The All-Star break is a thing of the past, and the Trade Deadline on Aug. 3 is quickly coming into focus.

ATLANTA -- Braves manager Walt Weiss’ decision to get his All-Star position players off their feet gave Victor Mederos a chance to become the first MLB pitcher (excluding Shohei Ohtani and position players batting after pitching) to get a hit as a pitcher since the universal designated hitter rule was

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Held to just eight total runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, the Nationals closed the first half below .500 and with a bad taste in their mouths. They needed to turn the tide. “After the All-Star break, everybody wanted to come back

The second half of the MLB season usually comes with a mission. For contenders, it's getting to the postseason. For others, it's taking stock and looking ahead to improve for next season. In either circumstance, there are players who teams want to see contribute because they figure to be an

NEW YORK -- The Dodgers' rotation is like a deck of cards. At full strength, they have four aces. They also have a wild card: Roki Sasaki. No one around the Dodgers claims to have a good sense for the stuff Sasaki will bring to the mound on any given

It’s often said that you can’t truly judge a trade at the time it’s made. In fact, some deals take years to assess, especially when prospects are significant parts of the transaction. Sure, we can see how they played out over the course of that season, but to get a

BOSTON -- Not only are the Red Sox at last back even at 48-48, but they are roaring with so much momentum that not even the All-Star break could stop it. After sweeping Friday’s doubleheader against the American League East-leading Rays, first with a rout in the afternoon and capped

Can’t get enough of an incredible All-Star Week in Philadelphia?

Due to the weather forecast later this evening in Philadelphia, Saturday's game between the Phillies and New York Mets will now begin at 3:05 p.m., moved up from its originally scheduled 4:05 p.m. start. Gate openings will remain unchanged: the Third Base/Left Field Gates will open at 1:35 p.m., with

NEW YORK -- The Dodgers are hopeful that Shohei Ohtani will be in a better place after undergoing treatment to address lingering soreness in his left knee, but the team might need to be mindful of the two-way superstar's workload coming out of the All-Star break. Ohtani led off as

TORONTO -- After emerging as one of the American League's surprise playoff contenders in the first half, it didn’t take long for the White Sox to pick up right where they left off as they made their return from the All-Star break on Friday. Tasked with opening its second half

The only way to get a proper sense of what the Yankees might do at the upcoming Trade Deadline -- something Yankees fans always look at as Opening Day 2 -- is to have a sense about when Aaron Judge might play again this season. Except that the Yankees still

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge underwent a re-imaging procedure on his fractured right rib during the All-Star break that revealed signs of healing, but not yet enough to clear the Yankees captain for resumption of baseball activities. Judge had the imaging performed on Wednesday. He is believed to have sustained

MILWAUKEE – Garrett Mitchell struck out with the go-ahead run in scoring position in the eighth inning Friday night and returned to the dugout fuming. Brewers reliever Abner Uribe was waiting for him.

With the Trade Deadline less than three weeks away, it appears the Mets are open for business. According to multiple reports, New York has opened trade discussions with other teams and has very few untouchables as it moves toward a Aug. 3 Deadline sale. The Mets are reportedly willing to

These days, no one can keep Joshua Báez in the yard. The Cardinals’ No. 3 prospect -- and No. 46 overall, per MLB Pipeline -- crushed a 473-foot grand slam in the third inning of Friday’s 10-9 walk-off win for Triple-A Memphis over Iowa at AutoZone Park.

ATLANTA -- What does Chris Sale remember about his childhood idol Randy Johnson’s 2001 season? “Acting like him while pitching to my dad in the backyard,” Sale said. “I think that might have been the year [our team] went to Cooperstown, too. It’s funny you say that, because the coach

There’s no one that Double-A Tulsa would rather come up in a big spot than Josue De Paula. MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 prospect -- and the top-ranked prospect in the Dodgers organization -- clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer to spark a 6-4 Drillers’ victory over Double-A Frisco on Friday night

MLB and the MLBPA held their first bargaining session on May 12 as both parties began working toward the next labor agreement. The CBA expires on Dec. 1. Competitive balance will be a focus during discussions, if not the primary issue. Here’s what you need to know about the state

Sitting in front of his locker at Yankee Stadium, Tarik Skubal wants to run a search on Baseball Savant. One of the best pitchers in baseball, at least in this way, is just like us. On the mound, Skubal does a lot of things that nobody else does. He has

CHICAGO -- When the All-Star Game arrives at Wrigley Field next summer, the national landmark on Chicago’s North Side will be the only active ballpark to have hosted the annual showcase four times. That fact was on full display at the Friendly Confines on Friday night, when the Cubs unveiled

ANAHEIM -- The Tigers’ bats slept in until the very last minute. Down to their last out, Hao-Yu Lee sent a double into right-center field to score the two runners on base to help Detroit avoid getting shut out while simultaneously taking a one-run lead.

MIAMI -- Chicago Bandits outfielder Morgan Zerkle has learned to see softball from both sides of the line. For Zerkle, the offseason is no break from the game. It is a shift in perspective.

BOSTON -- Junior Caminero has started at third base in every game the Rays have played so far this season, and he wasn’t going to let a sore pinkie finger -- or a doubleheader -- change that Friday at Fenway Park. Caminero was in Tampa Bay’s lineup, batting third and

PHOENIX -- For the second straight year, the Cardinals began the second half with a series at Chase Field against the Diamondbacks having put together a first half that outpaces most preseason projections for the club. Even the records are nearly identical, as St. Louis closed the first half of