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Today’s MLB schedule has 17 games, including a regionalized FOX window featuring Red Sox at Yankees and Rangers at Brewers. Viewers receive one of those 7:15 p.m. ET matchups based on their market and should check local listings. The FOX coverage available in each market is streaming live and on demand on FOX One.

MLB Schedule for August 29 on FOX Networks

Red Sox at Yankees, Game 2

• Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• TV: FOX (regionalized window; check local listings)
• Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One
• Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

The Red Sox at Yankees nightcap is the biggest rivalry game in FOX’s regional window. New York entered Saturday at 76-58 after a 1-0 win Friday, while Boston was 73-61. Max Fried is the Yankees’ probable starter for Game 2, and FOX Sports lists Raymond Burgos as Boston’s probable starter.

Rangers at Brewers

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• Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• TV: FOX (regionalized window; check local listings)
• Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One
• Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Rangers at Brewers matchup follows Milwaukee’s 6-1 win in Friday’s series opener. The Brewers enter at 84-51 and the Rangers are 66-69, with Cal Quantrill scheduled to face Shane Drohan.

Other August 29 MLB Games

• 1:05 p.m. ET: Red Sox at Yankees, Game 1 (MLB Network, NESN, YES TV – New York)
• 1:10 p.m. ET: Dodgers at Tigers (Detroit SportsNet, Spectrum SportsNet LA)
• 2:10 p.m. ET: White Sox at Twins (Chicago Sports Network, Twins.TV)
• 2:15 p.m. ET: Pirates at Cardinals (Sportsnet Pittsburgh, St. Louis Cardinals TV Network)
• 2:20 p.m. ET: Reds at Cubs (Marquee Sports, Cincinnati Reds TV Network)
• 3:07 p.m. ET: Mariners at Blue Jays (Rogers SportsNet, Seattle Mariners TV Network)
• 4:05 p.m. ET: Marlins at Nationals (Washington Nationals TV Network, Miami Marlins TV Network)
• 4:05 p.m. ET: Diamondbacks at Giants, Game 1 (NBC Sports – Bay Area, Arizona Diamondbacks)
• 4:10 p.m. ET: Royals at Guardians (CleGuardians.TV, Kansas City Royals TV Network)
• 4:10 p.m. ET: Astros at Mets (Space City Home Network, SportsNet New York)
• 4:10 p.m. ET: Rockies at Braves (Colorado Rockies, Braves Vision)
• 4:10 p.m. ET: Padres at Rays (San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays TV Network)
• 10:05 p.m. ET: Diamondbacks at Giants, Game 2 (NBC Sports – Bay Area, Arizona Diamondbacks)
• 10:05 p.m. ET: Orioles at Athletics (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, NBC Sports – California)
• 10:07 p.m. ET: Phillies at Angels (Angels Broadcast Television, NBC Sports – Philadelphia)

How to Watch MLB Games

FOX’s two 7:15 p.m. ET broadcast-network games form a regionalized window. Viewers receive Red Sox at Yankees or Rangers at Brewers based on market, so check local listings for the matchup airing in your area. The FOX coverage available in each market is streaming live and on demand on FOX One.

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The Juan the New York Mets invested $765 million in has returned.

New York announced on Saturday afternoon that it has activated Soto from the 10-day injured list. Soto, who’s batting second and serving as the Mets’ designated hitter in their Saturday afternoon home matchup against the Houston Astros, hasn’t played since July 24 due to a calf injury.

To make room for Soto on the active roster, the Mets sent infielder Eric Wagaman to Triple-A Syracuse.

Soto, a six-time Silver Slugger and five-time All-Star, also missed roughly three weeks in April due to a calf injury.

Through 84 games this season (359 plate appearances), Soto has totaled 21 home runs, 52 RBIs, a 164 OPS+ and 2.7 wins above replacement, while boasting a .283/.408/.539 slash line. He ranks in the 93rd percentile of MLB in average exit velocity (92.5 mph), 92nd percentile in barrel percentage (14.3%) and 89th percentile in hard-hit percentage (48.6%), according to Statcast.

As for the club he’s returning to, the Mets have lost three consecutive games and four of their last five. New York is 60-75, good for 13th in the National League and last in the NL East.

Soto, 27, is in the second season of an MLB-record 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets.

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The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow them to build a new stadium, a day after city officials approved their part for the $2.3 billion ballpark project that will replace the domed Tropicana Field.

The Hillsborough County Commission voted 5-2 on Friday to approve its $796 million share of the mixed-use entertainment district that includes a new 31,000-seat stadium that will be near Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Rays’ new stadium is expected to open in 2029. The Tampa City Council city voted 4-3 on Thursday to approve $80 million.

