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At age 35, Justin Verlander is having one of his finest seasons and has been at his best when the Astros need him most.

With Dellin Betances and the rest of New York's bullpen wearing down, Aroldis Chapman's return might help restore order to the relief corps.

Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Sunday that Major League Baseball should consider limiting roster sizes in the final month of the season, because "the game you play for five months is not the game you play in September."

Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts left Sunday's game against the Mets after appearing to hurt his side while making a throw to home plate. Betts missed two weeks earlier in the season with a side injury.

The Yankees are calling up prized prospect Justus Sheffield, a left-handed pitcher.

Alex Bregman knows how to hold a grudge, saying he wears No. 2 for the Astros partially because the Diamondbacks didn't draft him No. 1 overall in 2015.

Rookie Juan Soto, 19, became the youngest player to steal three bases in a game, helping the Nationals stop the Braves' six-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory.

The Nationals outfielder's three-steal Saturday was his latest bid to one-up rival Ronald Acuna Jr.'s hot bat for the Braves.

Unchallenged for months, the Cleveland Indians clinched their third straight AL Central title with a 15-0 blowout on Saturday of the Detroit Tigers, who made four errors and managed only two hits.

Pitcher Jeremy Hellickson may miss the rest of the season for the Washington Nationals after reinjuring his right wrist while batting in the fourth inning Saturday. Hellickson was making his first start since injuring his wrist on Aug. 15.

Yasiel Puig, saying he feels "good" at the plate, followed his teammates' advice to "stop hitting ground balls" by belting three homers in a 17-4 win over the Cardinals.

Washington 19-year-old rookie Juan Soto became the youngest player to steal three bases in a game when he accomplished the feat against Atlanta on Saturday.

Trevor Bauer moved a little closer to pitching in the postseason, throwing 40 pitches off the mound inside an empty Progressive Field on Saturday.

Pickle juice? Superglue? Peeing on their digits? This is the gripping tale of how far pitchers go to get an upper hand.

Marlins manager Don Mattingly reunited 30 years later with a former Make-A-Wish recipient, who brought along his daughter named after the longtime Yankees first baseman.

Nats manager Dave Martinez was critical of plate umpire Laz Diaz for his confrontation with Bryce Harper, saying that umpires are "supposed to uphold the peace on the baseball field."

Bruce Bochy told the San Francisco Chronicle that he wants to continue managing the Giants in 2019 despite the team's second consecutive subpar season. Bochy's contract runs through next season.

Manager Torey Lovullo said after Friday night's game that he would have more information on Clay Buchholz's condition in the coming days.

For the second time this week, rodents were on the loose in a dugout at Red Sox's famed ballpark, this time keeping Mets players on their toes -- and up on the rail -- as it made its way under the bench.

Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco, who suffered a dislocated shoulder on an awkward slide last Friday against Miami, is likely to miss seven to nine months after having surgery Wednesday, the Pirates said.