Michael Harris II delivered a two-run double as a pinch-hitter after being scratched from the starting lineup with an ailing ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Center fielder Michael Harris II was scratched from the Atlanta Braves lineup Friday night for the opener of a ...

Mendoza’s explanation was that Slater is on the team to hit against left-handed pitching. He kept Melendez in against a ...

BOSTON — Pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida singled over a drawn-in, five-man infield, scoring Jarren Duran from third base with one out in the 10th inning, as the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 1-0 on Friday ...

CLEVELAND — Many players will say that hitting a baseball thrown by a major league pitcher is the single toughest thing to do in all of sports. But that might only be half correct. Doing so as a pinch ...

Adding the designated hitter in the National League diminished dugout strategy. There is simply less need for pinch-hitters when the pitchers don't bat. Lately, though, Cubs manager Craig Counsell has ...

Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss 5-4 after a ninth-inning comeback. Pinch-hitter Chone James hit a go-ahead triple in the ninth inning. Starting pitcher Charlie Foster had a career-long outing, ...