Padres drawing scrutiny after trades with Marlins and Red Sox  —  Recent trades by the San Diego Padres are drawing scrutiny within the industry about whether the Padres properly shared relevant medical information in trades executed with the Boston Red Sox and Miami Marlins, according to league sources.

Mark Teixeira To Retire After 2016 Season  —  The Yankees announced a 3pm press conference with first baseman Mark Teixeira today, and while they didn't list a reason for the call in their press release, ESPN's Buster Olney reports (via Twitter) that Teixeira is expected to announce his retirement …

Jonathan Lucroy talks vetoing Cleveland, leaving Milwaukee and ‘getting traded to a winner’  —  Jonathan Lucroy is one of baseball's best catchers.  Still, this hasn't been the easiest of weeks for the 2016 All-Star.  On Saturday, the 30-year-old was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers …

Happ Wins 9th Straight Decision as Blue Jays Beat Astros 4-1  —  HOUSTON — J.A. Happ won his ninth consecutive decision, Edwin Encarnacion reached 30 home runs for the fifth straight season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Thursday night for their eighth victory in 11 games.

Nationals Hit 2 HRs and Beat Giants 5-1 Behind Gonzalez  —  WASHINGTON — Gio Gonzalez pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Trea Turner and Wilson Ramos homered and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night in a matchup of first-place teams.

Jorge Soler closer to rejoining Cubs  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Despite Jorge Soler's struggles, there's a chance that the Cubs outfielder could be closer to rejoining his teammates soon.  —  Soler flew Thursday from Birmingham to Chicago, apparently for an examination.

Sources: A's employee spied on players with hidden camera  —  An Oakland A's employee planted a hidden camera in the O.co Coliseum weight room to spy on players and personnel, league and union sources told Yahoo Sports, and was suspended while an independent law firm hired by the organization concluded its investigation into the case.

Detroit Tigers' Cameron Maybin out with ‘mild’ thumb sprain  —  Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he told centerfielder Cameron Maybin that he'd get a day off to rest, even before tests revealed Maybin's mild left thumb sprain.  —  Ausmus today termed Maybin's status …

No Longer Overlooked, Friedl's Star Rises  —  T.J. Friedl went to USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team trials in late June trying to win a spot on the roster as a fourth outfielder.  He had just finished a strong spring as a redshirt sophomore at Nevada, hitting .401/.494/.563 and earning …

Top pitching prospect Jake Thompson to debut on Saturday  —  Jake Thompson - the Phillies' top pitching prospect - will make his major-league debut on Saturday when he starts for the Phillies in San Diego.  —  The 22-year-old righthander registered a 1.21 ERA in his final 11 starts with triple-A Lehigh Valley.