Orioles dominated by Rays, 7-1, fall into tie for AL East lead with 4th straight loss: ‘Nobody said this was going to be easy’  —  Tampa Bay Rays pinch-hitter Harold Ramírez launched a ball to left field, then flipped his bat.  Like the Orioles, both came falling back to earth.

Would Theo Epstein return to the Red Sox?  Here's what Sam Kennedy had to say.  —  The Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday, and announced they would move general manager Brian O'Halloran to a “senior leadership” position, leaving two open roles among the front office.

Beloved Phillies manager Charlie Manuel suffers a stroke in Florida hospital  —  Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, who led the team to their second World Series championship in nearly 150 years, suffered a stroke Saturday in a Florida hospital while underdoing a medical procedure.

Marcus Stroman is back with the Chicago Cubs and will pitch out of the bullpen — for now: 'I'm good to go'  —  PHOENIX — Marcus Stroman is back and determined to do what he can to help the Chicago Cubs reach the postseason.  —  The Cubs activated the right-hander from the injured list …

Shohei Ohtani's locker is cleared out, but Angels won't provide update until Saturday  —  Ohtani was in the clubhouse before Friday's game, but there was no word on where he had gone afterward.  Ohtani is expected to undergo some type of procedure on his torn UCL, but it's not known when.

As Padres' season spirals, questions emerge about culture, cohesion and chemistry  —  For whatever else needs to be fixed heading into 2024 — the most important thing would be their best players performing better on the field — things are lacking in Padres' clubhouse

Why were the Phillies chanting a curse at Trea Turner?  He doesn't know, but 'it's hilarious.'  —  ST. LOUIS — The TV broadcast of Tuesday's home game against the Braves picked up an interesting chant from the Phillies dugout after Trea Turner's game-tying home run in the ninth inning …

MLB sets date to vote on A's Las Vegas relocation, source says  —  A vote on the Oakland Athletics' Las Vegas relocation by Major League Baseball owners will occur in November, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.  —  The industry expert said the vote …

Giants owner says Farhan Zaidi, Gabe Kapler ‘will both be here next year’  —  DENVER — On the day the Red Sox fired their top baseball executive, San Francisco Giants owner Greg Johnson reiterated what he'd told the Chronicle last month: President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and manager Gabe Kapler aren't going anywhere.

Rangers' Max Scherzer out for regular season with muscle strain  —  Texas Rangers ace Max Scherzer will miss the remainder of the regular season and is “unlikely” to pitch in the postseason after straining a muscle in his upper arm, general manager Chris Young said Wednesday.