Rays CEO Ken Babby said the team’s partnership with the county and city on the project secures the long-term future of Major League Baseball in Tampa Bay.

“We now look forward to celebrating before breaking ground with Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa on a future that has long been doubted, but will indeed happen,” Babby said. “By making the Forever Home a reality, the Rays are now home forever in Tampa Bay.”

The Rays have committed to contributing at least $1.3 billion, plus any cost overruns. Another $30 million will come from federal disaster recovery funds.

The Rays’ ownership reached an agreement earlier this year with Hillsborough College to build the stadium and entertainment district on the campus and to renovate some of the school’s buildings. The property is located next to the New York Yankees’ spring training facility and across a highway from the NFL stadium.

Since the team’s inception in 1998, the Rays have played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, except for moving home games to the Yankees’ George M. Steinbrenner Field in 2025 following hurricane damage at the Trop. The Rays’ lease runs through at least the 2028 season. The team returned to the Trop for the start of this season.

A proposed $1.3 billion redevelopment deal for a new ballpark adjacent to the Trop fell through last year, raising new questions about the future of the team, which was bought last September by Patrick Zalupski’s ownership group.

“This has been a long and challenging process, and we know that transformational projects rarely come easily,” Zalupski said Friday. “Today’s vote represents an extraordinary milestone, not simply for the Rays or for a ballpark, but for the future of Tampa and the entire Tampa Bay region.”

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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New quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 232 yards, Aeron Burrell kicked two field goals and the North Carolina Tar Heels opened head coach Bill Belichick’s second season with a 15-10 win over the TCU Horned Frogs on a rainy Saturday in Ireland for the Aer Lingus Classic.

TCU didn’t score again after going up 10-3 on its first two drives. The Horned Frogs were stopped on fourth-and-short deep in Tar Heels territory on their last two drives.

The 74-year-old Belichick, who won six Super Bowls as an NFL head coach, was 4-8 in his college debut with the Tar Heels last year. That season began with a 48-14 home loss to TCU in prime time on Labor Day.

North Carolina never had a halftime lead against a Power Four opponent last season, but went ahead 12-10 on a safety with 1:49 left in the first half of the first major college football game this season. TCU punter John Hoyet Chance kicked the ball out of the back of the end zone after the snap sailed well over his head.

The Tar Heels ran out the final 4:05 after new TCU quarterback Jaden Craig threw an incompletion when rolling left on fourth-and-2 from the 10-yard line.

That followed a missed field goal by Burrell on a 13-play drive by the Tar Heels after their defense stuffed Jeremy Payne, who finished with 142 yards rushing, on fourth-and-1 from the 5-yard line.

Edwards, a transfer from the Wisconsin Badgers, completed 16 of 28 passes. Jordan Shipp had five catches for 71 yards and Jaylen McGill had the Tar Heels’ only TD, on a 9-yard run in the first quarter after they had converted a fourth-and-7.

Craig, who set passing records at Harvard the past three seasons, was 20 of 32 for 175 yards.

The Takeaway

North Carolina had 10 points and 141 total yards in the first quarter with new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino. The Tar Heels scored 10 points in the first quarter only once last year, but never had more yards. They finished with 322 total yards.

TCU had scored at least 30 points in its last 10 season openers, which was the longest active FBS streak. … The Horned Frogs had 10 penalties for 95 yards, including the defense jumping offside when UNC had fourth-and-1 with 30 seconds left.

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Both teams have an open date before their home openers on Sept. 12, when North Carolina hosts East Tennessee State and TCU plays Grambling State.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars added to their quarterback room on Saturday as they acquired Quinn Ewers in a trade with the Miami Dolphins. 

Jacksonville sent a sixth-round pick to Miami to complete the deal. 

The prize for the Jaguars, Ewers, brings starting NFL experience and a decorated college career to Duval County. In 2025, Ewers started three games for the Dolphins once the franchise was eliminated from playoff contention and decided to bench starter Tua Tagovailoa. He completed 66.3% of his passing attempts for 622 yards and three touchdowns. 

The Dolphins selected Ewers in the 7th round of the 2025 NFL Draft following a trip to the College Football Playoff semifinals with Texas in 2024. Ewers led the SEC with 31 passing touchdowns, and boosted the Longhorns to victories over Clemson and Arizona State in the CFP, before losing to the eventual-champions, Ohio State. 

Quinn Ewers threw for 283 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Texas’ CFP semifinals loss to Ohio State in 2024. (Photo by CFP/Getty Images)

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He helped Texas reach the CFP semifinals in 2023, as well. 

