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St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols launched a 427-foot shot to left field for his 698th career home run Friday night in a 6-5 win over the Reds.

Yordan Alvarez homered in his first three at-bats, Justin Verlander threw five hitless innings in his return from the injured list and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth with a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

Sandy Alderson said he believes the perception of the New York Mets changed for the better during his tenure as team president one day after announcing he will step down.

The Yankees have activated Aroldis Chapman from the injured list after the team's former closer recovered from an infection caused by a new tattoo on one leg.

The Braves have activated star second baseman Ozzie Albies from the 60-day injured list after he suffered a broken foot in June on an awkward swing.

Former Mets catcher John Stearns, who had been battling prostate cancer, has died at the age of 71. He played 10 seasons with the Mets, making four National League All-Star teams.

Major League Baseball commemorated its 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day on Thursday, with festivities centered in New York, where the Mets hosted the Hall of Fame outfielder's former team, the Pirates.

Mets president Sandy Alderson will step down at the conclusion of a search for his successor and become a special advisor to Steve Cohen.

The Rays started an unprecedented nine Latin American players in their lineup on Thursday as Major League Baseball commemorated Roberto Clemente Day.

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Veteran right-hander Jhoulys Chacin, who was 4-2 with a 7.61 ERA in 35 appearances for the Rockies this season, was released by the club Thursday.

While the Dodgers are by far the best team in the National League, two division rivals are battling it out for No. 2.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 23, hit his 100th home run, becoming the 10th youngest player in MLB history to hit the mark, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Wednesday, to ensure winning a rare five-game series against a wild-card rival.

AL batting leader Luis Arraez left after the first inning in Wednesday night's win, but manager Rocco Baldelli said an MRI on his hamstring did not show "anything substantial."

Julio Rodriguez continued to strengthen his rookie of the year bid with another big accomplishment Wednesday, stealing his 25th stolen base of the season to lead Seattle to a 6-1 victory over San Diego.

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina, who made their first start together in April 2007, made their 325th start together Wednesday to set a major league record.

Minor league baseball players on Wednesday joined the MLBPA, which will now cover all players at each of the four affiliated levels as well as those at teams' Florida and Arizona complexes.

After a surprisingly quick final push to a years-long process, we're answering all your questions about minor league unionization -- how it happened, what it means and what's next.

The Dodgers blanked the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night to win the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge ended a five-game homerless streak Tuesday night, hitting his 56th and 57th home runs of the season against the Boston Red Sox.