Aaron Judge dented an advertisement with a scorching home run before making an unusual early exit, Jordan Montgomery pitched efficiently against a lineup missing its brightest young star and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 9-6 Tuesday night.

Houston Astros hitting coach Álex Cintrón received a 20-game suspension and a fine Tuesday for his role in a benches-clearing brawl at Oakland, while Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was given a six-game suspension and a fine.

Aaron Nola got enough run support that even another dismal performance by the bullpen couldn't ruin.

Spencer Howard dreamed of tossing a shutout in front of friends and family in his Major League Baseball debut. He settled for a few hundred cardboard cutouts in the stands of Citizens Bank Park and an early exit on the mound.

Jake Arrieta pitched like the healthy ace the Philadelphia Phillies have needed for three years.

Major League Baseball announced the whole weekend set was off hours after saying Friday night's game had been scrapped to ensure everyone affected on the St. Louis Cardinals was identified.

Nick Markakis promised before Thursday night's game that hitting was "the least of my worries" in his first start of the season.

Max Fried boosted Atlanta's depleted rotation by allowing only one run in six innings, Austin Riley hit a three-run homer and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Tuesday night.

"Oh, no." Television announcer Chip Caray uttered those words twice Monday evening as he watched replays of Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka falling to the Truist Park grass in extreme pain.

Scrambling for replacements after a coronavirus outbreak, the Miami Marlins added a Moran, a Morin, two pitchers named Josh Smith and a former Olympic medalist in speedskating.

Jacob deGrom's typically strong performance was overshadowed by a devastating injury to another of baseball's top pitchers.

The Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers became the first teams to try out Major League Baseball's newest time-saving measure: a doubleheader with seven-inning games.

How much Yoenis Céspedes was missed Sunday afternoon at Truist Park depended on which dugout you were sitting in.

Ronald Acuña Jr. shook off a slow first week by driving in two runs with two hits, including his first home run of the season.

Former New York Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud drove in five runs, including three with a bases-loaded double that capped a five-run eighth.

The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball's schedule, bringing the league's total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season.

Matt Ramsey knew all along he wanted to be a baseball coach one day.

Max Fried retired the first 14 batters he faced and combined with three relievers on a four-hitter as the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the second straight night.

Major League Baseball has postponed this weekend's scheduled series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies because of concerns about the coronavirus after two Phillies staff members tested positive.

Freddie Freeman, who was stricken with the coronavirus before the shortened season and became so ill that he feared for his life, has quickly reclaimed his place as one of Major League Baseball's most feared hitters.

Nick Markakis said he realized returning was possible after a phone call from Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos earlier this week.

Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a two-run single during Tampa Bay's five-run third inning, and the Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.

From players ignoring prohibitions on handshakes, high-fives and hugs, to some sitting noticeably closer than six feet apart in dugouts during games, the recently launched Major League Baseball season has provided ample evidence old habits are hard to shake, even when the changes are meant to mitigate the risk of spreading the coronavirus.