Pairs of Rays, Royals prospects combine for five of game's seven home runs  —  11/15/14: Eddie Rosario gives SRR an early lead with a solo homer to right field  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Eddie Rosario's bounce back came quickly and at a perfect time.  —  Rosario, who lost the batting title …

Reds Release Carlos Marmol  —  The Reds have released right-hander Carlos Marmol, Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports.  Cincinnati signed Marmol to a minor league deal in May, though he was placed on the restricted list just a few weeks later after he left the team without permission.

Cubs Appear To Be Front-Runners For Russell Martin  —  9:59pm: Rosenthal tweets that the Blue Jays could also be seriously involved in the pursuit for Martin.  The Tigers worried that the Jays would outbid them for Victor Martinez, Rosenthal writes, seemingly implying that the Jays …

Right-hander expected to be top free-agent pitcher on market  —  President and GM Dave Dombrowski discusses the Tigers' offseason agenda including the latest on Max Scherzer, Joel Hanrahan and Torii Hunter  —  DETROIT — The Tigers officially brought back Victor Martinez on Friday …

Cubs Acquire Tommy La Stella  —  The Cubs have announced they have acquired infielder Tommy La Stella from the Braves for right-hander Arodys Vizcaino.  The two teams also traded 2014-15 international bonus slots: the Cubs receiving the Braves' number four slot ($142K) in exchange for Chicago's second …

Rays Evan Longoria watches birth of son via phone from Japan  —  UPDATE, 3:25: Edmondson tweeted that they have chosen a name, Nash Harrison Longoria.  —  DEVELOPING: Rays 3B Evan Longoria watched via FaceTime on his phone from the Tokyo Dome on Saturday as fiancee Jaime Edmondson delivered a healthy baby boy in Arizona.

Marlins serious about hooking slugger Giancarlo Stanton  —  Everyone in baseball has been waiting for the Miami Marlins to make a serious bid to sign Giancarlo Stanton for the long term.  Now that a record 13-year, $325 million deal is being discussed for the 25-year-old slugger and perhaps …

Sandy Alderson wants Harvey to be available in September  —  Sandy Alderson made it sound like he does not intend to handle Matt Harvey's first year back from Tommy John surgery in the same way the Nationals handled Stephen Strasburg.  —  “The key for us is figuring out a way to manage …

MLB All-Stars no-hit in Japan  —  TOKYO — Hayato Sakamoto and Sho Nakata both hit two-run homers and starter Takahiro Norimoto combined with three relievers on a no-hitter as Japan beat the Major League Baseball All-Stars 4-0 Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their five-game series.

Padres are fifth team in Panda derby; Sandoval visits Boston this week  —  The Padres have interest in Pablo Sandoval, expanding the field of known interested teams in the star third baseman to five.  —  The incumbent Giants, where he has won three World Series rings, and the deep-pocketed Red Sox …

‘Terrific’ for New York — how Tom Seaver lifted up the city  —  On April 22, 1970, after accepting the Cy Young Award as the National League's best pitcher of 1969 — the year he took the Mets from lovable losers to World Series champions, the year of Woodstock and the moon landing …

Joe Maddon impressed with Rays' managerial candidates  —  The former manager of the Rays is just as curious as the rest of us to see whom the next manager of the Rays will be.  —  Joe Maddon has been impressed by the 10-man field of candidates the Rays came up with to replace him.

MLB.com writers rank Lester, Scherzer as best bets to live up to next contract  —  Ken Davidoff joins High Heat to discuss Alex Rodriguez, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and more  —  It isn't even Thanksgiving, and already the stove is steaming.  —  Major League Baseball's 2014 winter has gotten off …

Diamondbacks acquire Jeremy Hellickson from Rays  —  The Diamondbacks took their first step toward reassembling their starting rotation on Friday night, acquiring right-hander Jeremy Hellickson from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a pair of prospects.  —  Hellickson, 27 …