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White Sox activate All-Star lefty Rodon from IL
White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon was activated from the injured list Thursday ahead of his start against the Blue Jays.
MLB Power Rankings Week 20: Where all 30 teams stand as September looms
With the playoff picture starting to come into focus, which teams are rising and falling?
Pitcher Tyler Zombro's remarkable recovery after being hit by a line drive
Tyler Zombro was unconscious before he hit the ground. He has since had emergency brain surgery. Physical and speech therapies are helping, but his progress serves as a tribute to his love of the game.
Pollock's 2-run HR lifts Dodgers over Padres in 16
AJ Pollock hit a two-run home run in the top of the 16th inning, and the Dodgers beat the Padres 5-3. The game lasted 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 19 pitchers threw a combined 489 pitches.
Dodgers' Kershaw calls long absence 'frustrating'
Clayton Kershaw, who hasn't pitched since July 3 because of inflammation around his left elbow, says his absence has been "frustrating, it's been a long time, it shouldn't have taken this long."
Orioles outlast Ohtani, Angels, end 19-game skid
Though the Angels raced out to a 6-2 lead on Wednesday night, the Orioles scrapped their way back, capping a comeback with five runs in the eighth inning en route to a 10-6 win that ended Baltimore's humiliating 19-game losing streak.
DeGrom throws; Syndergaard set for rehab stint
Mets ace Jacob deGrom played catch at Citi Field on Wednesday after an MRI showed improvement with the right forearm tightness that has sidelined him since July 7, while Noah Syndergaard will begin a minor league rehab assignment.
Indians' McKenzie on IL after 2 dominant starts
Cleveland Indians rookie right-hander Triston McKenzie, who has won his past two starts with 19 strikeouts in 15 innings, went on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of shoulder fatigue.
Bregman scores winning run in return to lineup
Astros third baseman Alex Bregman on Wednesday will return from a left quadriceps strain that has kept him out of the lineup since June 16.
Giants All-Star Posey (knee) on bench vs. Mets
Buster Posey was out of the lineup for the Giants on Wednesday one night after leaving a game with left knee discomfort, while Brandon Crawford was set to play shortstop after experiencing lower back tightness.
Game 7 of WS slated for Nov. 3, latest since '09
Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for Nov. 3, its latest since 2009. The latest a World Series game has been played is Nov. 4, in 2001 and again in 2009.
Bregman, out since June, returns to Astros
Astros third baseman Alex Bregman on Wednesday will return from a left quadriceps strain that has kept him out of the lineup since June 16.
Cards' Flaherty returns to IL with shoulder strain
Jack Flaherty, who returned Aug. 12 after missing 60 games with a left oblique strain, is going back to the IL with a right shoulder strain after feeling soreness during Tuesday's start.
What MLB players would change about their sport
Ban the shift? Punish teams for tanking? Four strikes and you're out? We surveyed big leaguers on the state of baseball.
New York Yankees' win streak pads wild-card lead at right time
New York has won 11 straight overall for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Belt hits 2 HRs after learning of grandma's death
Brandon Belt homered twice and dedicated Tuesday night's 8-0 win over the Mets as well as the rest of the season to his grandmother, who died earlier in the day of COVID-19.
O's for 19: Baltimore skid one loss away from 20
Ryan Mountcastle homered for the Orioles on Tuesday night, but it wasn't near enough to keep Baltimore from its 19th consecutive loss, a defeat in which it allowed 19 hits and fell behind the Los Angeles Angels by 11 runs early in a 14-8 rout.
Giants' Posey pulled with knee issue; day-to-day
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey left Tuesday night's game against the Mets with left knee discomfort.
Cruz shines in field at 1B, with bat in Rays return
The Rays activated designated hitter Nelson Cruz from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday, started him at first and watched him hit a tiebreaking double to beat the Phillies.