Topic: Paul Goldschmidt

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Mike Trout and Nick Martini were among more than two dozen players to hit home runs on MLB's league-wide opening day. Martini was the only player to homer multiple times.

Cuba pitcher Frank Alvarez responded to a heckling fan by throwing a baseball from the bullpen toward the spectator during a loss to the United States in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Miami.

Team USA punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic final on Sunday when the Americans' bats came alive as they trounced Cuba 14-2 in the semifinals.

Team USA, the Dominican Republic, Japan and Puerto Rico enter the 2023 World Baseball Classic with All-Star-filled rosters and huge expectations to dominate. The pandemic-delayed tournament will start March 8.

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals claimed respective American League and National League MVP Awards, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced.

Albert Pujols reached possibly the final benchmarks of his MLB tenure in the St. Louis Cardinals' latest loss, breaking Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth records with career homer No. 703 in a loss at PNC Park.

St. Louis infielder Paul Goldschmidt smacked his 35th home run of the season on Wednesday and the Cardinals rallied with a five-run ninth inning for a comeback win over the Washington Nationals.

Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and the American League bullpen held the National League scoreless after the first to seal a victory in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game.

The presence of legends Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera, power-surged National League and American League rosters and a unique tiebreaker format highlight MLB's All-Star Game, which will air Tuesday from Los Angeles.

A league-high six players will represent the New York Yankees in the 2022 All-Star Game, MLB announced.