Right-handed pitcher Nolan McLean, the Mets' No. 3 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, will make his Major League Baseball debut on Saturday at an inopportune time, with his team mired in a horrific slump and All-Star Bryan Woo on the mound for the opposing Seattle Mariners.

On Friday night, Brandon Young put on a special performance for the Orioles, etching himself in MLB history in his near-perfect start.

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Following Saturday's middle game in Queens, the Mariners and New York Mets travel to Williamsport, Pa., for the eighth installment of MLB's Little League Classic, televised nationally on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball."

Fittingly, given the Mariners are currently hanging out in Queens, the last man to do it was Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, according to Seattle's PR team. Piazza actually did it five seasons in a row, from 1996 through 2000. Raleigh currently leads the league in RBI with his 100, and he's got a month-and-a-half to add to the total.

The Dodgers slugger gives a shout out to his three sons – Charlie, Brandon, and Maximus – with these customized bats. Nothing pesky or middling about Skubal's footwear. Gleyber Torres will also look good running the bases in those Thomas the Tank Engine Cleats.

With an infusion of creativity from the new official batmakers of MLB, bats are serving as a blank canvas for Players’ Weekend 2025. Bat designs reached a new level in 2023 with Bryson Stott’s pencil bat, but that was just the beginning.

Other players decided to pay homage to movies and video games with their Players' Weekend designs. Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer is using a Lightning McQueen-themed bat this weekend, while Harrison Bader of the Philadelphia Phillies gave a nod to "Fortnite" with his chug jug bat.

In the newest top 10 rankings shared by Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, a few of the prospects who were acquired ahead of the MLB trade deadline are now featured: outfielder Drew Gilbert and right-handed pitcher Blade Tidwell.

Professional baseball players including Miguel Rojas and Junior Caminero wear luxury Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry during games in growing fashion trend.

Christian Yelich belted two homers as part of a four-hit day -- falling a triple shy of the cycle -- and drove in five runs as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers rallied from an early seven-run deficit to stun the Cincinnati Reds 10-8 on Friday.

The Toronto Blue Jays haven't made any roster moves official yet. But it certainly seems like Shane Bieber is finally ready for his return to Major League Baseball.