With 13 players on the IL — 13!  — Yankees backups rising to occasion  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — A month ago, Clint Frazier couldn't keep his batting average above the Mendoza line.  —  Now?  It's a far different story.  —  As the New York Yankees wrapped up spring training in March …

Mini basketballs and a playful batting practice: ‘just another day in paradise’ for Mets  —  Hours before the second of a three-game set in Flushing, a pair of clubhouses within the confines of Citi Field were like yin and yang.  —  Mets teammates inside the home locker room picked …

'My story's getting interesting': White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's quest to be the best  —  BALTIMORE — Go ahead and make Tim Anderson a bullet point on your sports debate show.  —  Anoint him as either baseball's savior or a symbol of its degradation.  Glean what you must from this news cycle …

Iowa Cubs pitcher Trevor Clifton finds peace after building low-cost, 104-square-foot tiny house  —  Iowa Cubs pitcher Trevor Clifton poses for a photo in the tiny house he built to live in during the baseball season in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 15, 2019.  (Zach Boyden-Holmes The Des Moines Register via AP)

Detroit Tigers move Josh Harrison out of leadoff spot - for now  —  BOSTON — The Detroit Tigers have a new leadoff hitter - for now.  —  With second baseman Josh Harrison struggling at the top of the lineup, manager Ron Gardenhire has decided to move him down in the order as Harrison works on finding some footing at the plate.

Cardinals, Ponce de Leon set to take on Brewers  —  Coming off a 13-5 win in the series opener on Monday, the Cardinals turn to young righthander Daniel Ponce de Leon when they play the Milwaukee Brewers tonight at Busch Stadium.  —  The series will wrap on Wednesday with a 12:15 p.m. contest.

MLB Headlines  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Athletics found their winning formula again: Grab an early lead, the starters keep them in the game, and then allow the deep bullpen to handle the rest.  —  Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in three runs to back Chris Bassitt's winning season debut …

With MLB suspension coming to an end, reality sets in for Cubs shortstop Addison Russell  —  MESA, Ariz. — Addison Russell, the old man on the diamond, walks off the field, plops into a golf cart, wipes the perspiration off his forehead and smiles weakly.  —  Russell's teammates with the Chicago Cubs left town a month ago.

Pablo Lopez has his best start of the season and the Marlins beat the Indians on the road  —  Pablo Lopez's bid for a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians ended in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday when Jose Ramirez floated a one-out single to shallow right field.

Red Sox' Nathan Eovaldi out 6 weeks after elbow surgery  —  BOSTON — Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi had surgery Tuesday to remove a loose body in his right elbow.  —  The arthroscopic procedure was performed by Yankees head team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

See how the Yankees World Series odds have dropped as more and more regulars hit the IL … The Yankees (12-10) have managed to win four straight and 7 of their last 10 despite leading the league in trips to the injured list.  —  The banged-up Bombers have 13 players on the IL …

Rainy days drive MLB pitchers, managers crazy, but Diamondbacks trust system  —  PITTSBURGH - The game within the game this week is weather-report roulette.  It's not a question of if it will rain, but when, for how long and if it might disrupt a game.  —  The opening game of the Diamondbacks …

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde relishes ‘homecoming’ with White Sox at Camden Yards  —  The Baltimore Sun  —  Although the Orioles are a week away from a visit to Chicago, the sight of the White Sox gives manager Brandon Hyde a sense of home.  —  A White Sox farmhand from 1997 to 2000, Hyde retains familiarity with the organization.

Cincinnati Reds' top prospect Nick Senzel hopes he's past the injury bug  —  LOUISVILLE - Nick Senzel said he thought his ankle was broken after sliding into second base a month ago during a minor league game in Arizona.  —  That would have fallen in line with the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect's recent run …

One trade idea that would fix Cubs' bullpen problem  —  CHICAGO — Weekend news of Chicago Cubs closer Brandon Morrow's setback in his recovery from offseason minor elbow surgery can't come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the right-hander's career.  —  In fact, there aren't any injuries …

Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and the rise of a Padres powerhouse  —  SAN DIEGO — A quarter-mile north of center field, in a 19th-century building adorned by a faded green awning and two wooden wagon wheels, sits a charmingly antiquated bar named Tivoli.