A California native, Melton played college baseball at San Diego State and was selected by the Tigers in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft. He is currently ranked as the Tigers’ No. 10 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Scouting reports praise his mid-90s fastball and deep arsenal, which includes a cutter, curveball, slider and changeup.

The former Milton High star would tie Edwin Jackson's MLB record by appearing for his 14th different franchise.

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This list applies only to those who treated the first weekend after the All-Star break as its own scoring period and, thus, are beginning a new scoring period Monday

The quest of youth pitchers to emulate their heroes, such as Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom, has caused them to need the same surgeries as the pros.

The Athletics are reportedly open to trading their starting pitchers at the deadline in an attempt to capitalize on a market shortage of controllable starters.

Verlander’s incredibly tough start to his time with the Giants got worse Friday, when Verlander was handed another loss while allowing four runs in just 2.2 innings pitched. Two days later, as the Giants were in the process of getting swept, Verlander came back into the spotlight while sitting in the dugout.

A former Major League Baseball pitcher has died unexpectedly at 63 years old. Jeff Bittiger, a former MLB pitcher, played in the big leagues from from 1986-89. He pitched for three different teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies,