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Nationals catcher Matt Wieters, who had been on the disabled list since May 11 and had surgery on a strained left hamstring, was reinstated Monday.

Manny Machado says he will remain focused on playing baseball and enjoy starting at shortstop in the All-Star Game amid the flurry of trade rumors involving the Orioles star.

The New York Mets have placed third baseman Todd Frazier on the 10-day disabled list with a left rib cage strain.

"Why don't guys just hit ground balls to short?" Three veteran batters tell us what makes adjusting to the shift so difficult.

Blake Snell has the best ERA in the AL among starting pitchers and is among the league leaders in several other categories, but he did not make the All-Star team. Teammate Chris Archer took to social media to complain about Snell's snub.

Shohei Ohtani's game-winning home runs was his first since May 17 and only his third hit in 17 at-bats since returning from the disabled list.

Kaito Yuki is headed to the Kansas City Royals organization instead of attending high school in Japan.

Jesus Aguilar, Max Muncy, even J.D. Martinez and Matt Kemp, are among the very productive players who once could have been had for peanuts.

The Braves' changing fortunes, after four straight losing seasons, were affirmed Sunday with two players elected to the All-Star Game's starting lineup for the first time since 2003, in Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis.

Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig left in the fifth inning of Sunday's Freeway Series finale against the Angels with what the team called a a right intercostal oblique strain.

Mike Marjama, a catcher for the Seattle Mariners' Triple-A affiliate, has retired from baseball to take a job with the National Eating Disorders Association.

Tampa Bay's Blake Snell is one of the biggest snubs in recent years, and who would have thought Matt Kemp would be an All-Star starter?

The Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs will have two starters apiece in next week's All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.

Mark Reynolds pitched on Sunday, one day after he finished with 10 RBIs in a game.

Shin-Soo Choo reached base for the 47th consecutive game with a two-out single in the ninth inning Sunday, setting a Texas Rangers team record. Choo surpassed the previous mark set by Julio Franco in 1993.

The Royals are giving Alcides Escobar a day off Sunday, ending his consecutive games streak at 421, which was the longest in the major leagues.

The Rangers added a pair of veteran players Sunday, acquiring outfielder Austin Jackson and right-hander Cory Gearrin in a trade with the Giants.

The Brewers activated outfielder Lorenzo Cain on Sunday but placed outfielder Ryan Braun and catcher Manny Pina on the DL.

Mark Reynolds homered twice and drove in a career-high 10 runs, Max Scherzer won for the first time since June 5, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 18-4 on Saturday night.

Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez was placed on the 10-day DL on Sunday with a broken pinkie finger.