Jamie Raskin, a Key Democrat, Urged Biden to Reconsider Campaign  —  Mr. Raskin, a congressman from Maryland, was a key member of the panel that investigated the Capitol riot.  In a lengthy letter, he compared President Biden to a tiring baseball pitcher.  —  Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland …

Cubs move on from Seiya Suzuki's interpreter and look ahead to second half of season  —  The Chicago Cubs are making a subtle but potentially significant change coming out of the All-Star break, dismissing the interpreter who has worked with Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki through his first two-and-a-half seasons in the majors.

Is Dustin Pedroia a Hall of Famer?  We asked him about his chances.  —  Picked-up pieces while ever-grateful that we emphatically said “no” to the 2024 Olympics . . .  ▪ This weekend in Cooperstown is a reminder of why baseball's Hall of Fame is the one fans care about most …

MLB trade deadline clock ticking on Marlins, White Sox  —  The White Sox and Marlins are the most active sellers, and if they can get deals done quickly, before the list of sellers grows, it may benefit them.  —  The Marlins are dangling infielder-outfielder Jazz Chisholm and are certain to trade All-Star closer Tanner Scott.

Ranking the top 100 professional athletes since 2000  —  The greatest athlete of the 21st century?  That's easy.  It has to be Tom Brady, the quarterback of the greatest dynasty America's favorite sport has ever seen, a seven-time Super Bowl champ and five-time Super Bowl MVP.  Yep.  Tom Brady.

Betting Baseball: Judge and the Yankees Have Work to Do  —  With the All-Star Game in the rear-view mirror, time to check in on the division races, the pennant hopefuls, and of course their respective odds to claim titles.  Today's edition of Bet the EDGE took a look at the races and relayed their plays for all.

Evan Longoria on Rays' stadium plans, Trop return, not playing and more  —  The all-time Rays great made it back for the first time since December 2017.  “Just so many good memories over the years.  I missed playing at this stadium.  I missed being here.”

Padres Fall in Latest National Power Rankings  —  This is the second straight week they've dropped.  —  After losing six out of their last seven games, the San Diego Padres have dropped two spots to No. 15 overall in Newsweek's national MLB power rankings.

Mets Claim Intriguing Veteran Reliever From NL Wild Card Competitor  —  The New York Mets have brought in a veteran reliever with some prior success.  —  The New York Mets made a minor, but intriguing, pitching transaction Wednesday when the organization claimed left-handed pitcher Alex Young off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

Jerry Walker, youngest player to start All-Star Game, dies at 85  —  BALTIMORE — Jerry Walker, who at age 20 became the youngest player to start the All-Star Game when he took the mound representing the Baltimore Orioles in 1959, has died.  He was 85.  —  The Orioles announced Walker's death Wednesday.

MLB draft 2024: Recap, analysis for all 30 teams' picks  —  The 2024 MLB draft is now complete, so it's time to take a deeper look at how all 30 MLB teams fared over the past three days.  —  Starting with the Cleveland Guardians' decision to take Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana …

Bucks' Khris Middleton recovering from 2 ankle surgeries: Sources  —  Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton underwent two successful arthroscopic clean-up procedures to fix lingering issues this offseason, league sources tell The Athletic.  —  Shortly after the playoffs …