Joe Panik's looming departure from the Giants is perfect timing for the Mets  —  Could Joe Panik be the answer to the Mets' problem at second base?  —  The San Francisco Giants designated the Yonkers, N.Y. native for assignment on Tuesday afternoon after six years in the Bay Area, and the timing couldn't be more perfect.

Black and White Uniforms Across MLB For Players' Weekend 2019  —  Major League Baseball's most colourful event of the year will be a little less so in 2019.  —  This afternoon the Players' Weekend uniforms for 2019 were unveiled by both the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association …

Bo makes MLB history but Blue Jays let six-run lead slip away  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Six wasn't enough.  —  Not for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, where a 6-0 lead against the high-octane Tampa Bay Rays meant nothing in the end, with Toronto losing 7-6.

Dave Dombrowski may have to take the fall for Red Sox' falloff  —  Picked-up pieces while planning a rare October vacation . . .  ■ I'll be shocked if Dave Dombrowski is back with the Red Sox next season.  Boston's president of baseball operations has increasingly isolated himself …

Braves still unsure when Dansby Swanson will return  —  The Braves still can't project shortstop Dansby Swanson's return, though they're leaving open the possibility of him joining the team in Miami this weekend.  —  Swanson, 25, injured his heel July 23 in a loss to the Royals.

Sterling Shepard will be out of Thursday's game against Jets, but he says he'll be ready for the season opener  —  Sterling Shepard, the Giants' No. 1 receiver following Odell Beckham's departure, has a small cast on his broken thumb and acknowledged he will miss Thursday's preseason game against the Jets.

Tim Beckham Receives 80-Game PED Suspension  —  Mariners infielder Tim Beckham has been suspended for eighty games under the MLB-MLBPA Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, according to a league announcement.  The league says that Beckham tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol.

Greinke wins Astros debut with HR help, tops Rockies 11-6  —  Zack Greinke labored through six innings but wound up with a win in his Astros debut as Houston hit four home runs Tuesday night to beat the  —  Colorado Rockies 11-6.  —  Playing in front of a season-high crowd of 43,243, the AL West leaders won their fifth straight.

Brewers rest Yelich, beat Pirates 4-3 to win 2nd straight  —  Yasmani Grandal had two doubles and an RBI and the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Grandal drove in  —  Ryan Braun with a double to left-center, the first hit off Pirates starter

Blue Jays, Neil Ramirez Reportedly “Nearing” Deal  —  The Blue Jays are closing in on a contract with free-agent reliever Neil Ramirez, according to Roster Roundup.  It's unclear whether it'll be a major league pact for Ramirez, whom the Indians released Aug. 2.