8:28 AM ET HOUSTON — Talking to the Boston Red Sox‘s coaching staff about Rafael Devers feels like talking to proud parents about their star child, with equal parts reverence for what he can do and hope for everything that might come down the road. The coaches talk about all the work Devers puts in,

10:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver exited Sunday’s 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants because of forearm tightness after pitching five innings of six-hit ball. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said the severity of Weaver’s injury wasn’t immediately known. “We’re going to obviously continue to evaluate him,” Lovullo said.

6:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros utilityman Aledmys Diaz is likely headed to the 10-day injured list after hurting his hamstring on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, manager AJ Hinch said. Diaz has been starting at second base with All-Star Jose Altuve sidelined with a hamstring injury. Diaz exited the Astros’ 4-1

11:09 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates will call up right-hander Mitch Keller, the organization’s top pitching prospect, to make his major league debut Monday, according to multiple reports. According to MLB.com, which first reported the news, the Pirates plan to start Keller in one of the games of Monday’s doubleheader at the Cincinnati Reds. Keller,

9:43 PM ET Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price exited Saturday night’s start at Houston in the first inning with flu-like symptoms, the team said. Price threw just 15 pitches. He retired the first two batters before giving up a single, after which manager Alex Cora came to the mound for a discussion, and Price

7:27 PM ET ESPN News Services After struggling through his shortest outing of the season, Angels right-hander Matt Harvey was placed on the 10-day injured list with an upper back strain. Harvey gave up eight runs on seven hits, including four home runs, in just 2⅔ innings against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Afterward, the

10:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Six years ago, when Christian Yelich was just a prospect looking forward to a long career as a Miami Marlin, an interviewer asked him a question: MiLB.com: Do you consider yourself a

2:37 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Arizona Diamondbacks took out a week of frustrations on San Francisco’s pitching staff. Ildemaro Vargas had five hits and a home run, Adam Jones added four hits and a homer, and the Diamondbacks broke out of a slump in a big way, beating the Giants 18-2

6:44 PM ET WASHINGTON — Davey Martinez’s job is safe for now. “We’re not making any decisions with a third of the season gone,” said Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo on Friday afternoon, when asked about his confidence level in the Nats manager. “We’ve got a lot of season left. Davey’s not happy with

10:00 AM ET Last summer, just eight days into his big league career, Ramon Laureano went viral. His spectacular outfield assist — the one in which he caught a Justin Upton drive on the run at the warning track in left-center, then turned and fired a strike to first base to double up Eric Young