Nothing about what they saw from Kimbrel and Game 4 should have surprised them. It wasn’t willful ignorance that led Thomson to call on him with the Phillies leading 5-3 and six outs away from ...

After Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel went up and in on a fastball that hit the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. between the numbers in the seventh inning Monday, Schneider quickly walked out of the dugout ...

One a three-two pitch to Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Alek Thomas, Craig Kimbrel threw a 93.8 mile per hour fastball on the outside corner only to watch fans dive into a pool out in right ...

Kimbrel (7-4) allowed two hits and struck out two over a scoreless inning to earn the win Friday over the Astros. Kimbrel was brought into a low-leverage spot with the Orioles trailing by three ...

Kimbrel, 34, will be the Phillies’ highest-paid reliever, the terms of the deal matching Corey Knebel’s contract last year. Knebel was assigned to the closer role by then-manager Joe Girardi.

Brandon Hyde only has so many levers he can pull. To get ex-closer Craig Kimbrel back on track, the Orioles manager has almost everything. He’s given Kimbrel extra rest to get his mechanics back ...

This year, Kimbrel is missing less often with his four-seamer, which he throws 68.1% of the time. He’s also slightly upped ...

Even Phillies righthander Craig Kimbrel, who built a long career on his ability to get the final three outs, has given up after fighting the rising tide for a few years. All he asks of manager Rob ...

But instead of turning to usual closer Craig Kimbrel, the team deployed reliever Yennier Cano. Kimbrel's been among the finishers in the MLB throughout his 15-year career, though he's struggled ...

But Kimbrel still recorded 22 saves in 27 chances and posted a 3.75 ERA in 63 games. He also dominated in the ninth inning for the Chicago Cubs in 2021, posting a 0.49 ERA and striking out 64 of ...