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Max Muncy's exchange with Madison Bumgarner added a spark to Dodgers-Giants and a slogan to the California lexicon.

The Yankees' outfield is getting crowded with Stanton and Judge returning, but Maybin's power surge might be enough to keep him in New York.

Giancarlo Stanton, Edwin Encarnacion and soon Aaron Judge. The Bronx Bombers figure to be living up to their name with a frighteningly powerful lineup.

We started with eight teams on Saturday. Now we're down to five. Here's how we rank them after nine games.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon wondered what's going on with the baseball this season, after his team and the White Sox combined to hit five homers in the first four innings on Wednesday.

Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill left Wednesday's start against the Giants with left forearm discomfort and will go on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said.

A day after breaking his nose when he bunted a ball off his face in batting practice, Nationals ace Max Scherzer threw seven shutout innings Wednesday night in a 2-0 win over the Phillies that completed a sweep of the day-night doubleheader.

The Dominican Republic's lead prosecutor said former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was not the target of a shooting at a nightclub in his hometown on June 9.

CC Sabathia, seven weeks after becoming the 17th pitcher in big-league history to record 3,000 strikeouts, has added his name to the list of 48 pitchers to have registered 250 wins in a career.

Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent has expressed unqualified support for Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf's initiative to extend safety netting to the foul poles at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The Dominican Republic's lead prosecutor says former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was not the target of a shooting in a nightclub in his hometown on June 9.

Rays left-hander Blake Snell was pulled Wednesday against the Yankees after walking four, giving up two hits, being charged with six runs and getting just one out in the shortest start of his career.

Veteran pitcher Danny Farquhar, trying to return to the major leagues after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm during a game last season, has been released by the New York Yankees.

The Twins placed infielder Marwin Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list and right-handed reliever Blake Parker on the family medical emergency list Wednesday.

Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb has been placed on the seven-day concussion list.

The MLB umpires' union thinks Manny Machado deserved more than a one-game suspension for making contact with an umpire. The league then told the union that its comments were "inappropriate."

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer suffered a broken nose when he took a ball off his face during batting practice Tuesday. He is expected to pitch in Game 2 of the team's doubleheader Wednesday.

What's next for the freshman star after his no-hitter in the super regionals? He gets a chance to move Vandy one step closer to a College World Series title.

Rays infielder Yandy Diaz was put on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring injury, and Daniel Robertson was recalled in a corresponding move.

"It gives us a lot of punch to start the game." Schwarber isn't a traditional top-of-the-order hitter, but the Chicago slugger is finding success in his second attempt in the role.