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While free agency hasn't paid for many players recently, exploiting their relationships with their current teams could provide better paydays.

The Phillies scored 20 against the Marlins on Saturday night, one more run than the combined 19 runs the team scored in their first six games of the season.

Finding a groove with his fastball and getting his slider in the Brewers' heads, Darvish kept the Cubs in it and let Ian Happ & Co. come through late.

Lucas Duda homered off Trevor Bauer for the game's only run and Ian Kennedy pitched six shutout innings, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday in frigid, football-like weather conditions.

The Orioles have placed outfielder Colby Rasmus on the 10-day disabled list with a hip injury.

It didn't take long for Dave Martinez to earn his first ejection as a major league manager.

The Yankees put CC Sabathia and Brandon Drury on the DL, sent reliever Jonathan Holder to the minors and are monitoring Tyler Wade (flu-like symptoms).

A week into the season, Philly's new manager is turning heads with his outside-the-box ways. What other strange events have caught our eyes?

The crew chief in Friday night's game between the Orioles and Yankees said replay confirmed a controversial call that occurred late in the game but added that an earlier call incorrectly benefited the Yankees.

So far, the two-way sensation is living up to Ruthian expectations. But how will he possibly keep this up? We trace his journey back to Japan in search of the surprising answer.

Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani crushed his third home run of the season Friday night, a solo shot against the Athletics.

Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia left Friday night's game against the Orioles with right hip soreness, the team announced. He will undergo an MRI.

Phil Coyne, a 99-year-old usher for the Pirates who has worked home games for 81 seasons -- since 1936 -- is retiring. Coyne turns 100 later this month.

Michael Brantley singled home two runs in his first at-bat this season and Carlos Carrasco worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win in their chilly home opener over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

Brewers All-Star closer Corey Knebel was placed on the disabled list Friday due to a left hamstring injury and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley, who missed Cleveland's first six games while recovering from offseason ankle surgery, has been activated from the disabled list for the home opener.

After a mix-up that resulted in The Denver Post erroneously publishing a photo of Citizens Bank Park as part of a feature on Coors Field, the newspaper apologized for the mistake that spread across social media.

Separated by just 90 miles, two contenders vying for NL Central supremacy are on the cusp of becoming true regional rivals.

A hamstring injury suffered while getting some work in during a non-save situation will land Brewers closer Corey Knebel on the disabled list, manager Craig Counsell said Thursday night.

They got Michael Conforto back from the DL, their top starters are dealing and they just spanked the Nationals. How strong could the Mets be?