3:58 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark says a poor job has been done of marketing Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, the reigning AL MVP. “Mookie should be a household name,” Clark told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday. “Mookie should be a one-name guy. You

7:45 AM ET LOS ANGELES — When Hyun-Jin Ryu started Game 1 of last year’s National League Division Series, it was explained as a strategic decision meant to juggle rest, a circumstance that did not impact Clayton Kershaw ‘s ability to pitch a potential decisive Game 5. When he was named the Opening Day starter

11:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — On this night, baseball’s future stayed undecided. Texas catching prospect Sam Huff’s two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the American League to a 2-2 tie with the National League on Sunday — and provided the first glimpse of an All-Star tiebreaker — in a Futures Game that

8:08 PM ET The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are among the teams that have been in contact with the New York Mets about a possible trade for right-handed starter Zack Wheeler, SNY reported Monday. Although no trade is thought to be close, the Mets are shopping Wheeler aggressively, according to SNY. Wheeler,

12:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy told ESPN in a text message that he suffered a concussion and a broken nose in a collision at home plate with the Houston Astros‘ Jake Marisnick on Sunday. Lucroy said he is otherwise doing well and expects to be released from the

1:18 AM ET For Cody Decker, his 204th minor league home run was a walk-off blast in every sense of the word. Yes, the two-run shot gave the Triple-A Reno Aces a 10-9 walk-off win Friday night, but the 32-year-old first baseman also chose that moment to walk off into the sunset, stealing a page

8:25 PM ET CHICAGO — It probably shouldn’t come down to the semantics of one game, but the Chicago Cubs were that close to finishing the first half on a positive note after a miserable stretch of baseball. After winning consecutive games on Thursday and Saturday for the first time since June 23-24, it was

7:00 PM ET The 2019 MLB All-Star Game will take place July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Last year’s winner was the American League, with Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros taking home the MVP award for his go-ahead homer in the 10th inning. Check below to see our complete coverage with features, this

10:17 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Yuli Gurriel homered for the fourth straight game and Gerrit Cole pitched seven scoreless innings before two relievers completed the four-hitter, leading the Houston Astros to a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Gurriel’s solo shot extended Houston’s lead to 3-0 in the sixth

4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Steven Brault has been placed on the 10-day injured list after leaving Friday’s game with a left shoulder strain. Brault exited the 7-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers after walking Orlando Arcia to lead off the fifth inning. “It was just tight after every inning,” Brault