Cardinals fire scouting director  —  ST. LOUIS  • The St. Louis Cardinals have terminated the services of their scouting director, Chris Correa, after an “imposed leave of absence,” a lawyer for Cardinals executives said Thursday.  —  James G. Martin, lawyer for chairman Bill DeWitt Jr …

Giants Agree To Sign No. 4 International Prospect Lucius Fox  —  The Giants have agreed to sign Lucius Fox, a shortstop from the Bahamas and the No. 4 international prospect for July 2.  —  Fox, who turns 18 today, went to American Heritage (Fla.) High but left to move to the Bahamas …

Yankees-Mariners Match-Up Will Be First Baseball Game Shot Using 8K Ultra-High Def Technology  —  When the Seattle Mariners come to visit the New York Yankees in mid-July, the game will mark the next step in broadcast history.  —  On July 17th, Japanese public broadcaster NHK will position six …

Aaron Harang placed on disabled list  —  Aaron Harang on Thursday became the latest Phillies starter to land on the disabled list, further increasing the chances the struggling righthander remains with the team beyond the July 31 trade deadline.  —  A day after allowing a season-worst eight runs …

George Springer To DL With Fractured Wrist  —  The Astros have placed young outfielder George Springer on the 15-day DL with a fractured wrist, the club announced.  Springer left last night's ballgame after being hit by a pitch.  —  GM Jeff Luhnow indicated that it will be a minimum …

Brewers GM Doug Melvin Considering New Role With Club  —  Brewers GM Doug Melvin is actively discussing a move into a new role within the organization, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links).  —  Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported earlier (on Twitter) …

Thirty years ago in Atlanta, a baseball marathon led to fireworks going off at 4 a.m.  —  FOX Sports  —  The game that seemed like it would never end.  —  Over the course of the 2,430 regular-season games in a Major League Baseball season, there are going to be long games and weird games and long, weird games.

Blue Jays Acquire Slot Money From Dodgers  —  The Blue Jays have acquired additional slot money from the Dodgers in a deal that will send Chase De Jong and Tim Locastro back to Los Angeles.  Ben Badler of Baseball America first reported that Toronto was acquiring slot money …

Fernandez Homers in Comeback to Help Miami Beat Giants, 5-4  —  MIAMI — Jose Fernandez's comeback required a comeback.  —  The precocious right-hander shook off a rocky start in his return from Tommy John surgery, pitching six innings and hitting a homer Thursday to help the Miami Marlins rally past …

The Mets offense continues to be bad in 2-0 loss to Cubs in extra innings  —  CUBS 2, METS 0 (11 INNINGS)  —  The lack of run production has been a curse over the Mets for two weeks now, and Wednesday night, things started to smack of real desperation.  Locked in the eighth inning …

Yankees, A-Rod, union discussing charitable solution to bonus issue  —  FOX Sports  —  Alex Rodriguez's disputed bonus money might end up going to a good cause.  —  Some charity is likely to benefit from Alex Rodriguez's negotiations with the Yankees over his disputed milestone bonus.