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Leaders from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met Tuesday for their first official negotiating session a little more than six months before the sport's collective bargaining agreement lapses, sources told ESPN.

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left shoulder, the team announced Tuesday.

Max Kepler was announced as among Minnesota's positive cases for the coronavirus, as the Twins finally returned to play Tuesday with a doubleheader in Oakland.

San Diego Padres lefty Adrian Morejon, who came out of his April 11 after throwing just 16 pitches, needs Tommy John surgery, the team said Tuesday.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter by a jury for his role in the murder of George Floyd last May outside of a local convenience store.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone inserted first baseman Mike Ford and left fielder Mike Tauchman while giving Brett Gardner his second start this season against Atlanta on Tuesday night.

Infielder Neil Walker, a former first-round pick of the Pirates who went on to set the franchise's single-season record for home runs by a second baseman, announced his retirement Tuesday.

Mookie Betts was out of the Dodgers lineup on Tuesday after getting hit on the right forearm a night earlier, but manager Dave Roberts doesn't expect it to be a long-term issue.

Marlins outfielder Starling Marte has a fractured rib and will be sidelined for at least a week.

With Chicago's hitters off to a historically bad start, we asked around the game -- and found one simple thing bringing them down.

With Chicago's hitters off to a historically bad start, we asked around the game -- and found one simple thing bringing them down.

The Twins, who haven't played since Friday to allow for virus testing and contact tracing as the club has had at least four positive coronavirus tests in the past week, have been cleared to travel to Oakland, and plan to play Tuesday vs. the Athletics.

The Philadelphia Phillies placed three players on the injured list due to COVID-19 protocols on Monday, and a source told ESPN's Jesse Rogers that one tested positive while the others fell under the contact-tracing policy.

Marlins outfielder Starling Marte has a fractured rib and will be sidelined for at least a week.

Nick Castellanos' appeal of a two-game suspension has been denied, sources told ESPN's Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan. The Reds outfielder was suspended for his role in a benches-clearing brawl involving the Cardinals.

The Yankees are 5-10 and off to their worst start since 1997, but GM Brian Cashman says the organization will remain patient with the roster and coaching staff despite "15 games I'd like to forget."

An MRI performed on Ronald Acuna Jr. showed he has a mild abdominal strain and he is day-to-day, the Atlanta Braves announced Monday.

The Yankees are in the rare position of owning the worst record in the American League. How often does a team turn it around after a 5-10 start?

The last-place New York Yankees lost their fifth straight game, as Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a tiebreaking double off Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 win on Sunday and a three-game sweep.

On Sunday night, Atlanta star Ronald Acuna Jr. left the Braves' victory over the Cubs with an abdominal strain in the fourth inning.