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Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson announced Bryce Harper's impending return from the injured list Thursday after consulting with the star.

Astros closer Ryan Pressly is being placed on the injured list due to neck spasms that had sidelined him the past two games.

Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes, who became an All-Star for the first time this season, is being placed on the injured list with a groin injury, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Jared Walsh was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to thoracic outlet syndrome on his left side.

As the race for a postseason berth heats up in September, many of the top squads in baseball still have a lot to fight for.

Yankees reliever Zack Britton returned to the mound after an 11-month absence, facing two batters for the Class A Tampa Tarpons on Wednesday night.

Mariners right-hander George Kirby pulled off a rare feat by throwing 24 straight strikes to start the game Wednesday night in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals.

Phillies star Bryce Harper hit a walk-off double for Triple-A Lehigh on Wednesday in a rehab start.

Six players in the Dominican Summer League were suspended 60 games each by Major League Baseball on Wednesday after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances.

The Mets say Australian musician Timmy Trumpet, who teamed with Dutch pair Blasterjaxx to create the wildly popular "Narco" that closer Edwin Díaz uses for his entrance song, will be Citi Field for a game against the Dodgers on Tuesday.

The Savannah Bananas, who became a national sensation with their irreverent style of baseball, are leaving the Coastal Plains League to focus full attention on their professional barnstorming team.

As a result of all 30 MLB teams playing one another in a season for the first time in 2023, divisional opponents will play each other just 13 times in a season -- down from 19.

Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz ripped a line drive Wednesday with an exit velocity of 122.4 miles per hour, the hardest-hit batted ball in the Statcast era.

Yes, it was only two games. But the struggling Bronx Bombers showed important signs of life in sweeping the Mets.

When Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez stepped up to the plate in the first inning Tuesday night, he had three extra special guests cheering for him.

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper homered to right-center field in his first at-bat for Philadelphia's Triple-A team Tuesday night as part of his rehabilitation assignment from a broken left thumb.

Tampa Bay ace Tyler Glasnow, who underwent Tommy John surgery last August, said after throwing batting practice Tuesday that he won't risk his health to return this season but that he felt good about his performance.

San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr. said of his 80-game suspension that "there is no one else to blame but myself." The star shortstop, who will have surgery on his left shoulder during his time away, said he was "truly sorry" after testing positive.

Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler will miss the remainder of this season and likely 2023 as well after undergoing full reconstruction of his ulnar collateral ligament and flexor tendon repair Tuesday.

The Twins on Tuesday placed All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with a low grade right hip strain.