Ewers appeared in Miami’s first preseason game against Washington, but sustained a groin injury and has been sidelined since. 

Seemingly, Jacksonville saw enough in his 2025 regular-season tape. Despite acquiring Ewers, Jacksonville’s hope is not to deploy him in the same inconsequential situation Miami did last season. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars are looking to improve on a 13-4 season in Year 1 with head coach Liam Coen. Bringing in Ewers gives them an added layer of security at the NFL’s most important position, so that if he were called upon to start, he could help the team continue to contend. 

He joins a QB room that includes Lawrence and veteran Nick Mullens, and Ewers will be on track to be Lawrence’s direct backup. Miami, on the other hand, boasts a quarterback room including Malik Willis, Cam Miller and rookie Mark Gronowski. 

Jacksonville opens the NFL season hosting the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Sept. 13, while the Dolphins play the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Shohei Ohtani will not pitch Sunday against the Detroit Tigers after experiencing knee discomfort during a Friday bullpen session.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Saturday’s 2-1 loss that Ohtani’s knee still isn’t pain free, and he’s also having minor issues with the biceps muscle that troubled him earlier in the inning.

After the game, Roberts said Ohtani would not be used against Detroit and his next pitching outing is up in the air. Tyler Glasnow, who was expected to follow Ohtani, will now start Sunday’s game.

The two-way star hasn’t pitched since throwing six innings in a 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on July 3, and would have only pitched an inning or two on Sunday.

“The hard part right now is trying to figure out if he’s not 100% in the overall body, is it worth giving him an inning to build him up,” Roberts asked.

Ohtani has been able to hit through the problems – he’s batting .274 with 12 homers in 45 games since his last pitching performance – and the addition of Tarik Skubal has made it easier to win without him in the rotation.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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Juan Soto, activated from the 10-day injured list before the game, had the go-ahead RBI single a pitch after fouling a ball off his right leg Saturday, leading the New York Mets to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros.

Soto was tended to by manager Andy Green and a trainer before his hit off Cristian Javier (1-5) capped a seven-pitch battle and sparked a three-run fifth for the Mets, who halted a three-game skid.

Soto returned to the last-place Mets after missing 31 games with a grade 2 strain of his left calf. It was the second IL stint of the season for Soto.

Jared Young added a two-run triple later in the fifth and finished with three hits and a career-high three RBIs. Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run double in the eighth,

Nolan McLean (10-8) surrendered an unearned run and struck out four over seven innings. He is 8-4 with a 2.19 ERA over his last 16 starts.

McLean allowed just two hits, including Jeremy Peña’s double on his first pitch of the game. Peña took third on an error by left fielder Brett Baty and scored on a sacrifice fly by AL Triple Crown candidate Yordan Alvarez.

Peña’s hit was just the second McLean has surrendered to a leadoff batter in his 35 big league starts.

Alvarez hit his AL-leading 38th homer off Daniel Duarte in the eighth.

Astros opener Bennett Sousa allowed one run while recording two outs. Javier was charged with three runs and struck out four in 4 1/3 innings.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong turned two pregame conversations with Sammy Sosa into one of the best days of his career.

Crow-Armstrong homered three times and drove in six runs on Saturday, adding to his case for NL MVP and powering the Chicago Cubs to a runaway 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The All-Star center fielder had four hits and scored four times, delighting the crowd of 39,597 at Wrigley Field.

“I think Pete’s having a wonderful season,” manager Craig Counsell said. “It’s a lot of fun to watch. … We’re lucky to be a part of it.”

Crow-Armstrong, 24, saw Sosa in the lobby as he made his way into the ballpark, and the two talked again in the batting cage. Sosa, 57, was part of a pregame ceremony celebrating Chicago’s 150 years as a National League franchise.

Crow-Armstrong said Sosa told him he wanted to see even more out of him, and then told him he wanted him to hit three homers during the game.

“He was like, ‘I want three out of you today. … I need three,’” Crow-Armstrong said. “And sure enough, I don’t know what he passed down to me there.”

Crow-Armstrong continued his bid to unseat Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani as NL MVP after the Japanese slugger took home the honor each of the previous two years. Ohtani hasn’t been able to pitch since July 3 because of left knee soreness and a right biceps injury.

While Ohtani has been limited to designated hitter with Los Angeles, Crow-Armstrong is one of baseball’s top defensive players. And he has turned into a consistent threat at the plate as well, batting .282 with 36 homers, 89 RBIs and 32 steals in 136 games.

“Sometimes you feel it in your bones that you got a day like today in you and I did today,” Crow-Armstrong said.

