Why there is no more Fortnite in Red Sox clubhouse  —  There is something missing from the Red Sox' home clubhouse this season that smacked visitors in the face upon entering last season.  —  No more Fortnite.  —  The popular video game became part of the conversation during …

Pollock to undergo surgery for infection in right elbow  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder A.J. Pollock will need surgery because of an infection in his surgically repaired right elbow.

Mikolas, Cardinals down Nationals 5-1 for 5th win in row  —  Miles Mikolas outpitched Max Scherzer, Marcell Ozuna had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.  —  José Martínez drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won 10 of 11.

Detroit Tigers' Matthew Boyd, Shane Greene were the masters of March and April.  Here's how  —  The first month — OK, technically “the first month plus four days of March” — of the 2019 season is in the books, with the Tigers entering Wednesday's May-opening loss to the Phillies with a 13-14 record after 27 games.

Good seats available: MLB's early-season attendance issue continues  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At first pitch Wednesday afternoon between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, about 500 fans dotted stands at Kauffman Stadium.  It was a weekday during the school year …

Edwin Diaz falters again as Mets spoil Jacob deGrom's gem vs. Reds  —  Cy Young winner rights ship, but Mets bats are quiet in 1-0 loss  —  NEW YORK — Two crucial parts to the Mets pitching staff were searching for rebound performances on Wednesday night.  One of them did, but the other did not.

Perez pitches Twins past Astros 6-2 behind Schoop's big HR  —  Martin Perez pitched eight scoreless innings in his longest start in two seasons, and Jonathan Schoop hit a towering two-run homer to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Indians' Kluber leaves game with bruised right forearm  —  Corey Kluber has left his team's game at Miami with a bruised right forearm after being hit by a line drive off the bat of  —  Brian Anderson.  —  The ball rolled away from Kluber, and he tried to swat it to first base …

Franco, Hoskins lead Phillies over Tigers 7-3  —  Maikel Franco keeps producing like a cleanup hitter from the bottom of the lineup.  —  Franco hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh, Rhys Hoskins homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Wednesday night.

Why Jon Lester might be Chicago's best free-agent signing ever  —  SEATTLE — Cubs left-hander Jon Lester is so revered in Chicago these days even social media can't touch him.  In the era of hot takes, there's only one concerning Lester that is up for debate: Is he the best free-agent signing in the city's history?

Miller was terrific, for three innings.  Rangers have no choice but to give him more rope  —  The Texas Rangers probably didn't want to be off Monday after outscoring the Seattle Mariners 29-2 on Saturday and Sunday.  They are probably welcoming their off day Thursday.

Are Any Of MLB's Breakout Teams For Real?  —  Statheads know that it usually takes roughly 70 games for baseball results to really start meaning something.  On the first day of May a year ago, the New York Mets were 17-9 and the Los Angeles Dodgers were 12-16.