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A.J. Puk, the A's left-hander who is ranked No. 20 on ESPN insider Kiley McDaniel's prospect rankings, has no structural damage in his ailing left shoulder, manager Bob Melvin said Thursday.

The Angels have fired their visiting clubhouse manager for providing ball-doctoring substances to opposing pitchers, sources confirmed to ESPN. Brian Harkins provided a substance that consisted of a melted-down pine-tar solution and rosin, a source said.

The Clevelander nightclub and swimming pool just over the left-field wall at Marlins Park -- which had been a staple of the stadium since it opened in 2012 -- has closed.

Joe Girardi says he's fine with Bryce Harper facing high expectations in his second season with the Phillies. Harper, meanwhile, said the Phils have to step up their win total, not just talk about it, after going 81-81 in 2019.

Yoan Moncada, who hit .265 with 50 home runs and 163 RBIs in his three seasons with the White Sox, has reached a five-year, $70 million extension with the team, sources told ESPN.

St. Louis manager Mike Shildt will marry Michelle Segrave on Friday, the team's spring training off day, before returning to his post with the Cardinals the following day.

Gerrit Cole gave up homers on consecutive pitches to Detroit's Travis Demeritte and Miguel Cabrera in the first inning on Thursday.

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner said he has a bruise on his left hand, but otherwise "should be fine" after he was hit by a pitch from the Giants' Johnny Cueto.

Red Sox ace Chris Sale has a flexor strain in his pitching arm and will be shut down from throwing for a week.

Jerry Koosman's No. 36 is being retired by the New York Mets, more than four decades after he threw his final pitch for the team.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who sometimes still feels pain in his shoulder and pectoral area near his shoulder, is "frustrated" after tests are "coming back clean," but he will undergo further testing and still hopes to play Opening Day.

Red Sox ace Chris Sale has a flexor strain in his pitching arm and will be shut down from throwing for a week.

The Boston Red Sox signed right-hander Collin McHugh to a one-year contract on Thursday and designated right-hander Hector Velazquez for assignment.

Losing -- a lot -- used to be a World Series-winning philosophy. But teams are learning that the costs can far outweigh the benefits.

How these 10 coin flips land could shape the upcoming baseball season. Here are our picks.

A 23-year-old sports bettor known as "Parlay Patz" faces federal counts related to transmitting threats of violence directed at professional and collegiate athletes and their friends and families.

Yankees pitcher Zack Britton said MLB's proposal to ban player access to video during games "would be like a blackout" and is "a pretty extreme stance" because of the Astros scandal.

A 23-year-old sports bettor known as "Parlay Patz" faces federal counts related to transmitting threats of violence directed at professional and collegiate athletes and their friends and families.

Yankees pitcher Zack Britton said the MLB's proposal to ban player access to video during games "would be like a blackout" and is "a pretty extreme stance" because of the Astros' scandal.

Kelly Rodman, who scouted amateur players in the Northeast for the New York Yankees, died Wednesday, the team announced. Rodman, one of a handful of full-time female scouts working for major league teams, began scouting for the Yankees in 2014.