Arizona Diamondbacks unveil gold City Connect jersey, referencing Sonoran Desert, Hispanic culture  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks have unveiled a gold uniform referencing the Sonoran Desert and the state's Hispanic culture as the latest alternate jersey in the City Connect collection.

Sources: MLB finalizing memo on rule against use of foreign substances by pitchers  —  Major League Baseball is putting the final touches on a memo that will detail the sport's rule against foreign substances, with the expectation among some sources that the document will be forwarded …

Tyler Ivey sidelined by elbow injury he hid from Astros  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Tyler Ivey's storybook saga concluded in the shower.  He spent most of May 21 managing pain and pleasure.  He reached the pinnacle of his professional career beneath a crowd of family and friends inside a ballpark he frequented as a child.

D-backs GM Mike Hazen takes leave of absence as wife battles cancer  —  Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen is taking an immediate leave of absence from the team as his wife, Nicole, battles brain cancer, the team announced Friday.  —  Assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye will take on oversight …

Three keys to how the Mets handle their upcoming grueling schedule  —  BALTIMORE — All season, the Mets have trailed the rest of the majors in one category: games played.  —  And now they have to catch up.  —  On Friday when they host the Padres, the Mets begin their next big test …

The 5 Toughest Hitters in Baseball  —  Before I jump into my list, let me just start out by addressing something right up here at the top.  That no-hitter I threw a few weeks back?  Where I K'd eight guys and didn't give up a single hit?  How'd I do that?  Well, I mean....  Your guess is as good as mine, man.

New York Mets' Pete Alonso posits that MLB ‘manipulates the baseball’ based on free-agent class  —  NEW YORK — Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said Wednesday that he disagrees with MLB's crackdown on pitcher-friendly foreign substances, and that the larger issue facing the sport …

MLB Power Rankings Week 10: Which AL team is our new No. 1?  —  Ten weeks into the MLB season, we have the fourth No. 1 team of the 2021 campaign atop our MLB Power Rankings.  —  Which American League team is playing well enough to bump the San Diego Padres from the top spot?