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A 42,539-strikeout season? Another home-run spike? A swing-and-miss first month puts baseball on pace to rewrite the record books in 2018

Jones might be the city's most important baseball player since Cal Ripken Jr., but are the realities of free agency about to drive him out of town?

Don't expect the D-backs to shed any tears for L.A. They have had injury issues of their own but still are riding high in the National League West.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sonny Gray will keep backup catcher Austin Romine, who caught Gray's past two outings, as his batterymate for at least his next start.

The Cubs earned their fifth straight win with three or fewer runs scored on Monday, becoming the first team in the majors to accomplish the feat since 2011.

Brewers reliever Josh Hader is the first pitcher since saves became official in 1969 to strike out at least eight batters in a save of less than three innings.

The Diamondbacks have placed left-hander Robbie Ray on the 10-day disabled list with a strained oblique, the second starting pitcher the team has lost to injury already this season.

Royals slugger Mike Moustakas has a bruised right forearm that forced him out of the game Monday after getting hit by a pitch.

Giants second baseman Joe Panik underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. He is expected to miss six weeks.

With things already starting to unravel, the last thing L.A. needed was a season-ending injury to its most valuable position player.

Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager has a right UCL sprain that will require Tommy John surgery. He will miss the remainder of the season.

Pirates rookie Nick Kingham's nearly perfect debut has earned him at least one more start in the majors. The team moved left-hander Steven Brault to the bullpen to make room for Kingham.

The Rockies activated Carlos Gonzalez on Monday and put DJ LeMahieu on the DL.

From an A in Boston to an F in L.A., we break down the good and the bad for every club.

The Rangers placed struggling lefty Martin Perez on the DL with discomfort in his non-pitching elbow.

The Bombers have won nine straight. But can they flip the script at Minute Maid Park -- where their 2017 season ended with Game 7 of the ALCS?

One month into the season, we may have more questions than answers after three teams got No. 1 votes and two new teams pushed their way into MLB's top 10.

When Chicago finishes the first month on top of the standings, good things follow -- and a promising start means the trend could continue.

Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes injured his left thumb on a headfirst slide into third base Sunday. He said after the game that he expects to miss three days with the injury.

There are some surprising names among baseball's home run leaders, but we expect to hear more from these guys in the months to come.