ohtani slugs his 45th home run of the season as Dodgers star seems poised to become first to 50-50

Ohtani's home-run and stolen-base totals already have him in rarified air

Teoscar Hernández injury update: Dodgers outfielder likely to land on IL after getting hit by pitch

Hernández took a Matthew Boyd slider to his foot/ankle area during Friday night's game

Astros manager ejected after missed call on Alex Bregman fails to get overturned by MLB replay review

Here's why the confusing call was not overturned by MLB's replay center

Yankees play-by-play announcer John Sterling to come out of retirement to call playoff games, per report

Sterling retired abruptly in April

Alex Bregman free agency: Why Matt Chapman's contract extension could mean a bigger payday for Astros star

Chapman's new deal reset the market -- and freed it up -- for Bregman

Yankees manager Aaron Boone defends Alex Verdugo after outfielder fails to run out ground ball: 'He's beat up'

Boone benched Gleyber Torres earlier in the year for jogging on what he thought was a home run

Yoshinobu Yamamoto injury update: Dodgers pitcher to start Tuesday after missing almost three months

Yamamoto has been on the IL since mid-June with a rotator cuff strain

Batting Around: How many home runs and stolen bases for Shohei Ohtani? Dodgers star has 50-50 season in sight

Ohtani is fighting for a first in MLB history: 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season

Giants, Matt Chapman agree to six-year, $151 million contract extension: All-Star third baseman avoids FA

Chapman signed with the Giants on a one-year deal with options last offseason

Corey Seager lands on IL with hip injury: Could Rangers shortstop's season be over?

Seager has played the field in just three of the last seven games

Braves infielder Whit Merrifield fumes after getting hit by pitch in head, then laments lack of retaliation

Merrifield took a 94.5 mph fastball to the head Tuesday night against the Rockies

Elvis Andrus to retire as a Ranger: Veteran shortstop spent 12 MLB seasons with Texas after debuting at age 20

Andrus last appeared in the majors with the White Sox in 2023

Phillies' Kyle Schwarber slugs 13th leadoff home run of 2024 MLB season, tying Alfonso Soriano's record

Wednesday's homer off Bowden Francis is Schwarber's 44th career leadoff home run

Legendary Rice baseball coach Wayne Graham dies at 88: College Baseball Hall of Famer turned program around

14 Rice players were drafted in the first round during Graham's tenure, including Lance Berkman

AL wild-card breakdown: Yankees, Twins, Royals are favorites, but there's still time for Red Sox, Tigers, more

Let's check in on the American League wild-card race with less than a month to play

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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