Orioles expected to trade Manny Machado to the Dodgers  —  The Baltimore Orioles, barring a last minute snag, will trade All-Star shortstop Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, according to a baseball official with direct knowledge of the deal.

Beyond Home Run Derby: Baseball should add skills competition to All-Star festivities  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Monday night's Bryce Harper-Kyle Schwarber showdown was one of the better Home Run Derbies in recent memory, but even 450-foot homers get a little tedious when you have to watch dozens of them.

After overcoming early career adversity, Luis Severino set to relish moment of finally taking the mound in All-Star Game  —  WASHINGTON — The All-Star Game might be meaningless in the standings, but it's meaningful for Luis Severino.  —  Severino, who has turned his career around …

Red Sox power rankings: Who's on top at the All-Star break?  —  After a couple of quick exits from the American League Division Series, there were plenty of lingering doubts when the Red Sox started the season with a record of 17-2.  Wait-and-see seemed to be the prevailing wisdom …

Atlanta Braves prospect delivers home cooking on field in Kissimmee  —  Meet Cristian Pache, a 19-year-old star center fielder from the Dominican Republic, now playing for the Florida Fire Frogs.  (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)  —  In baseball's version of a test kitchen, the minor leagues, Cristian Pache is coming along nicely.

Commissioner, MLBPA executive director disagree on free agency, DH  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The contentiousness of the offseason is still burning hot.  —  Following a winter in which many big-name free agents received contracts for fewer years and dollars than expected, Tony Clark …

Will changes rejuvenate a Cardinals team that says it wants to win?  —  It's not as if the Cardinals have a purposeful playlist of metaphorical songs, played in the clubhouse to subliminally spread messages; it's just a cool song, so they played it after the fun win.

Is this All-Star pitching parade so good it's bad for baseball?  —  WASHINGTON — Blake Snell knows what it's like to perform before small crowds in a national-publicity vacuum — just like David Price, James Shields and all the other successful pitchers who preceded him in Tampa Bay.

MLB explores streaming option to resolve Dodgers' TV blackout  —  As the Dodgers' television blackout extends through a fifth consecutive season, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday that the league has explored ways to make broadcasts available to all fans via the internet.

Plenty of low marks for a NY Mets team that has flopped after a hot start  —  Robert Aitken Jr., Staff Writer, @RobertAitkenJr  —  Even the most lenient grader would have a hard time giving these Mets passing grades.  —  The Mets are 39-55 and one of the worst teams in MLB through …

Joey Votto talks to MLB Network's ‘Intentional Talk’ about when he had cornrows  —  Cincinnati Reds All-Star first baseman Joey Votto was on the set of MLB Network's Intentional Talk during All-Star Monday festivities preceding the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park, and he talked to co-hosts Chris Rose …

Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer is the anti-hero baseball needs  —  WASHINGTON - From his unique training regimen to his scientific approach to pitching to his polarizing personality, Trevor Bauer may be the most misunderstood player in baseball.  —  Bauer's personality, charitably described as …