TEst 4

After the Yankees were swept by the Phillies on Sunday, manager Aaron Boone said "we need to step it up. Period."

Steven Matz was placed on the COVID-related injured list by the Blue Jays before Sunday's game against Boston, one day after the left-hander beat the Red Sox.

The Diamondbacks' gold City Connect jersey reads "Serpientes" across the front, intended to highlight Arizona's Hispanic culture, while the uniform patch features the Arizona state flag and a reference to Phoenix's nickname as The Valley of the Sun.

Seattle right fielder Mitch Haniger, who leads the team in home runs and RBIs, was helped off the field after fouling a pitch off his left knee in the first inning against Cleveland on Sunday.

The 29-year-old rookie tied a modern mark by hitting eight home runs in his first 10 games with the Cubs. Can he keep his amazing run going?

First baseman Max Muncy is going on the Dodgers' injured list with a right oblique muscle strain, the latest significant injury woe for the defending World Series champions.

Yankees right-hander Luis Severino will get an MRI after he was removed from a minor league rehab start Saturday with a groin injury.

Jim "Mudcat" Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of the Twins' first World Series team in 1965, has died. He was 85.

Hunter Strickland is switching teams again, as the Milwaukee Brewers acquired the reliever from the Los Angeles Angels for cash on Saturday.

MLB is putting the final touches on a memo that will detail the sport's rule against foreign substances, with the expectation among some sources that the document will be forwarded to teams sometime in the next few days.

Jacob deGrom, who left Friday's game with flexor tendinitis, is not expected to miss a start for the Mets. His 0.56 ERA is the lowest ever by a pitcher through 10 starts.

The Nationals placed right-handed reliever Daniel Hudson on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation Saturday.

Mets ace Jacob deGrom was pulled after six scoreless innings Friday night with a right elbow issue, but the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner said he isn't troubled by the diagnosis.

Max Scherzer left after throwing just 12 pitches in the first inning against the Giants on Friday. He said an MRI on his groin revealed inflammation and called himself day-to-day.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said he is waiting for more "data" on the COVID-19 vaccine and said he understands why his decision is drawing strong reactions.

There was no immediate report on the condition of Max Scherzer, who left after throwing just 12 pitches in the first inning against the Giants on Friday.

Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen is taking an immediate leave of absence from the team as his wife, Nicole, deals with brain cancer, the team announced Friday.

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw likely won't return until August after dislocating his left shoulder diving for a ground ball this week.

New York Mets acting general manager Zack Scott refuted New York first baseman Pete Alonso's charge that Major League Baseball has been manipulating baseballs to hurt potential free agents.

Major League Baseball now has 22 teams that have reached the 85% vaccination threshold for players and other on-field personnel, but the pace of vaccinations has slowed.