Dose: Mannywood Part II  —  After weeks of endless speculation and tantalizing rumors, the Orioles finally traded shortstop Manny Machado to the Dodgers in exchange for a package of five prospects on Wednesday night.  The 26-year-old superstar is hitting .315/.387/.575 with 48 runs scored …

Angels praise Mike Trout for ‘prioritizing personal values’  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels publicly praised Mike Trout “for prioritizing his personal values over commercial self-promotion” a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the All-Star outfielder …

Chicago Cubs look to stay hot against fading St. Louis Cardinals  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs used a strong push to enter the All-Star break leading the National League Central Division.  The St. Louis Cardinals, meanwhile, finished the first half on a skid that cost manager Mike Matheny his job.

Red Sox identity, standing as league's best will be tested  —  The greatest question the Red Sox face entering the second half of the season — well, final two-fifths, really — whether they're good enough to avoid a Wild Card game.  Whether they hold on to the American League East and keep the Yankees at bay.

Indians' Jose Ramirez's putting together MVP-caliber season  —  If anyone is looking for a player whose banner would be worthy of filling the void on the now LeBron James-less Sherwin-Williams building in downtown Cleveland, the Indians' Jose Ramirez has made the best case thus far.

MLB orders diversity training for Maryland native Josh Hader after hateful tweets surface during All-Star Game  —  Josh Hader, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher and Old Mill alumnus, addresses tweets from high school that surfaced during All-Star Game tonight.  (Eduardo A. Encina, Baltimore Sun video)

25 years later, a look back at the '93 Phillies offers a sobering lesson in the ruthlessness of time  —  The 1993 Phillies' listening tastes leaned toward hard-rock Whitesnake so it's doubtful many were familiar with a classic Broadway musical whose plot, perhaps better than more-logical rationales …

Phillies' run to first place was built on facing down adversity |  First-half review  —  When the Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park on Friday night to open the second half of the season, 106 days will have passed since Gabe Kapler was booed at the home opener.

Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Scott Schebler on the disabled list with shoulder injury  —  When the Reds return from the All-Star break on Friday, they will be without one of their usual leadoff hitters.  —  Scott Schebler was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder.

Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to come off DL Thursday  —  Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will return Thursday for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats after being sidelined since June 7 with a patellar tendon strain in his left knee.

Cubs at the break: What's half full, what's half empty?  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs find themselves battling the Brewers in the National League Central for the second consecutive season.  Here are three reasons why their cup of optimism is half full, and three why it's half empty: