Scherzer (forearm) exits early as strained Blue Jays staff takes another hit  —  TORONTO — All of the hype leading into the Blue Jays' World Series rematch with the Dodgers Monday just landed with a loud thud.  —  Max Scherzer exiting the game after just two innings and 36 pitches due …

Cleveland fan believes Guardians player stole Royals' signs in Wednesday's game  —  It's only April, but the Royals probably have seen enough of Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio this season.  —  Rocchio delivered a walk-off single that helped Cleveland defeat the Royals on Tuesday afternoon.

Sources: Konnor Griffin agrees to 9-year, $140M deal with Pirates  —  Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a nine-year extension, the team announced, locking up the top prospect in baseball less than a week after his major league debut.

Punches thrown between Soler, López as tensions boil over  —  ANAHEIM — The benches cleared for the Angels and Braves on Tuesday night after Jorge Soler took umbrage with Reynaldo López throwing up and to the backstop after Soler had homered in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in his second at-bat.

OG Anunoby, Derrick White highlight our All-Perimeter Defense First Team  —  Share full article  —  OG Anunoby could tell the future.  —  No, the New York Knicks' all-defensive wing didn't know a pass would drift into his hands.  He didn't predict the exact fashion of yet another steal or the fast break that followed.

Nets haven't given up on trying to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo  —  The Nets didn't face Giannis Antetokounmpo in their 96-90 win over the Bucks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, and it's unclear if they'll see him Friday when they travel to Milwaukee.  —  But it's almost a fait accompli …

ElevenLabs Becomes a Proud Partner of the San Francisco Giants  —  ElevenLabs will be the Presenting Sponsor of the Champions Suite at Oracle Park  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants and ElevenLabs, an AI research and product company, today announced a multi-year partnership.

Reds' 2nd chance at MLB history didn't last long, but no glove lost  —  MIAMI - The most confounding success story in an early season full of them for the Cincinnati Reds got a short-lived second chance at history this week, thanks to a scoring change by MLB's official keeper of the stats.

Amed Rosario repaying Aaron Boone's faith with big Yankees contributions  —  The New York Yankees continued to get a boost from Amed Rosario, who delivered a standout performance in Tuesday night's win over the Athletics, further proving his early value to the roster.

Astros' injury woes continue to mount as Cristian Javier, Jake Meyers leave early  —  Share full article  —  DENVER — Already without ace Hunter Brown for the foreseeable future, the Houston Astros starting rotation may have sustained another seismic blow.