Brewers' Will Smith suspended 8 games for foreign substance on forearm  —  Milwaukee Brewers reliever Will Smith was suspended eight games Friday by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his non-throwing arm Thursday night against the Atlanta Braves.

Two years after scandal, A-Rod has unlikely admirer: Rob Manfred  —  NEW YORK - This time, he didn't grimace.  There were no terse statements.  —  Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred didn't even have the slightest bit of apprehension talking about one of the game's most ignominious figures in recent years.

For baseball lifer, game goes on  —  The only retirement I ever cared about was Charlie Hough's.  —  That was 20 years ago and was meaningful to me because, for the first time in my life, I was older than every major league player.  —  And I got to write about what a strange rite of passage that was.

Inside Baseball: Blue Jays tried for Hamels, stick with Gibbons; plus notes  —  Both the Blues Jays front office personnel and players are wholly unsatisfied with their up-and-down start, and while there's little question they all expected much better play and rumors have been circulating …

MLB Mock Draft 2015: Version 3.0  —  College conference tournaments dominate much of the draft world this week, with scouts descending on the Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Big Ten and other conferences for long looks at some of the nation's top college players.

In one afternoon Brandon Barnes had almost as many hits as Drew Stubbs  —  The Denver Post  —  Colorado Rockies left fielder Brandon Barnes reaches bases on an error by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis in the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Denver.

Diamondbacks complete 4-game sweep of Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks scored the run that put them ahead to stay Thursday thanks to a walk, a bobbled bunt and two infield singles.  —  “It wasn't very conventional,” manager Chip Hale said.

WHAT MLB CAN LEARN FROM JAPAN  —  TOKYO — If you're a baseball fan with an Internet connection, you've undoubtedly read scary stories about how the sport's popularity in the U.S. is circling the drain.  And while reports of Major League Baseball's imminent demise are greatly exaggerated …

Hendricks' 5-Hitter, Bryant's 2-Run Homer Carry Cubs, 3-0  —  SAN DIEGO — Kyle Hendricks pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game and shutout, and Kris Bryant hit a two-run home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Thursday night to take two of three games.

Rangers' Rodriguez Keeps Red Sox Bats Quiet in 3-1 Win  —  BOSTON — Mitch Moreland hit a solo homer and drove in two runs, Wandy Rodriguez pitched 6 2-3 solid innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox and their listless offense 3-1 on Thursday night.  —  Moreland added two singles …

Dickey goes the distance as Jays trounce Angels  —  It was kind of indicative of how things have transpired for the woebegone Toronto Blue Jays and R.A. Dickey, their confounding knuckleball pitcher.  —  Desperate for a win, it would figure that the Blue Jays had caught a bit of a break …

DeGrom dominates as Mets earn series split with Cardinals  —  Jacob deGrom was close to untouchable over eight scoreless innings and the Mets (24-18) got a pair of homers from Lucas Duda as they beat the Cardinals (27-14) by the score of 5-0 on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field.