New York Mets, Miami Marlins open series after differing outcomes  —  NEW YORK — The New York Mets, in the midst of a long-awaited winning streak, probably cannot wait to get back on the field Monday.  The Miami Marlins, on the other hand, might prefer to take the day off following …

Kevin Cash keeps thinking outside the box with use of Sergio Romo  —  The most interesting news from the weekend was Sergio Romo's starting consecutive games for the Tampa Bay Rays.  It was pretty unusual for two reasons: (1) Romo's previous 588 career appearances in the majors all came in relief …

Column: Lots of buzz about Manny Machado, but the Cubs have bigger issues  —  Cubs' Javier Baez on snapping out of a slump: ‘All about adjustments.’ (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  In reminiscing about the 2016 World Series, manager Joe Maddon noted that the Cubs nearly went …

Fortnite: How a video game became baseball's most addictive pastime, from MLB to Little League  —  Along with running, throwing, fielding, hitting and hitting for power, there's another skill invaluable to baseball players beyond the five holy tools: Killing time.

Yankees' loaded roster may lead to some tough decisions for Bombers in near future  —  It's a testament to the Yankees' depth that they can put up 10 runs on 14 hits with Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius both on the bench and Aaron Judge putting up an 0-fer at the plate.

Cleveland's bullpen blues keeping the AL Central in play  —  Two years ago, the Cleveland bullpen led the way when the Indians overcame significant injuries in their starting rotation and won the American League pennant.  —  Now, the fickle nature of relief pitching is holding the AL Central favorites back.

Preston Wilson apologizes for making slavery comment during Astros TV broadcast  —  Preston Wilson apologized Saturday for a reference he made to slavery during the television broadcast of the Houston Astros' game against the Cleveland Indians earlier in the day.

Phillies minor league report: Dylan Cozens leads IronPigs to sweep, JoJo Romero picks up first win for Reading  —  A handful of Phillies minor-league affliates were in play Sunday.  Here's how they fared:  —  INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)  —  Lehigh Valley 5, Syracuse 2 …

Detroit Tigers thoughts: Scouting Casey Mize; Liriano on trade block?  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Back on the beat after five days on a special assignment, which sent me to Auburn to watch junior right-hander Casey Mize, who is expected to be one of the top picks - if not the top pick - in the upcoming Major League Baseball draft.

Tim Tebow timeline: Has he dispelled doubt on the diamond?  —  From the outset, Tim Tebow's pro baseball journey was going to follow its own unique path.  Making the move to baseball as a 29-year-old in 2016 was a bold step.  Tebow had not played the game competitively since his junior year of high school.

It's your turn to debate this ‘legendary’ Milwaukee Brewers trading card lineup  —  Beckett Media and Topps present their all-time legendary trading card line-up for the Milwaukee Brewers Wochit  —  Mike Caldwell or Teddy Higuera?  Pete Vuckovich or Ben Sheets?

Martinez's 2 vastly different HRs lead Red Sox past O's 5-0  —  BOSTON — J.D. Martinez took plenty of ribbing in the dugout after slicing a short home run inside the Pesky Pole at Fenway Park.  —  A few innings later, he showed his teammates some serious power.

Jordan Hicks throws two pitches clocked at 105 mph on Sunday  —  St. Louis Cardinals rookie right-hander Jordan Hicks hit 105 mph on the radar gun twice Sunday, becoming the first pitcher to throw multiple pitches at that speed in the same game in the past 10 seasons.

Nationals send Ryan Madson to DL with pectoral muscle strain  —  The Washington Nationals placed right-handed reliever Ryan Madson (pectoral muscle strain) on the disabled list Sunday.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  The Nationals called up 19-year-old outfielder Juan Soto after another outfielder got injured.

Blue Jays' Marco Estrada on complacent players: 'I don't want you on my team'  —  Right-handed pitcher Marco Estrada is a pretty laid-back guy.  —  Even when times were tough for him last year, Estrada never seemed to get overly agitated, though he did appear beaten down after some of his rougher starts.

Column: ESPN's Alex Rodriguez stumbles on a new way to spoil a potential no-hitter  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Despite the silly talk of how mentioning a no-hitter on a telecast imperils it on the field, there's another way to spoil a potential no-hitter:  —  That's by being so intent on telling …

Balaguert's double leads Tennessee to 3-2 win over Mississippi  —  KODAK, Tenn. (AP) — Yasiel Balaguert hit a two-run double in the first inning, leading the Tennessee Smokies to a 3-2 win over the Mississippi Braves on Monday.  —  Craig Brooks got Daniel Lockhart to fly out with a runner …