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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.

Three decades after Pete Rose's betting got him banned for life, MLB is entering a potentially lucrative, exhilarating and messy new frontier.

Major League Baseball has extended the administrative leave of Toronto closer Roberto Osuna for a third seven-day period through May 28 as it investigates an assault charge filed against the All-Star.

Was starting Sergio Romo on back-to-back days a clever, one-off maneuver by Kevin Cash to maximize matchups or a sign of widespread things to come?

Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani said he is "honored" about talk of potentially participating in the Home Run Derby during the All-Star break. The Japanese phenom has six homers in 84 at-bats as a part-time DH.

The Nationals placed right-handed reliever Ryan Madson (pectoral muscle strain) on the disabled list Sunday "just to be safe," according to manager Davey Johnson.

We all expected an American League East power duo to strike fear in the hearts of opposing pitchers, but not necessarily J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts.

Veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera was called up by the Indians from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

Yu Darvish recovered from a shaky start to get his first win with the Cubs, more than seven weeks into the 2018 season.

Jordan Hicks threw two pitches clocked at 105 mph to the Phillies' Odubel Herrera on Sunday.

The Astros put outfielder Derek Fisher on the disabled list Sunday and recalled J.D. Davis, who leads all of Triple-A with a .415 batting average.

Khris Davis, who leads the A's with 13 home runs and 38 RBIs, left Sunday's game against the Blue Jays with a right groin strain.

Rich Hill went back on the Los Angeles Dodgers' disabled list, a day after a blister burst on his left middle finger, and ace Clayton Kershaw threw a bullpen session for the first time since getting hurt.

The Nationals called up 19-year-old outfielder Juan Soto after the team was hit by injuries.

Jose Bautista was released by the Braves on Sunday, just over a month after he signed with the team after remaining unsigned as a free agent for the entire offeseason.

Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison returned to the lineup after missing 30 games with a broken hand.