Rays Blake Snell named to AL All-Star team after all  —  Rays LHP Blake Snell is going to the All-Star Game after all.  —  Snell was named as a replacement for Cleveland's Corey Kluber on the American League team for Tuesday's game in an announcement by MLB.

Angels, Dodgers set for another weekend series  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are ready to unleash Walker Buehler one more time, with the latest version of the right-hander set to return to the major leagues Friday against the Los Angeles Angels.

Jordan Hicks: Bud Norris has ‘best intentions for me’  —  Rookie reliever Jordan Hicks addressed reports of potential conflict within the St. Louis Cardinals' locker room, saying teammate and closer Bud Norris has his best interests in mind.  —  “He has the best intentions for me,” Hicks told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday.

Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks in the MLB All-Star Game … ATLANTA - As the Diamondbacks hope for the best with right-hander Shelby Miller's latest elbow issue, their return to this city stirred bad memories of the trade that brought him to Arizona in the first place, a deal that has …

Manny Machado's top 12 landing spots and MLB's next big thing  —  The Manny Machado Watch has intensified over the past couple of weeks.  In some ways, that's hard to believe.  After all, this has been going on since last winter, when the Baltimore Orioles' star infielder was reportedly …

Cashman's Machado call is part of his process....nothing more, nothing less  —  Amazing how a simple phone call from Brian Cashman to Orioles GM Dan Duquette was able to set the entire baseball media into such a feeding frenzy.  —  The Yankee GM was doing what he always does when a prominent player …

Gibson, Twins top Rays 5-1 in rain-delayed series opener  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Nine years after drafting Kyle Gibson in the first round and six seasons into his major league career, the faith the Minnesota Twins have had in the lanky right-hander has finally been rewarded on a consistent basis.

MLB suspends Papa John's promotion until after All-Star break, pizza company says  —  John Schnatter quits as chairman after using racial slur during a conference call on how to handle controversial situations.  —  Major League Baseball's promotion with Papa John's has been suspended until …

Jerry Blevins continues to struggle against lefties, gives up big home run in NY Mets loss  —  Jerry Blevins on his first start in the 8-7 loss to the Dodgers Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  NEW YORK — Relievers are always hot commodities at the trade deadline.

Mariners Place James Paxton On DL, Select Mike Morin  —  The Mariners announced today that they've placed lefty James Paxton on the 10-day DL due to lower back inflammation and selected the contract of righty Mike Morin from Triple-A Tacoma.  The Mariners also optioned Gordon Beckham …

Mets Activate Noah Syndergaard  —  The Mets announced today that they've activated right-hander Noah Syndergaard from the 10-day disabled list.  Left-hander P.J. Conlon was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in order to open a spot on the active roster.  —  Syndergaard, 25, has been out since late …

Veteran pitcher Casey Coleman was contemplating retirement.  Then the Cubs called.  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.

Cubs All-Star Javier Baez is the most exciting player in baseball  —  SAN DIEGO — It's not easy to walk the streets or have a meal with budding Chicago Cubs star Javier Baez.  Just ask his teammates, who have seen Baez rise from a piece in the Cubs puzzle to an All-Star who is must-watch at the plate, on the bases and in the field.