Braves, Cardinals Trade Jason Heyward For Shelby Miller  —  The Cardinals have acquired right fielder Jason Heyward and right-hander Jordan Walden from the Braves in exchange for righty Shelby Miller and pitching prospect Tyrell Jenkins, the teams announced.

Blue Jays Sign Russell Martin  —  Toronto-born Russell Martin is heading home, as the Blue Jays have officially announced a five-year deal with the free agent backstop (in both English and French).  Martin, who is represented by agent Matt Colleran, will reportedly be guaranteed $82MM …

Notes: Seattle shops for bat, Philly scouts Boston's system, more  —  Notes from around baseball, according to information gathered from major-league sources:  —  *As the Mariners continue their search for a right-handed hitter, they are more interested in signing free agent Nelson Cruz …

Evan Longoria leaves game in Japan with bruise after HBP  —  UPDATE, 10:51: The Rays also confirm it was just a bruise for Longoria, that he he didn't require an X-ray and told MLB team manager John Farrell after the game that he was fine.  —  DEVELOPING: Rays 3B Evan Longoria left Tuesday's game …

Beat reporter T.R. Sullivan answers Texas fans' questions  —  9/28/14: Elvis Andrus snags Josh Donaldson's soft grounder to shortstop with his bare hand and slings to first for the out  —  The Mets are looking for a shortstop and appear to have pitching, whether it is Jon Niese …

Relationship between Harvey and Mets management is important  —  Matthew Cerrone, MetsBlog.com: Matt Harvey has an amazing amount of talent.  He also has a powerful and attractive personality, which will continue to make for buzz-worthy moments when playing in New York City, the largest media market in the world.

Marlins' Stanton mega deal is in place: $325M, 13 years, early opt out  —  Superstar outfielder Giancarlo Stanton and the Marlins now have a deal in place for a record $325 million over a record 13 years, sources connected to the team say.  That landmark contract keeps the beloved Stanton …

Pablo Sandoval tour hits Boston Pablo Sandoval tour hits Boston  —  Free agent 3B to play Fenway  —  Photo by:  —  POINTING THE WAY EAST?  Free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval arrived in Boston yesterday to meet with the Red Sox.  —  By:  —  The Kung Fu Panda's in town …

Diamondbacks tab Ed Lewis to head analytics department  —  In hopes of improving his organization's fluency in advanced statistics, Diamondbacks Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa turned to the man who first introduced him to those concepts years ago, officially naming Ed Lewis the team's director of analytics on Monday.

Big rookie seasons projected for Red Sox outfielder, Mets righty in 2015  —  MLBPipeline.com's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo discuss who they think will win the 2015 Rookie of the Year Awards … On the heels of the Baseball Writers' Association of America announcing its award winners …

(USATSI)  —  So far this offseason, there hasn't been much that's new and interesting tied to the Yankees — baseball's most storied franchise and usually among its most active winter players.  —  And there has been very little, if anything, that's been linked to right-hander Max Scherzer — baseball's top free agent pitcher.

Blount upset, leaves field before game is over  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Steelers won a game but have a new problem, a rare one for them.  Backup halfback LeGarrette Blount, apparently upset because he did not have a carry against Tennessee, left the field before the game was over.

AleSmith releasing product late Hall of Fame outfielder helped create  —  AleSmith's San Diego Pale Ale .394 fits somewhere between a pale ale and an IPA.  —  SAN DIEGO — In March, Peter Zien, owner and CEO of San Diego's AleSmith Brewing Company, received a phone call from a local attorney …