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The Chicago Cubs are recalling Ian Happ from Triple-A Iowa before their series against the Brewers.

The Rays hope pitcher Blake Snell, who is 6-7 with a 4.28 ERA and 136 strikeouts in 101 innings, will return from elbow surgery in September as the team is in the thick of the AL wild-card hunt.

He's already "the best player in the game" and "the most talented hitter on the planet," but the runaway favorite for 2019 AL MVP honors is taking his game to new heights this month.

Curt Schilling (twice!), Corey Kluber and "What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!?" We relive the summer blockbusters gone wrong that GMs everywhere would love to forget.

As Chavis faces growing pains in the bigs and in Boston, an unbreakable bond with his childhood best friend is among the Red Sox rookie's most valuable coping mechanisms.

Yankees DH Edwin Encarnacion reached the 30 home run mark for the eighth straight season Wednesday, and he has done it seven times in a row since turning 30. Only Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Mike Schmidt and Babe Ruth have longer such streaks after 30.

Kole Calhoun had a homer and two doubles while driving in two runs in his second straight big game at Dodger Stadium, and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Freeway Series for the first time with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.

Marcus Stroman, who expects to be traded by the Toronto Blue Jays before next week's deadline, was emotional when leaving the mound after a seven-inning stint in a loss to the Indians.

Paul DeJong hit a career-high three home runs, including one during a nine-run second inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals walloped the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8 on Wednesday night.

Don Mossi, who won 101 games in more than a decade as a major leaguer and was an All-Star for the Cleveland Indians in 1957, has died. He was 90. Mossi also pitched for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics.

Getting antsy waiting for the dealing to start? So are MLB front offices. Here's what's going on -- and what the final week before the deadline could bring.

Minnesota designated right-hander Blake Parker for assignment. Parker had a 4.21 ERA in 37 games this season.

Pirates reliever Keone Kela has returned from a two-game suspension for an unspecified violation of his contract and wouldn't comment when asked about a Yahoo! Sports report that the suspension stemmed from an altercation with a coach.

The Cubs sent struggling second baseman Addison Russell to the minors on Wednesday. Also, All-Star third baseman Kris Bryant left early against the Giants with right knee soreness.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora protested Wednesday's game against the Rays after an eighth-inning lineup switch led to an almost 15-minute stoppage of play.

To compete in a tight NL Central -- and into October -- Chicago might need to add several pieces, from bats to the bullpen. Expect a busy week.

The Cubs sent down second baseman Addison Russell, activated catcher Willson Contreras and scratched Jon Lester with an illness.

A day after making a game-saving throw against the Tigers, the Phillies put Brad Miller on the 10-day injured list with a right hip flexor strain.

Gary Sanchez, who is batting .229 and leads the Yankees with 24 home runs, suffered a groin strain while running the bases Tuesday and has been placed on the injured list.

Aaron Hicks made a game-saving catch for the final out in the 10th inning against the Twins on Tuesday, and Didi Gregorius had five hits and seven RBIs in the 14-12 win.