MLB Home Run Derby to ditch clock, revive swing-based system: Sources  —  In one area of baseball, the clock is dead.  —  Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby will put a new twist on an old format next month.  Hitters will have a number of swings rather than a clock that dictate their turns at the plate …

Reds drops series finale to Mets ahead of trip to face NY Yankees … A series sweep was within reach for the Cincinnati Reds, and it would have been a vital gain ahead of a challenging back stretch in the month of June.  —  Already trailing the New York Mets 3-1 in the teams' June 17 series finale …

Phillies pause Andrew Painter's disappointing season, option struggling starter to Triple A  —  PHILADELPHIA — When Andrew Painter, his eight teammates sharing the field and the 37,000-plus fans watching wanted nothing more than a nightmare second inning to end, Xavier Edwards would not stop fouling off pitches.

Ranking top 2026 MLB trade deadline candidates: Skubal, more  —  Major League Baseball's Aug. 3 trade deadline is now less than seven weeks away, and teams are ramping up conversations about plans for the trade season ahead.  —  Whether from contenders determining how big of a splash …

Detroit Tigers send Keider Montero to bullpen: 'I'm always available'  —  HOUSTON - The Detroit Tigers have sent right-hander Keider Montero to the bullpen.  —  The 25-year-old will be available as a reliever for the Tigers on Tuesday, June 16, in the second of three games against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.

MLB warns 3 San Francisco Giants players who scrawled a Bible verse on Pride hats  —  Major League Baseball issued a response to three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Biblical inscriptions on the team's Pride caps: You've been warned.  —  “The writing on the cap violates our rules …

Jared Verse reveals what he told Rams teammates after being traded to Browns  —  Verse: 'Make sure you beat the Seahawks.  That's all I care about.'  —  Jared Verse was hit with some tough news earlier this month when the Los Angeles Rams informed him that he was being traded to the Cleveland Browns in a deal for Myles Garrett.

How the Royals' bullpen imploded again in Tuesday's loss to Washington Nationals  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Lynch entered the seventh with a 1.80 ERA and was charged with three runs.  — Foster Griffin, drafted in 2014, allowed one run across six innings.

Yankees not quite ready to use Spencer Jones against lefties  —  With the Yankees facing Blue Jays southpaw Patrick Corbin and the lefty-swinging Spencer Jones out of the lineup on Sunday in Toronto, Aaron Boone was asked if the young outfielder could get some chances against left-handed pitches moving forward.

Kansas City Royals acquire veteran reliever in two-player trade with Blue Jays  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Royals acquired right-hander Connor Seabold from the Blue Jays for Denis Samudio and cash.  — Seabold has a 4.26 ERA in 16 relief appearances and appeared in five games with Toronto.

MLB 2026 trade deadline: Front office execs under most pressure  —  It's a good time to be Andrew Friedman, the head of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  He's probably having a hard time fitting all of his championship rings onto one hand, and L.A. is loaded again for a run …

First All-Star Ballot update: Ohtani, Yordan cruising; both 1B fields loaded  —  Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.  —  The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez are the leading vote-getters …