San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron was unexpectedly benched by the team in February 2026 in order to have hemorrhoid surgery. Waldron had previously carved out a niche as one of Major League ...

The Padres pitching staff could be getting a major boost in the coming weeks.

Wilbur Wood, a knuckleball pitcher who won 20 games for four consecutive seasons as the workhorse of the Chicago White Sox staff during the 1970s, died on Jan. 17. He was 84. Wood spent 17 seasons in ...

Matt Waldron works two scoreless innings in first spring start; Walker Buehler throws first live batting practice.

Nobody who has ever worn an Atlanta Braves uniform is quite like No. 35. For 18 years, knuckleball pitcher Phil Niekro gave ...