Skubal to have surgery for loose bodies in elbow; timetable TBD  —  DETROIT — Two-time defending American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow after a flare-up on Sunday night.  —  Neither Skubal nor the Tigers would put a timetable on his return.

Starting pitcher targets using zone rates: Why Kyle Harrison, Braxton Ashcraft are surging  —  At this point in the season, a lot of “hot starts” are beginning to stabilize, and we're getting a sense of which players have really made meaningful changes or not.

Braves call up Jim Jarvis and designate José Azócar for assignment  —  A young infielder gets a shot in the big leagues for the Braves  —  The Braves have made a somewhat eventful call-up ahead of their series finale against the Seattle Mariners.

Bob Skinner, three-time World Series champion, dies at 94  —  PITTSBURGH — Bob Skinner, who earned three World Series rings and was named to the All-Star team three times during a baseball career that spanned more than four decades as a player and coach, has died.  He was 94.

Handing out 2026 April grades to all 30 MLB teams  —  The struggles of three of MLB's richest premier franchises over the opening five weeks of the 2026 season are reminiscent of a scene from “Bull Durham,” when manager Joe “Skip” Riggins asks coach Larry Hockett, “What's our record?”

Benge and Vientos lead the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the skidding Rockies in early start  —  DENVER — Carson Benge homered leading off the sixth inning for New York's first hit against Tomoyuki Sugano, and the Mets beat the skidding Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday in a game moved up three hours to avoid potential wet weather.

Timberwolves earn competitive Game 1 victory vs. Spurs: Takeaways  —  It was obvious — literally from the jump, when skyscrapers Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama squared off at midcourt — that every bucket of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs would be hard-earned.

Carlos Estévez cleared to begin rehab assignment.  What that means for Royals bullpen  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Carlos Estévez is anticipating to start a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Omaha.  — Estévez was placed …

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Carlos Santana's Looming Return Quietly Creates Major D-backs Problem  —  The return of Arizona's first baseman might cause an unfortunate infield logjam. … Sooner than later, he'll be healthy enough to return to the D-backs' big league club from the Injured List.