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Catcher Joey Bart, 27, the No. 2 pick in the 2018 amateur draft who was designated for assignment on Sunday by the San Francisco Giants, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night in exchange for right-handed pitcher Austin Strickland.

The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County voted down a sales tax measure that would help to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.

Harper homered in each of his first two at-bats for Philadelphia during Tuesday night's game against Cincinnati. The two-time NL MVP went 0 for 11 while playing in three of the Phillies' first four games.

The Seattle Mariners are signing 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal.

The Miami Marlins acquired infielder Emmanuel Rivera from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations, and designated infielder Jacob Amaya for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster.

The Dodgers claimed outfielder Taylor Trammell off waivers from the Mariners and designated left-handed pitcher Matt Gage for assignment.

Larry Lucchino, who won three World Series titles during his tenure as president and CEO of the Red Sox from 2002 to 2015, has died at the age of 78.

With Josh Jung sustaining a fractured right wrist Monday, the Rangers are calling up top prospect Justin Foscue, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday.

The Oakland Athletics, dropping and throwing away the ball at a staggering rate this year, committed five errors in the first three innings of a 9-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, pushing their fielding-miscue total to 13 through five games.

Anthony Volpe had his first career four-hit game as the New York Yankees started the season on a five-game winning streak for the first time in 32 years, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday night.

Ronel Blanco, coming off a modest 2-1 season in which he finished with a 4.50 ERA and making his first start of the season, baffled the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, pitching a no-hitter in the Houston Astros' 10-0 victory.

Blake Snell is expected to make his debut for San Francisco on April 8 against Washington, manager Bob Melvin said Monday.

Texas slugger Josh Jung left in the ninth of Monday's 9-3 win over Tampa Bay when he was struck by a pitch he swung at and missed.

The Pittsburgh Pirates, coming off a 76-86 record a year ago and a fourth-place finish in the NL Central, are among the early headlines in Major League Baseball, especially after Monday's victory over the Washington Nationals gave them a 5-0 start.

Mike Shildt faced the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time since he became the San Diego Padres' manager and expressed gratitude to both organizations.

Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark's salary nearly doubled to $4.25 million in 2023, according to a union financial report released Monday.

The White Sox are bringing back righty Mike Clevinger on a one-year deal, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a strained left hamstring, after he was hurt early in Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies while running down the first base line.

New Yankees right-hander Jake Cousins was selected to the active roster Monday in advance of a road series against Arizona, and left-hander Tanner Tully was designated for assignment.

The Miami Marlins purchased the contract of left-hander Kent Emanuel in advance of Monday's series opener against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.