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Houston starter Gerrit Cole's only major miscue in an 11-2 win in San Francisco came on a pitch to Brandon Crawford that likely will give his brother-in-law bragging rights at family gatherings for years to come.

The two 21-year-old infielders are already future All-Stars and putting up big power numbers. If you had to pick one, choosing isn't easy.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said winning last year's Home Run Derby was "a cool experience" but that he doesn't see a need to defend his title at this year's event.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon said he doesn't believe the Rays' strategy of having a reliever start games will ignite some sort of revolution in baseball. "To see that becoming a part of the norm, I doubt it," he said.

Astros players paid tribute to the victims of Saturday's shooting at Santa Fe High School by wearing "We Play For Santa Fe" T-shirts during batting practice Tuesday.

Veteran slugger Jose Bautista has signed with the Mets, two days after being released by the Braves.

The divide between haves and have-nots could be historic. But some teams that tore it down are tearing it up. Others? Not so much.

The Rays are calling up shortstop prospect Willy Adames and starting him against the Red Sox.

Dee Gordon, who is batting .304 and leads the AL with 16 steals, was put on the DL with a fractured big toe on his right foot by the Mariners.

Jon Singleton, a former top prospect with the Astros who was suspended in January for his third positive drug test, has been released by the team.

Cardinals pitching prospect Alex Reyes will return to the majors as a starter and could rejoin St. Louis' rotation as early as next week.

Are the Angels using Ohtani correctly? So far, the planets have aligned for L.A. and its two-way star.

Always perfecting his craft, the Cubs slugger is making more contact than ever. He just wants to make sure it's the right kind of contact.

GM Jon Daniels won't blame the Rangers coaches for accelerated timelines for young players, and that it's on the players "to go out and execute."

Clay Buchholz, after allowing one run on two hits in five-plus innings on Sunday in his Arizona debut, will get at least one more turn in the rotation.

The Minnesota Twins designated struggling right-hander Phil Hughes for assignment on Monday.

Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .140 with no home runs at home, and the Diamondbacks' offense isn't good enough to make up for Arizona's lost superstar.

The Phillies got the better of the Braves in Monday's showdown, but these upstarts could be fighting for division supremacy for years to come.

Nationals phenom Juan Soto got his first start Monday and homered in his first at-bat. At 19 years, 208 days old, he's the youngest major leaguer to hit a home run in more than 15 years.

Orioles infielder Manny Machado is eligible for free agency after this season and could well be traded this summer, but he is determined to keep the focus on the field for as long as he can.