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Astros shortstop Alex Bregman, who needed four stitches after a ground ball bounced up and hit him on the chin Thursday, is out of the lineup on Friday.

The Cardinals have scratched Adam Wainwright from Friday's start due to back spasms. Daniel Ponce de Leon will take the place of Wainwright, who has not been placed on the injured list.

Dwight Gooden said he became hooked on cocaine during the Mets' World Series championship season in 1986 and missed the teams' victory parade as he sat in a drug dealer's apartment.

With the season officially resumed, we answer MLB's biggest second-half questions.

Take your pick: Acuna or Tatis? Will the Indians make up ground on the Twins? The break is over, so let the games begin (again).

Chicago returns from the break atop one of the tightest division races you'll ever see. Where the Cubs finish in that NL Central scramble could determine their skipper's future.

Carlos Carrasco said he first knew something was wrong after he took his annual physical at the start of spring training in Arizona. Additional tests revealed he has leukemia.

Astros shortstop Alex Bregman needed four stitches after a ground ball bounced up and hit him on the chin in the third inning Thursday night at Texas.

The Brewers reportedly have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran right-hander Shelby Miller.

The Cardinals placed catcher Yadier Molina on the injured list with a strained right thumb and activated infielder Matt Carpenter as part of a series of roster moves Thursday.

Houston Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick was suspended two games for colliding with Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy on Sunday.

Bubba Starling was called up by the Royals on Thursday, eight years after the team selected him fifth overall in the MLB draft.

Former Red Sox star David Ortiz had more surgery because of complications from a gunshot wound, his wife said in a statement. Ortiz is in "good spirits," she said.

The Atlantic League is trying out several additional experiments with rules, including allowing a batter to try to steal first on any pitch not caught.

With the season officially resuming tonight, we look at the contenders, the train wrecks, the trade deadline and more.

No one in baseball is more fun to watch than the Padres shortstop. Which made us wonder: Who were the most fun players to watch before he came along?

Jim Bouton endured a lengthy battle with vascular dementia before dying Wednesday at age 80, his family said.

At Wednesday night's Atlantic League all-star game, plate umpire Brian deBrauwere wore an earpiece connected to an iPhone in his pocket and relayed the call upon receiving it from a TrackMan computer system.

Work is expected to be completed Wednesday that will make the White Sox the first team to extend netting to the foul poles after a couple of high-profile injuries this spring increased the focus on fan safety at ballparks.

The Dodgers will have shortstop Corey Seager back when they open the second half of the season in Boston on Friday, and hope to have A.J. Pollock, too