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The Giants' Brandon Belt, who made critical remarks about plate umpire Doug Eddings following Wednesday's loss to the Reds, met with Joe Torre, and manager Bruce Bochy said the team doesn't expect Belt to face any further action for the comments.

After chasing Jakob Junis, the Yankees scored two runs to cut into the Royals' lead.

Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward said that experiencing his first concussion May 6 "made a believer" out of him when it comes to the dangers of head injuries.

White Sox manager Rick Renteria said reliever Danny Farquhar looked "very, very good" when he visited the team before Friday's game, adding that Farquhar even brought some cookies for the team.

The Diamondbacks will likely start veteran Clay Buchholz on Sunday -- Buchholz's first start in the major league in more than 365 days.

The Cardinals placed Paul DeJong on the 10-day disabled list Friday, a day after the shortstop's left hand was fractured when he was hit by a pitch.

Outfielder Juan Lagares hyperextended his toe on Wednesday and will undergo surgery, likely missing the rest of the Mets' season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have been experimenting with their pitching staff all season, and now they may give veteran reliever Sergio Romo the first start of his career.

April's AL Player of the Month has been brutal in May. But while he can't buy a hit lately, some stats suggest he's not that far from a resurgence.

Forget PEDs. If a player is on the ballot, and otherwise worthy, send him to Cooperstown. Plus, the Mavs owner on how to make baseball fun again.

The margins between the best have never been closer, but do we have a new No. 1? And which NL East team pushed its way into the top five?

Need hot-corner help? You're in luck. But for teams like the O's, getting big value in return for Manny Machado might not be so easy this summer.

Sure, there's a ton of baseball to be played, but that won't keep us from taking a look at where the award races stand a quarter into the season.

The final game of a three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves has been postponed because of rain. The makeup game has been set for Aug. 30.

David Price took a shutout into the ninth inning and held Baltimore to five hits in his first complete game this season, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu said he got "overall pretty good news" Thursday, when it was determined he had no ligament damage in his left thumb and would not need surgery.

Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano's teammate with the Yankees for five years, says he is "not surprised" by the Seattle star's 80-game suspension for a banned substance. The ESPN analyst did not offer any specifics or examples to support the assertion.

Angels reliever Keynan Middleton will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, putting an early end to his second big-league season.

The Pirates are calling up top outfield prospect Austin Meadows from Triple-A. With Starling Marte nursing discomfort in his right side, Meadows will likely see some time in center field.

The Rangers scratched left-hander Cole Hamels with a stiff neck, and righty Doug Fister got the start Thursday night against the White Sox. Hamels said he thinks he'll need time for his neck to loosen up.