The Latest Breaking News from Justin Verlander

“It’s very important to me,” Cease said of matchup with Verlander

The Houston Astros ace is approaching his fifth decade and barely played in the last two seasons. But he has returned to dominate opposing batters

PHOENIX — Before Monday night’s series opener here with the Diamondbacks, Giants manager Gabe Kapler was asked if there was any added significance to these games, coming on the heels of a four-game sweep in Los Angeles and with so little time before the Aug. 2 trade deadline.

You ready for a frantic finish to the MLB season? It’s going to be epic!

Major League Baseball is considering a pitch clock for next year along with shift limits, larger bases and restrictions on pickoff attempts

MLB has announced its next wave of All-Star substitutions.

Pit the most anemic offensive team in baseball against a future Hall of Famer and the end result is what happened to the Athletics Saturday in a 5-0 road loss to the Houston Astros.

CINCINNATI — Jacob deGrom will start Friday for the St. Lucie Mets at Daytona in what will be his second rehab start. Encouragingly, that means deGrom will remain on a five-day schedule as the ace ramps up his pitch count and intensity.

NEW YORK — Taijaun Walker refused to be outdueled by Justin Verlander in the Mets’ 2-0 loss to the Astros on Wednesday at Citi Field.