A's acquire closer Jeurys Familia from Mets  —  After three years of missing the playoffs and dealing away fan favorites like Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Donaldson and Sonny Gray, the Oakland Athletics are trying to steer themselves in the opposite direction.  —  They certainly took …

Athletics Acquire Jeurys Familia  —  In a trade that has been widely expected since last night, the Athletics have officially acquired right-hander Jeurys Familia from the Mets.  In exchange, the Athletics have sent a pair of minor leaguers back to New York: third baseman William Toffey and right-hander Bobby Wahl.

NY Yankees bring up Domingo Acevedo while NY Mets can't make roster decision  —  Abbey Mastracco, Staff Writer, @AbbeyMastracco  —  NEW YORK — When it came to roster management for the second game of the Yankee Stadium edition of the Subway Series on Saturday, one team acted swiftly …

Another bad look for Rays in 3-2 loss  —  ST. PETERSBURG - To get a sense of how shorthanded the Rays were by the final innings of Saturday night's game, all you had to do was look at the field and see Carlos Gomez playing second base.  —  It was that kind of night for the Rays …

Rays Tales: Sure is a lot to talk about  —  WASHINGTON — There was a lot of talk specific to the Rays at the All-Star Game last week, from commissioner Rob Manfred's strong endorsement of the Ybor stadium plan to Wilson Ramos' rousing ovation from the Washington fans to Blake Snell's impressive work on the mound.

Last Slide  —  The All-Star break gave the Diamondbacks more time to rehab a slew of injuries and to reset for the second half of the season.  But now, with the break over, manager Torey Lovullo's wariness of letting players grow sluggish has set in.  He is quickly getting players back on the field …