Oakland approves new ballpark term sheet; A's say ‘not effective path forward’  —  Oakland City Council members voted 6-1 in favor of a nonbinding term sheet for the Oakland Athletics' proposed waterfront ballpark Tuesday, but the session ended with confusion as to whether negotiations between the city and the team would continue.

MLB trade deadline - Who could rock the next 10 days?  Plus biggest stars available and teams looking to add  —  The calls started Monday.  For weeks, teams have danced around the looming July 30 trade deadline — the ones looking to add not wanting to jump the market …

Yankees, MLB ban fan for life after throwing baseball at Red Sox's Alex Verdugo  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have banned the fan who threw a baseball and hit Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo from Yankee Stadium for life, a team spokesman said Sunday afternoon.

A look at how contract talks between Marlins, Marte unfolded and ended with no extension  —  The Miami Marlins and outfielder Starling Marte, after two weeks of back and forth discussion, were unable to agree to a contract extension.  —  What happened?  Here's the rundown:

Detroit Tigers' Spencer Turnbull to have season-ending Tommy John surgery  —  DETROIT — Tigers starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the 2021 season and most or all of 2022, the team announced Tuesday.  —  Turnbull, who threw a no-hitter …

Texas Rangers shut out for third straight game as losing skid continues  —  The Texas Rangers were routed 14-0 by the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.  They've now lost six straight games, the last three by a combined score of 29-0.  —  The last major league team to allow that many runs …

New York Mets manager Luis Rojas given two-game suspension, fine for arguing with umpires  —  MLB, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates  —  CINCINNATI — New York Mets manager Luis Rojas was suspended Monday for two games and fined for excessive arguing with umpires, an outburst that followed a bizarre play a day earlier at Pittsburgh.

Source: Mets Looking To Make ‘Big Splash’ At MLB Trade Deadline  —  The Mets are looking to make a “big splash” at the deadline, an industry source tells Inside the Mets.  Find out what this could entail.  —  With the MLB trade deadline just 11 days away, the New York Mets are planning on making a …

In divorce documents, Ben Zobrist says Julianna ‘coaxed’ him into returning to the Chicago Cubs, while she requests $4M of the $8M he forfeited while on leave  —  Ben Zobrist's estranged wife, Julianna Zobrist, says the former Chicago Cubs utility man was “guilty of failing to preserve marital assets” …

Nationals-Padres game suspended after shooting outside Nationals Park  —  Saturday night's game between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres was suspended after multiple gunshots were fired outside Nationals Park in a chaotic scene that ended with fans on the field and in the dugouts.