MLB trade rumors: Arizona Diamondbacks could be buyers, not sellers at MLB trade deadline  —  MLB trade rumors have been circulating around the Arizona Diamondbacks and how the team could potentially deal some of its veteran players before the MLB trade deadline.  —  But could the team be buyers, instead of sellers this season?

Detroit Tigers put JaCoby Jones at leadoff spot with Niko Goodrum ailing  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four days after he predicted he would start receiving questions on when JaCoby Jones would move up in the Detroit Tigers' batting order - Jones was doing just fine hitting ninth - manager Ron Gardenhire has moved Jones up.

Dodgers fear Seager has serious hamstring strain  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, finally starting to get hot after spending most of the prior season sidelined by injury, pulled up lame while attempting to score during Tuesday's ninth inning …

A couple of MLB division races are already over - but others are just about to get going  —  With four teams on pace to lose 100 games, there will already be enough meaningless baseball this summer without declaring any division races dead by Flag Day.  —  Yet here we are.

Pence hits inside-the-park HR, Rangers beat Red Sox 9-5  —  BOSTON (AP) — Hunter Pence hit a stand-up, inside-the-park home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Tuesday night after both managers were ejected.  —  Ariel Jurado (4-2) struck out six while pitching six innings …

2019 Giants not embracing ‘Nothing to lose’ mentality (at least so far)  —  San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy sets the tone for his club and he expects coaches and players to make smart, calculated decisions  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Giants' third base coach Ron Wotus …

Nunez talks with Ortiz, ‘embarrassed’ by shooting  —  Boston Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez lamented the fact that David Ortiz was shot in their native Dominican Republic, calling the incident an “international shame.”  —  Nunez, who is friends with Ortiz and shares an agent with the former Red Sox star …

Keep calm and mash: How the relaxed Twins are rewriting HR-hitting history  —  On Sunday, Nelson Cruz homered again.  It was his fourth straight game in which he went yard, in his first five games back from the injured list.  No big deal for a guy who came into this season with 203 home runs over the previous five seasons, right?

Fan struck by foul ball in Chicago out of hospital  —  CHICAGO — The woman struck by a foul ball during Monday night's game at Guaranteed Rate Field was treated at a nearby hospital and released Tuesday morning, according to a Chicago White Sox spokesman.  —  The unidentified woman was sitting …

How soon could Gallo, Calhoun rejoin the Rangers?  One could be back next week  —  Willie Calhoun could return from the injured list on Monday when the Rangers open a seven-game homestand, and fellow outfielder Joey Gallo could follow the next week to open a six-game road trip.

DJ LeMahieu is playing like Derek Jeter so far  —  If you expected the Yankees to go big game hunting this summer — pummelling the biggest superstars in the game with enough generational wealth to keep Harpers, Machados and Corbins flying private until the stars burn out — this offseason was likely a disappointment.

How to tell when a pitcher is about to bring the heat  —  It's usually a big moment in the game if Andrew Miller is pitching, and April 21, 2018, was no exception.  Miller was protecting a one-run Indians lead in the eighth inning, with two runners on and two men out.

The NL MVP race is shaping up to be one for the ages  —  Christian Yelich is playing even better than he did in his 2018 NL MVP campaign, and yet Cody Bellinger has been so good that Yelich might not even retain the title.  —  Bellinger and Yelich are putting up numbers at a historic rate.

Bobby Witt Jr., No. 2 overall pick in MLB Draft, signs with Royals  —  The top high school baseball player in the country is headed to Kansas City.  —  Officially.  —  The Royals agreed to terms with Bobby Witt Jr., who they selected No. 2 overall in last week's MLB Draft.

Golden Spikes Awards Winners since 2010; Vanderbilt's JJ Bleday 2019 Finalist  —  The 42nd Golden Spikes Award will be presented on June 14th.  With the announcement of the newest recipient coming next week, here's look back of the past winners of the decade.

Greenville Drive pitcher Thad Ward credits cutter, approach to SAL All-Star first half  —  Greenville starting pitcher Thad Ward has been the definition of a staff ace lately.  —  Over the last four weeks, the 2018 fifth-round selection of the Boston Red Sox out of Central Florida has been red hot.