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A roster that looks more suited for 2014 currently ranks ahead of the Dodgers, the Padres (and every other team in the sport) in the standings. The secret? A perfect blend of arts and science.

The Diamondbacks, losers of seven straight games, have fired hitting coach Darnell Coles and assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske.

The Rockies activated shortstop Trevor Story from the injured list after he missed nearly two weeks with right elbow inflammation.

The Chicago White Sox placed second baseman Nick Madrigal on the 60-day injured list Thursday with a hamstring injury.

U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Carponi rejected an attempt to force MLB to return next month's All-Star Game to Atlanta, saying a lawsuit had failed to provide proof that its members have suffered any injuries by the decision to move the game.

The Rockies have activated shortstop Trevor Story from the injured list after he missed nearly two weeks with right elbow inflammation.

The Diamondbacks, losers of seven straight games, have fired hitting coach Darnell Coles and assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske.

Infielder/outfielder Jake Bauers, who had been designated for assignment by Cleveland, has been acquired by the Mariners. He has a .190 batting average this season.

The Padres' stay at the top of our list is over, with a surging American League squad taking their place.

Gerrit Cole posted the highest average fastball velocity of any start in his career and twice struck out Josh Donaldson on Wednesday, downplaying additional motivation but acknowledging his performance against Donaldson was "probably a bit of the moment."

Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson said Wednesday that his intention wasn't to call out Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in his remarks last week, saying that since then, "there have been 12 or more" pitchers whose spin rates have also dropped.

In his first start against the Cubs since an offseason trade, Yu Darvish honored former teammate Anthony Rizzo by using his walk-up song, "Intoxicated," before an at-bat.

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said Wednesday that he disagrees with MLB's crackdown on pitcher-friendly sticky substances, and that the larger issue facing the sport is the league's manipulation of baseballs depending on free-agent class.

Durham Bulls pitcher Tyler Zombro, who was hospitalized June 3 after being struck in the head by a line drive, has been discharged from Duke University Hospital, the Tampa Bay Rays said.

David Ortiz will be under observation for a few days, a source told ESPN Deportes, after the ex-Red Sox slugger had surgery for two stomach hernias related to the 2019 incident in which he was shot in the back.

The class of 2020 -- Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker -- will now wait until Sept. 8 to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Pirates rookie Ke'Bryan Hayes missed first base with his left foot by two or three inches and kept on going while running out a home run Tuesday against the Dodgers. He was called out after a replay review.

It seems so simple: Run the bases. You learn these things as a child? Or do you? "Baserunning is terrible today," Astros manager Dusty Baker said. It's a real problem in Major League Baseball -- and it's only getting worse.

Brandon Crawford played in his 1,326th game at shortstop for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Travis Jackson for the most in franchise history.

Amid an MLB crackdown on pitcher-friendly foreign substances, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole struggled to give an answer when asked Tuesday whether he has ever used a particular sticky paste called Spider Tack while on the mound.