MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers, Brewers Showing Interest in Manny Machado  —  Which contending teams will shake up their roster and make a deal before the trade deadline?  —  Over the next three weeks, teams that are out of contention for playoff spots will be looking toward the 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.

CC Sabathia shelled for five runs as Yankees fall to lowly Orioles, 5-4, in Game 1 of doubleheader  —  BALTIMORE — Aaron Boone left CC Sabathia in too long — but Neil Walker didn't do either of them any favors.  —  Walker's misplay at first led to Danny Valencia's go-ahead three-run homer off Sabathia …

Dodgers' Max Muncy to participate in All-Star Home Run Derby  —  Bryce Harper finally has some company in this year's Home Run Derby competition.  —  The Washington Nationals outfielder will be joined next Monday by one of this season's biggest surprises — Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy — in the annual slugging showcase.

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.

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman may have to deal with left knee tendinitis for rest of season, says Aaron Boone  —  BALTIMORE — Aroldis Chapman may have to deal with tendinitis in his left knee for the rest of the season, Aaron Boone said.  —  Chapman has been pitching with it since early …

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 …

Mets Place Todd Frazier On DL Amid Series Of Roster Moves  —  The Mets announced a series of roster moves today, most notably placing third baseman Todd Frazier on the disabled list due to a left rib cage strain.  Additionally, the Mets recalled left-hander P.J. Conlon and right-hander Ty Kelly …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …