Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora amid huge coaching shakeup  —  The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora amid massive changes to the coaching staff following a 10-17 start to the season.  —  Boston also fired hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vazquez …

Why Mexico City Series Might be Big Trouble for Zac Gallen  —  These are not the most favorable conditions. … Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen has been getting away with hard contact all season.  He might not be able to on Saturday afternoon.

CJ McCollum Is the Trade Nobody Took Seriously—Until Now … Modern NBA executives have a wondrous array of tools at their disposal, all leveraged to create a cohesive, well-optimized roster with players of various shapes, sizes, and skill sets.  But even the best execs, armed with the best data …

Michael Lorenzen gets 3 pivotal double plays and pitches Rockies past Mets 4-3  —  Michael Lorenzen induced three double-play grounders in seven efficient innings and the Colorado Rockies held off the slumping New York Mets 4-3 on Friday night.  Jake McCarthy hit a tiebreaking double off …

Braves can't keep Phillies down in 8-5 loss  —  As the Braves looked for another series victory, they faced Zack Wheeler, uncertain of exactly what to expect from the Phillies' ace coming back from injury, while Bryce Elder started for Atlanta.  —  Bryce allowed some hard contact …

Blue Jays remove Hoffman as closer, will use committee approach for now  —  TORONTO — The Blue Jays have removed Jeff Hoffman from the closer's role, pivoting to a committee approach while he resets.  —  Hoffman has found himself as the next day's lead topic of conversation too many times …

Anthony Volpe not expected to join Yankees for Rangers series: ‘Nothing imminent there’  —  HOUSTON — It sounds like Anthony Volpe won't make his season debut before the Yankees end their Texas-spanning road trip.  —  With the Bombers beginning a three-game series in Houston on Friday night …

Lindor expected to miss significant time with calf strain  —  Shortstop hits IL for just 3rd time in his career; Mauricio called up from Triple-A Syracuse  —  NEW YORK — A day after welcoming Juan Soto back to their lineup, the Mets officially said a temporary goodbye to Francisco Lindor.

Elias provides injury updates before tonight's series opener against Red Sox  —  President of baseball operations Mike Elias met with the media in the dugout for about 8 ½ minutes this afternoon, shortly before it began to rain and players working out on the field hustled back to the clubhouse.

Fantasy Baseball Steals Report: Agustín Ramírez is a defensive liability and José Ramírez is age-less  —  Welcome to the steals report!  I will be here every Wednesday to go over important stolen base trends so you can find more speed for your fantasy teams.

Phillies' Bryce Harper miffed by losing streak; Taijuan Walker cut  —  CHICAGO — Bryce Harper is as miffed as anyone about the Philadelphia Phillies' losing streak, saying “we got to get through it.”  —  The Phillies were outscored 27-14 by the Chicago Cubs during a four-game sweep …