Pirates rookie Valdez up to 12 HRs in 31 games

Pirates rookie OF Esmerlyn Valdez is the fourth player in major league history with at least 12 homers and 31 RBIs in their first 31 games.

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Baldwin 'back to form,' has 2 HRs in Braves' win

After returning from an oblique injury that kept him sidelined for nearly a month, Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin was a career-best 5 for 5 at the plate and homered twice in his club's 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday at Truist Park.

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Lucky 13: BoSox tie their 2nd-longest win streak

Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer, Sonny Gray gave up one run and five hits over six innings, and the Red Sox beat the Rays 6-1 on Sunday for their 13th win in a row.

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Blackhawks, Bedard agree to 5-year, $75M deal

Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard has agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract, completing a major offseason goal for the team.

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Retired Rizzo snares Busch's HR from bleachers

Former Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo, in the bleachers after a ceremony honoring the 2016 team, recovered current Chicago 1B Michael Busch's solo HR.

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Ohtani had lubricant injected into knee, not drain...

Shohei Ohtani had a lubricant injected into his left knee, but the Dodgers two-way star did not have fluid drained, according to manager Dave Roberts. Ohtani was in the lineup Friday and will likely will make his next start Wednesday at Philadelphia.

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Yanks' Judge still on mend, not OK'd for workouts

Aaron Judge's broken rib hasn't fully healed, and he hasn't been cleared to resume baseball activities.

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Flyers, Drysdale agree to 4-year, $26 million deal...

The Flyers have agreed to terms with defenseman Jamie Drysdale on a four-year contract worth $26 million.

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Mets return with win under Philly's hazy sky

Francisco Alvarez homered twice, Brett Baty also went deep and the Mets defeated the Phillies 4-1 on Thursday night in the first major league game following the All-Star break.

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Blues sign F McMichael to 6-year, $40.5M deal

The St. Louis Blues have signed recently acquired forward Connor McMichael to a six-year, $40.5 million contract.

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Pirates get former top prospect Hassell from Nats

The Pirates acquired one-time top prospect Robert Hassell III from the Nationals in exchange for cash or a player to be named later.

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Wetzel: Inclusion of owner's family devalues Stanley Cup

Someone should have saved Tom Dundon from his decision to put his whole family on the Stanley Cup.

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Sources: Flyers re-signing Zegras to 4-year deal

The Flyers are re-signing Trevor Zegras to a four-year contract with an annual average value of $9.125 million, sources said.

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Dodgers to give away bobblehead celebrating Pages ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers' newest bobblehead giveaway will pay homage to one of the more unconventional and greatest catches in MLB history.

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Fantasy baseball free agent pickups: Use the sched...

The top players you should consider claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week.

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Source: Jets, Perfetti agree to 5-year, $30M deal

The Winnipeg Jets and center Cole Perfetti have avoided salary arbitration with a new 5-year, $30-million contract, an NHL source told ESPN.

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AL 3B Caminero hit by pitch, exits in 3rd inning

In the third inning of Tuesday's All-Star Game in Philadelphia, St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien hit Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero on the left hand with a 97.6 mph sinker, and the 23-year-old star went right into the AL clubhouse.

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Signed presidential baseballs top $3M at auction

A set of 21 presidential autographed baseballs, featuring every president of the United States since Theodore Roosevelt, has sold via Hunt Auctions' MLB All-Star live auction for $3,055,000 during All-Star Week.

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Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski's All-Star Game glove i...

The Milwaukee Brewers ace showed off a special Pokémon-themed All-Star Game glove that includes a Charizard card inside of it.

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Conflicted Mattingly on NL ASG staff vs. ex-boss

Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly is coaching under his Dodgers replacement at the All-Star Game against an AL team led by his former boss with the Blue Jays.

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Rangers dodge arbitration hearing, sign Schneider

The New York Rangers and restricted free agent defenseman Braden Schneider, 24, agreed on a one-year contract ahead of their salary arbitration hearing, and an NHL source told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski on Monday afternoon that the deal is for $5.5 million.

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Yanks' sweep included 3 rallies from 8th inning-on...

Ben Rice's two-run triple in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon helped the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals, allowing New York to complete a three-game sweep in which it rallied to win each contest in the eighth inning or later.

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