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After throwing his first outdoor bullpen session following knee surgery, New York Mets All-Star closer Edwin Diaz, 29, remained hopeful he can make a mound return for the New York Mets this season.

Max Scherzer returned to Citi Field on Monday as a member of the Rangers -- still mystified as to how the Mets' season, which began with championship hopes, unspooled to the point that he was part of a trade-deadline selloff.

The Reds on Monday placed infielder Matt McLain on the 10-day injured list because of a right oblique strain.

Right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin will undergo Tommy John surgery, the Dodgers announced.

The Padres placed right-hander Yu Darvish on the 15-day injured list Monday because of inflammation in his pitching elbow.

An unbelievable hot streak has catapulted Dodgers star Mookie Betts from long shot to odds-on favorite to win the National League MVP award at sportsbooks.

Matt Chapman was put on the 10-day injured list Monday by the Blue Jays because of a sprained right middle finger, while Bo Bichette was not in the lineup for their game against the Nationals because of sore right quadriceps.

Pat Corrales, who managed the Rangers, Indians and Phillies before a long stint on the Braves coaching staff under Hall of Fame skipper Bobby Cox, has died at age of 82.

A shooting that wounded two women at Friday's Chicago White Sox-Oakland Athletics game most likely involved a gun that went off inside Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago interim police superintendent said Monday, adding that "it's still under investigation."

The Atlanta Braves reinstated All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies from the 10-day injured list Monday.

Noah Syndergaard, who allowed five runs and four hits in six innings Sunday in what proved to be his final start for the Cleveland Guardians, was designated for assignment less than a month after the team acquired him from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer and California beat Curacao 6-5 in the Little League World Series championship, despite giving up a four-run lead.

In a game that featured benches and bullpens emptying twice in the eighth inning, the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays defeated the last-place New York Yankees, 7-4, in a contentious matchup on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, who returned Aug. 19 after missing 16 games because of right knee tendinitis, left Toronto's game against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday after five innings because of a sore right quadriceps.

The Rockies have released outfielder Jurickson Profar and called up Hunter Goodman, who made his MLB debut in in Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Angels right-hander Chase Silseth was back with the team on Sunday after being struck in the head in Saturday's game.

The Blue Jays have placed reliever Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list due to thoracic spine inflammation.

Los Angeles Angels right-hander Chase Silseth, 23, was transported to a hospital after being struck in the head on an unusual play during the fourth inning of Saturday night's 5-3 victory over the host New York Mets.

Shohei Ohtani declined imaging after he left an Aug. 3 start against Seattle after four innings because of cramping in his pitching hand and fingers, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Saturday.

Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio expressed optimism about the status of negotiations involving renovations to American Family Field and indicated Saturday he wants to make sure the team stays in Milwaukee.