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After recording his 23rd save of the season Thursday, Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has been placed on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation.

While Olympic baseball is mostly an afterthought in the United States, fans in Japan expected the home country to win the gold medal. They delivered.

A Japanese team of All-Stars fulfilled a determined national mission to win the Olympic baseball gold medal for the first time, beating the United States 2-0 Saturday night behind Munetaka Murakami's third-inning home run.

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated new addition Trea Turner on Friday and worked him out at the relatively new position of second base. Meanwhile, their longtime ace, Clayton Kershaw, pondered a return before October.

Padres All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr. spent about an hour shagging fly balls in center field Friday, leading to some intrigue about what position he'll play when he returns from his latest shoulder injury.

Indians ace Shane Bieber hasn't given up on pitching again this season.

Adrian Houser is the latest Milwaukee Brewers player to test positive for the coronavirus, but outfielder Christian Yelich, now eligible to come off the COVID-19 IL, says he's feeling fine.

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball on Friday after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.

Indians ace Shane Bieber hasn't given up on pitching again this season.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward has been placed on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his left index finger.

As players adjust to their new teams this week, former major leaguer Doug Glanville shows how change can be hard but ultimately rewarding.

What started as an act of kindness for the kitten quickly turned into a tense custody battle.

The administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was extended a fourth time on Thursday, this time by an extra seven days through Aug. 13, according to a league official.

Fans visiting a newly approved sportsbook will be able to enter Wrigley Field from inside, but they won't be required to be attending the game to make bets.

Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, who has a .216 batting average with 17 home runs and 39 RBIs this season, has tested positive for COVID-19, manager Aaron Boone said.

J.R. Richard, who went 107-71 with a 3.15 ERA and 1,493 strikeouts in 10 seasons with the Astros before his career was cut short in 1980 by a major stroke, has died at the age of 71.

The Cleveland team has agreed to a 15-year lease extension, keeping it at Progressive Field through 2036, and is planning $435 million in renovations to the downtown ballpark.

The Yankees and White Sox -- inspired by team jerseys worn in the early 20th century -- unveiled their uniforms for the "Field of Dreams" game, to be held on Aug. 12 at the Lansing Family Farm in Dyersville, Iowa

Eddy Alvarez will become only the third American to earn medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics after the United States beat defending-champion South Korea 7-2 on Thursday night to earn a berth in this weekend's gold-medal game against host Japan.

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