CINCINNATI -- Usually a shortstop, Elly De La Cruz served as the Reds' designated hitter on Sunday. He also displayed his avian trapping and fowling skills.

The stretch run has arrived and many teams are working towards finalizing their playoff spot or getting there in the first place. Luckily for many of these clubs, there could be reinforcements on the way to give them a boost not only for the regular season but also in the

Joe Morgan, the ultimate baseball lifer who realized his dream of managing his hometown Red Sox and made history while he did it, died on Saturday at the age of 95. After decades of working under the radar in the sport he loved so much, Morgan suddenly moved from his

BALTIMORE -- Less than a week into Luis Robert Jr.'s Orioles career, the 29-year-old outfielder has hit the injured list. Baltimore placed Robert on the 10-day IL with left hamstring discomfort prior to Sunday's series finale vs. Boston at Camden Yards. The move was retroactive to Saturday, as Robert had

BALTIMORE -- Rather than play short for another few days, the Red Sox decided to play it safe with center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela and place him on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday’s game against the Orioles with a right quadriceps strain. The move was made retroactive to Thursday.

MIAMI -- Less than an hour before first pitch against the Marlins on Sunday at loanDepot park, the Cubs scratched Ian Happ from the lineup with left knee discomfort. Happ was scheduled to start in left field and bat fifth. Instead, he was replaced by Tyrone Taylor, who batted ninth

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PHILADELPHIA -- Is Zack Wheeler fully back? Well, if what he did in the fifth inning of Saturday night's 4-2 win over the Braves -- or what Wheeler said afterward -- is any indication, then the answer is an emphatic yes.

DENVER -- The middle tilt of the three-game set between the Cardinals and Rockies gave new meaning to the colloquial term for a baseball game with a notable act of solidarity from players on both sides of the diamond – an act that could pay dividends well beyond the 10-7

NEW YORK -- When the Mets last saw Tobias Myers, he was in the midst of one of the deepest struggles of his career, allowing runs in eight consecutive appearances before receiving a demotion to Triple-A Syracuse.

KANSAS CITY -- Jac Caglianone has a Grade 1 flexor strain in his left elbow, but the hope is that he avoids the injured list, manager Matt Quatraro said prior to the finale against the Blue Jays on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. After the Royals’ right fielder exited Saturday’s game

CHICAGO – Munetaka Murakami had one major goal when coming from Japan to play Major League Baseball via a two-year, $34 million deal with the White Sox – stay healthy. The first baseman missed on that target upon suffering a Grade 2 right hamstring strain on May 29 against the

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NEW YORK – There was an offensive eruption for the Giants on Saturday at Citi Field. That’s because Rafael Devers and Christian Koss powered San Francisco to a 9-5 victory over the Mets. Devers entered the game as San Francisco’s hottest hitter, going 19-for-46 (.413) with seven home runs and

LOS ANGELES -- With every game that Shohei Ohtani misses, the possibility of the two-way superstar landing on the injured list grows.

KANSAS CITY -- Can you believe it? The Blue Jays, just 19 games from the finish line, own the final postseason spot in the American League. Saturday’s 4-3 win over the Royals moved the Blue Jays into a tie for the final AL Wild Card spot with the Guardians, but

Scorching line drives can give any Major League fielder trouble: Even in the outfield, the force of a screamer with a triple-digit exit velocity can knock a defender off his feet.

SAN DIEGO – Nearly every time the Yankees’ order has rolled around since their arrival, Ben Rice has been busy covering the 90 feet between home plate and first base, reminding at least one observer of another left-handed hitter whose excellence earned statues in this town. “I told him, he’s

CINCINNATI -- Elly De La Cruz is making a habit of celebrating his bobblehead night in the most spectacular way.

MIAMI – Between the eighth and ninth innings of Chicago’s 6-5 win over the Marlins on Saturday, reliever Ryan Zeferjahn kept getting up and moving around in the visiting dugout at loanDepot park to keep himself warm. That is what allowed him to control the adrenaline and record his first

BALTIMORE -- During his designated rest period, which totaled nine days before he toed the rubber again for the Red Sox Saturday night at Camden Yards, Sonny Gray was asked if overall body fatigue was the reason he was essentially skipping a start amid one of the best seasons of

HOUSTON -- It was the emphatic exclamation point for the Diamondbacks’ bullpen. With the game-tying run standing at second base and two outs, Brandyn Garcia reached back and hurled a 99.6 mph sinker that dropped out of the zone. Jose Altuve flailed at it bat and spun out of the

PITTSBURGH – Angels center fielder Mike Trout is in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Pirates after leaving Saturday's 6-1 win for a pinch-runner in the ninth inning following a hit by pitch on his left hand.

ARLINGTON -- An intentional walk can be nothing more than strategy. It can also show respect for one hitter while sending a rather different message to the guy standing on deck. “Everyone takes it differently,” Richie Palacios said. “Some guys take it as motivation. Some guys just take it as

LOS ANGELES -- Filling the Shohei Ohtani-shaped hole in the Dodgers' lineup is no easy feat, but Tommy Edman has gotten the job done while stepping into the leadoff spot in the two-way superstar's stead the past three nights.