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Chicago's big bullpen addition got the job done in his debut Thursday. Here's what you need to know as the All-Star closer returns to the mound.

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Alex Bregman, the runaway All-Star winner at third base for the American League, will be joined in the starting lineup by fellow Astros George Springer and Michael Brantley.

Angels outfielder Mike Trout said he will not compete in this year's Home Run Derby despite MLB's continued effort to get him to participate.

While it wasn't a flawless inning, closer Craig Kimbrel worked out of ninth-inning trouble to preserve a 9-7 win over the Braves in his debut with the Cubs on Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

The Rays scored three runs in the 18th inning to break a tie that lasted since the second and beat the Twins 5-2 on Thursday. The game lasted 5 hours, 42 minutes.

Members of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox relaxed, saw a few sights and tried to give Major League Baseball some buzz ahead of the first regular-season games in Europe this weekend. The two-game series in London opens on Saturday.

Chicago's big bullpen addition got the job done in his debut Thursday. Here's what you need to know as the All-Star closer returns to the mound.

Craig Kimbrel dodged trouble for a save in his season debut when new teammate Anthony Rizzo dived into first base for the final out, and the Chicago Cubs rallied from five runs down to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7 on Thursday.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says slugger Giancarlo Stanton is more likely to return in August than July after straining his right knee.

The Mets honored Tom Seaver by renaming the street outside Citi Field Seaver Way on Thursday, also announcing plans to build a statue of their former ace outside the stadium.

Baseball is embarking on its latest frontier: expanding into Europe. The face of that expansion is the Twins outfielder.

The Cubs added Craig Kimbrel to their roster on Thursday before their series finale against Atlanta at Wrigley Field.

Ahead of their games this weekend at London Stadium, we asked players from both teams about the trip, from the ballpark dimensions to sightseeing to future MLB games abroad to Harry Potter.