Will Manny Machado, Brad Hand and others get traded before All-Star Game?  —  PHOENIX - Just six months ago All-Star reliever Brad Hand signed a contract extension that changed his life, providing financial security to his family, becoming an integral cog of the San Diego Padres' future.

Chris Archer on Blake Snell's snub from All-Star roster: 'Something like that can't happen'  —  Rays pitcher Chris Archer took to social media to protest teammate Blake Snell's omission from the American League All-Star roster, saying that players who vote for All-Stars “didn't do our due diligence.”

Shohei Ohtani delivers again for Angels with long, winning blast  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani's right knee was still sore when he arrived at Angel Stadium on Sunday.  He took a baseball directly to it in the previous night's ninth inning, on a foul ball against Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen …

Mets' Flores walks it off in 4-3 win over Phillies  —  Flores' walk-off homer is New York's second on the homestand  —  Wilmer Flores hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Mets past the Phillies, 4-3, in the first game of Monday's doubleheader at Citi Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … Imagine you're Torey Lovullo, manager of the Diamondbacks, and you're about to walk up to one of your players after a big win and tell him he isn't going to be in the starting lineup the next day.  Now imagine the player is left fielder David Peralta …

Sports psychologist Ken Ravizza dies at 70; mental skills coach for MLB, college teams  —  Dr. Ken Ravizza, a Cal State Fullerton professor who was among the leading sports psychologists in the nation and a guru of sorts for dozens of major league baseball players, died Sunday night …

Royals sign 16-year-old Japanese pitcher for $322,500  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kaito Yuki is headed to the Kansas City Royals organization instead of attending high school in Japan.  —  The 16-year-old pitcher agreed Sunday to a minor league contract with a $322,500 signing bonus.

Reds Beat Blog: Will the Reds be sellers or stand pat at the trade deadline?  —  Welcome to another edition of the weekly Reds Beat Blog: a new home for updates on the Reds' top minor league prospects, some tidbits about the big topics across MLB and another place for more opinions on the Reds.

Who's your team's most important player for the second half?  —  With the season having advanced just beyond the halfway mark, let's look at the most important player in the second half for all 30 major league clubs.  It could be a player at any professional level within his organization.

Blue Jays' double-A roster more than Vladi, Bo  —  Fishers, or fisher cats as they are sometimes known, are cute little critters that don't exactly strike fear in anybody.  —  However, it's pretty safe to say that opposing pitchers do get a little unnerved when they have to face the New Hampshire Fisher Cats lineup.

Cubs rotation needs Kyle Hendricks, Jose Quintana to start clicking  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs President Theo Epstein reinforced his faith in the team's top-heavy rotation last week, based on how good Kyle Hendricks and Jose Quintana can be.  —  That faith was to be put to the test …

ABC-7 to stream 10 of its Cubs telecasts live on Facebook in the Chicago market  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Like?  Love?  Surprised?  ABC-7 said Monday it will offer a live-stream of 10 of its Cubs telecasts to Chicago-area fans on Facebook this season, beginning with Tuesday's late-night road game against the Giants.

Column: Reunion of '93 White Sox brings memories of growing pains of the past  —  Photos of the “Big Hurt,” the former White Sox slugger and Hall of Famer.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox plan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1993 American League West championship Saturday …

Phillies prospect Enyel De Los Santos in line to make major-league debut Tuesday  —  NEW YORK — It's Enyel De Los Santos' turn to make a first impression.  —  The Phillies are expected to call up De Los Santos from triple-A Lehigh Valley for a spot start against the New York Mets …