2026 Draft starts Saturday!  Here's what you need to know  —  Once again, the MLB Draft will coincide with All-Star Week, which makes it easy to draw a connection between the two tentpole events.  Look at the initial All-Star rosters, and you'll notice 20 first-round picks and another 16 players selected in the first five rounds.

Royals speedster ties MLB record with hit in 12 straight plate appearances  —  NEW YORK — After scoring 15 runs against the Phillies on Monday, the Royals had their hitting shoes on once again Tuesday — this time against the Mets — and won a slugfest, 16-12, at Citi Field.

Justin Verlander announces retirement plans.  Read his message to fans  —  I want to thank the Commissioner for the incredible honor of being selected to the All-Star game.  The opportunity to attend once again is something I'll cherish, and it will be an incredibly special moment for me and my family.

Manchester United reach agreement to sign Andrey Santos from Chelsea  —  Manchester United have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Andrey Santos.  —  United will pay a fee worth £48million plus £2m in easily achievable bonuses, with Chelsea set to retain a 10 per cent sell-on clause for the midfielder.

Francisco Lindor to Red Sox?  Mets Superstar Reportedly on Trade Block  —  Let's discuss this purely hypothetical trade proposition...  It's not something nearly anyone would have considered before the season.  But we now have a report of the New York Mets trying to trade their five …

Lakers land their backup center in veteran Kevon Looney  — 2 min Click here to listen to this article … The Lakers got their backup big man when Kevon Looney signed a one-year, $3.9-million deal on Tuesday, people not authorized to speak publicly told The Times.

Shohei hits another milestone with 300th HR, but there are loftier goals in mind  —  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani's very existence is in rarefied air.  With every career milestone he reaches, the two-way superstar establishes that he is a player unlike any we've seen in baseball.

1. OF Owen Caissie (No. 47)  —  One of the questions that will hover over the Cubs this offseason is whether the team plans on making a strong bid to re-sign star right fielder Kyle Tucker in free agency.  If Tucker winds up elsewhere, that could open up the kind of playing time for Caissie …

3 homers, 10 RBIs ... by the 6th inning!?  What a night for O'Hearn  —  PITTSBURGH - Thirty-two-year-old Ryan O'Hearn never experienced a curtain call before.  He was always hesitant to do it in the past, only considering the honor “if the fans really wanted it.”

Yankees strike out 17 times vs. Rays for 2nd straight game  —  The New York Yankees can't stop striking out.  —  In a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Florida, New York whiffed 17 times to become the first team in American League history whose batters hit that mark in consecutive nine-inning games.

Third base coach Joey Cora and the Tigers part ways  —  Detroit Tigers' manager A.J. Hinch announced prior to Tuesday night's game against the Athletics that third base coach Joey Cora has left the organization.  Hinch told reporters that he and Cora had met and mutually decided to part ways based …