Neither team scored in the second and then the Cubs got those two runs back in the third. With one out, Kyle Tucker went deep [VIDEO]. Today would be a very good day to extend Kyl

Carson Kelly hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Michael Busch launched a two-run homer on the way to a career-high four RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Athletics 18-3 to spoil their first game in their new Northern California home.

A Major League Baseball game between the Athletics and visiting Chicago Cubs was interrupted for a few minutes after a mysterious drone was spotted flying above the outfield before the home team's bat boy snatched it out of the air.

The Athletics’ historic first home game on Monday night at Sutter Health Park didn't go according to plan as they lost 18-3 to the Chicago Cubs.

This bizarre MLB Airbnb shows a team can hold its home city hostage while negotiating a better deal elsewhere. Sound familiar, Sox fans?

West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 3:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (0-1, 12.46 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, one strikeout); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, nine strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -134,

In addition to Swanson, second baseman Nico Hoerner has been swinging a torpedo bat in games. Left fielder Ian Happ swung one during the Tokyo Series. Others have tried them in batting practice.

Since the New York Yankees clubbed a franchise-record nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, the baseball world has taken notice of the uniquely shaped "torpedo" bats that several players were using in the game.

After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?

It’s the “torpedo bat.” The torpedo bat became the talk of baseball after the New York Yankees hit 15 home runs — including nine on Saturday — over three games. The bats, true to the name, feature a torpedo-like shape and are custom-made,

New torpedo bats have become all the rage in Major League Baseball and a Minnesota Twins slugger is trying them out.

Baseball season is back, and it didn’t take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating conversation. And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats.

"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new bats.

"The Yankees are bringing a lot of publicity to them with their performance thus far, but they weren’t a secret in the industry prior to this weekend.” An AL executive meanwhile told Feinsand they believe the Yankees tying an MLB record with 15 home runs in their first three games of the 2025 season will help bring more publicity to the bats.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Here's what they are, where they came from and who is using them.