Cubs acquire catcher Maldonado from Royals  —  The Chicago Cubs acquired catcher Martin Maldonado for left-hander Mike Montgomery, the reliever who secured the last out of the Cubs' 2016 World Series championship season, in a deal with the Kansas City Royals, the teams announced Monday.

D'Arnaud 3 HRs, 3-run drive in 9th lifts Rays over Yanks 5-4  —  Travis d'Arnaud hit three home runs, including a startling, three-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning off  —  Tampa Bay Rays overcame their Yankee Stadium woes to beat New York 5-4 on Monday night.

Cody Bellinger hits 2 homers, Dodgers rout Phillies 16-2  —  Cody Bellinger hit his 32nd and 33rd homers,  —  Clayton Kershaw struck out seven in six innings and the major league-leading  —  Philadelphia Phillies 16-2 on Monday night.  —  Bellinger passed reigning NL MVP

Crawford has 2 HRs, 8 RBIs as Giants overwhelm Rockies 19-2  —  DENVER (AP) With nearly every swing, Brandon Crawford's day at the plate got better and better.  —  Crawford went 5 for 6 with two homers and tied a San Francisco team record with eight RBIs, and the Giants scored a season high …

10 biggest questions for the MLB trade deadline  —  The days of posturing, pretenses, bluffs, deception and even out-and-out lies are about to end.  —  It's that time of year where every Major League Baseball club's front office must call and turn over their cards.  —  In or out?

2019 MLB trade deadline rumors, news, analysis and trade tracker  —  Will Madison Bumgarner, Trevor Bauer, Zack Wheeler and other topflight arms move in July deals?  The MLB trade deadline is approaching and we've got you covered with all of the trade rumors, reaction and analysis you need …

As bullpen woes mount, sources say Brewers have had discussions with Giants for reliever Will Smith  —  David Stearns has a history.  He has turned the Brewers into an annual contender, due in part to the successful bullpen he's built.  —  In 2017 during his first full season as general manager …

Next Tim Tebow?  Florida Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks signed by Boston Red Sox  —  HOOVER, Ala. — Feleipe Franks was as surprised as anyone when the Boston Red Sox selected him the 31st round of the MLB Draft (947th overall) early last month.  —  The Florida Gators quarterback found …

Junis, Lopez lead Royals past White Sox 5-2  —  Jakob Junis struck out a career-high 10 and  —  Nicky Lopez drove in a pair of runs and scored twice as the  —  Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Monday night.  —  The Royals beat  —  Lucas Giolito for the first time and thwarted his bid for a 12th victory.

Multiple Teams Showing Initial Interest In Robbie Ray  —  TODAY: You can add the Brewers to the stack of club's showing initial interest in Ray, Morosi tweets.  It seems safe to presume that just about every organization with a rotation need will at least take a look at the southpaw.