7:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The absurdity of Cody Bellinger‘s ascendant season reached what felt like an apex on the night of May 27, when the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ budding superstar came to bat for the fifth time. Moments earlier, for the final two outs of the top of the eighth inning, Bellinger thwarted

10:08 PM ET Craig Kimbrel finally has a new home. The All-Star closer and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a three-year, $43 million deal, ESPN has confirmed, ending a seven-month-long free agency for one of baseball’s best bullpen arms. The Athletic was first to report the agreement. MLB Network reported the money first. Kimbrel

3:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets have activated All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano from the injured list. Cano was set to bat third for New York against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. He has been out since May 22 with a strained left quadriceps. He said Sunday that he

10:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Bruce Bochy joined John McGraw as the only Giants managers to win 1,000 regular-season games when San Francisco beat the New York Mets 9-3 Tuesday night behind Stephen Vogt‘s tiebreaking, two-run double in the 10th inning. On a night that began as a rematch between the Giants’

10:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Grant McCray will get a chance to leave his mark on professional baseball — but he’ll have a tough time making one as dramatic as his famous father. The Florida high school outfielder, drafted in the third round by San Francisco on Tuesday, is the son of

2:47 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who has been sidelined since March 31, got nine plate appearances in a simulated game and went through running drills Tuesday at the team’s minor league complex in Tampa. Stanton originally strained his left biceps, then his left shoulder. He played

10:53 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen apparently injured his left knee while in a rundown in the first inning Monday and left the game against San Diego. The former NL MVP had to be helped off the field and was taken to the clubhouse for examination. He was replaced in the lineup by

1:30 AM ET Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen sprained his left knee while in a rundown in the first inning Monday and left the game against the San Diego Padres. The former NL MVP had to be helped off the field and was taken to the clubhouse for examination. He was replaced in the lineup

2:26 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera‘s administrative leave has been extended to June 17, Major League Baseball announced Monday. Herrera was arrested last Monday at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and charged with simple assault and knowingly causing bodily injury after an incident involving his girlfriend. He is due

2:15 AM ET NEW YORK — Youth and inexperience have been among the driving forces behind the New York Yankees‘ early-season success. They’ve also, at rare moments, been the source of some of the Yankees’ troubles. So consider the Bronx Bombers’ rawness both a blessing, and, as they learned in ‪Sunday night‬’s series finale against