Mike Axisa

2 weeks ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel died following a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, the Mets announced Tuesday after holding a moment of silence for him before the afternoon game. He was 51. At least 44 people died and more than 140 others were injured at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's capital city. Dotel was among those rescued from the rubble but later succumbed to his injuries.

2 weeks ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

The Seattle Mariners will be without their starting right fielder for the next several months. Victor Robles suffered a dislocation and a fracture in his left shoulder making a catch in the ninth inning of Sunday's game against the San Francisco Giants. The expectation is he will not need surgery, but not a guarantee. If that is the case, the fracture should heal in six weeks, the Mariners say. Robles will then need another six weeks of rehab, so he'll miss 12 weeks minimum.

2 weeks ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

The best team in baseball resides in the NL West, though it's maybe not the team you're thinking. The San Diego Padres, at 9-2, have MLB's best record in the early going this season. They won a franchise-record seven straight games to begin 2025 and have jumped over the favored Dodgers, who are 1-3 since their own historic 8-0 start. "Credit goes to the players," Padres manager Mike Shildt said after Monday's win (via MLB.com). "They were really dedicated to winning their offseasons.

2 weeks ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

At 6-4, the Detroit Tigers sit atop the woebegone AL Central, and Monday's win at snowy Comerica Park was their fourth straight (DET 6, NYY 2). The Tigers are 6-1 since being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the season's first series, and they've outscored their opponents 39-21 in those seven games. Detroit has bounced back from that sweep very nicely.

2 weeks ago | cbssports.com | Mike Axisa

Not a whole lot has gone right for the Colorado Rockies this season. They entered Saturday's game with the (Sacramento) Athletics (GameTracker) with a 1-6 record and having been outscored 30-14 in their seven games. Top pitching prospect Chase Dollander will make his MLB debut Sunday, so that's fun, but otherwise it's been a sluggish start to 2025.