9:46 PM ET The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners are closing in on a trade that would send All-Star closer Edwin Diaz and former All-Star Robinson Cano to New York, with the Mariners getting top prospects from the Mets, according to multiple reports. With trade talks reportedly heating up between New York and Seattle,

11:04 PM ET The buzz on Thursday had trade talks between the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets involving Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz heating up hotter than a thousand suns, with reports Thursday night that the sides are closing in on a deal. Names proffered about from the Mets’ side include recent No. 1

6:08 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Left-handed reliever Chris Rusin and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to one-year contract worth $1,687,500, a deal with a $400,000 raise that avoided salary arbitration. Under the terms of the deal announced Thursday, Rusin would earn an additional $50,000 should he make the All-Star Game. The 32-year-old was

7:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Robert Van Scoyoc, the 32-year-old cutting-edge hitting instructor who helped turn J.D. Martinez into a superstar, was announced as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ new hitting coach on Wednesday. The Dodgers have hired four new coaches to work under manager Dave Roberts, who is currently under contract for only the

11:00 AM ET It’s fun to play the what-if game with Bryce Harper, imagining him dropped into the middle of a particular lineup. There are Braves fans who view this as more than fantasy, however, based on the response to a tweet posted the other day, after Atlanta signed Josh Donaldson. Possible Braves lineup:LF Acuna2B

3:53 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said everything went “fantastic” with his heart surgery Monday and he plans to be back at Dodger Stadium next week to work on getting his heart rate up. “They found the problem, figured it out, put my heart back to normal,” Jansen told MLB Network on

11:51 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Free agent outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first three-time winner of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year, part of the players’ association’s Players Choice Awards. The 37-year-old Granderson, the winner in 2009 and 2016, split last season between Toronto and Milwaukee. He was followed in the

7:55 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Josh Donaldson needed the Braves. The Braves needed Josh Donaldson. Call this one a perfect match. The slugging third baseman was officially introduced to Atlanta on Tuesday, joining the team he cheered for as a youngster. Donaldson agreed to a $23 million, one-year deal that provides the sort

5:12 PM ET Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chris Archer underwent hernia surgery on Tuesday, putting the beginning of next season in jeopardy. The team said that he had a bilateral hernia repaired. “Recovery time is approximately 6 weeks & it is anticipated that he will be on or close to a regular schedule for the 2019

8:00 AM ET After Sonny Gray was dropped from the Yankees’ rotation in early August, he was basically placed on double-secret probation — except because he played in New York, it wasn’t really a secret. Gray allowed seven runs in 2 2/3 innings to the Orioles on Aug. 1, and in the nine weeks that