Crow-Armstrong hit a 435-foot drive to right-center in the first for his eighth career leadoff homer — all this season. He went deep again in the second, sending a two-run shot off the foul pole in right.

It was Crow-Armstrong’s fifth multihomer game this season and No. 11 for his career.

“I think he can change the game in so many different ways,” teammate Alex Bregman said. “I think that one day it’s hitting three homers, the next day it’s making three diving plays or just running down balls that nobody else can go catch out there in center field. Next day, it’s stealing third and the ball going in the left field and him scoring. It’s just so many different things he can do on a baseball field.”

Crow-Armstrong got each of his first three hits off left-hander Andrew Abbott. He is batting .315 with 11 homers and 34 RBIs against lefties this season after he hit just .188 with seven homers and 27 RBIs versus lefties in 2025.

“It’s getting on the dish and learning the strike zone better,” he said. “I’m just, I think I’m getting better naturally as a baseball player overall.”

Batting with runners on first and second in the seventh, Crow-Armstrong hit a 444-foot drive to center off right-hander Tony Santillan. The crowd chanted “M-V-P! M-V-P!” as he rounded the bases.

With Reds catcher Jose Trevino on the mound in the eighth, Crow-Armstrong bounced to second. But the fans cheered anyway, saluting his first career three-homer game with a long ovation.

“The relationship has grown with all these fans,” Crow-Armstrong said, “so I’m just enjoying my time here more and more every day, walking down the street or in my uniform.”

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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The No. 14 USC Trojans advanced to 1-0 with a 42-26 win over San Jose State on Saturday, with 16 true freshmen contributing throughout the day. 

Ahead of Saturday’s Week 0 game, head coach Lincoln Riley started five true freshmen on the depth chart. Riley started wide receivers Trent Mosley and Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, edge rusher Luke Wafle, tight end Mark Bowman and cornerback Elbert “Rock” Hill IV. 

Starting quarterback Jayden Maiava was nearly perfect through three quarters of play, going 25-for-29 passing with 289 yards and three touchdowns. Maiava finished last season as the Big Ten’s leading passer and entered this season as an early Heisman candidate. 

Mosley hauled in seven receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown, and Dixon-Wyatt added a touchdown pass. Notably, Mosley became the first USC true freshmen receiver to record over 100 receiving yards in his collegiate debut since Juju Smith-Schuster in 2014. 

After Maiava finished his time on the field, true freshman Jontez Williams took the field for the final quarter of play, finishing the day going 5-for-7 for 55 yards and one interception. 

On the ground, the Trojans running back corps added three touchdowns from running backs King Miller, Shahn Alston and Riley Wormley.

Defensively, Wafle finished with two tackles with .5 tackles-for-loss and one pass breakup as Hill also added a pair of tackles. 

Despite a 28-0 lead, San Jose State’s Luke Weaver passed for 234 yards and threw fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Jerry McClure and Jordan Anderson before rushing for a late score. 

The Trojans host Fresno State on Friday at 6 p.m. on FOX.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Milwaukee — Alex Palou will have to wait at least one more day before winning his fifth INDYCAR championship.

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver had a shot Saturday in the first race of a doubleheader weekend at The Milwaukee Mile, but rains forced INDYCAR to suspend the race after 90 of the scheduled 250 laps. 

With at least 126 laps needed for an official event, INDYCAR had hoped to resume at 9 a.m. ET on Sunday. But after heavy overnight rains that lingered into the early morning, INDYCAR opted to push it to Sunday evening – after the “second” race of the doubleheader that will run as scheduled at 1 p.m. ET on FOX.

INDYCAR will give teams three hours between the races, and hope to resume the first race at 6 p.m. ET, which should be plenty of time before it gets dark.

“The weather keeps it real interesting for us,” Andretti Global driver Will Power said on the FS1 telecast.

FOX Weather predicts a 10 percent chance of rain the remainder of Sunday.

INDYCAR officials say they need three hours between the events for teams that need to change engines or make any other necessary repairs.

Palou entered the race 91 points ahead of Kyle Kirkwood and 110 points of Christian Lundgaard. He needed to be 108 points ahead of both after the first race in order to clinch the crown. After the doubleheader is completed, all he needs to be ahead by is 54 points as the season ends Sept. 4 at the Laguna Seca road course in Monterey, Calif.

After 90 laps Saturday, Pato O’Ward was the leader, followed by Felix Rosenqvist, Alexander Rossi, Josef Newgarden, Christian Lundgaard and Kyle Kirkwood.

Palou was 13th, one spot behind David Malukas, who had stopped most recently and potentially is in the best position when the race resumes. 

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