Major League Baseball

Ohtani 'considerably' healthier, will return to Dodgers' lineup Wednesday

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's health is "probably an eight or a nine" on a scale from 1 to 10, according to manager Dave Roberts, and the two-way star will be back in the lineup Wednesday against the Padres.

Phillies' Wheeler opens with 7 straight K's, reaches 2,000 for career

Zack Wheeler struck out 11, including seven in a row to start the game, and Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning as the Phillies inched closer to clinching a playoff spot with a 6-4 victory over the Brewers.

Cubs' Bregman doing well after foul ball to face, could return this weekend

The Cubs are confident third baseman Alex Bregman will be ready for the postseason after getting hit in the face by a foul ball Sunday -- and are not ruling him out for this weekend's series in Boston.

Nats' Cavalli gets $4M bonus as part of deal

Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli will get a $4 million signing bonus as part of his new deal which will be shielded from losses from a possible lockout.

Rasmussen shuts down Yankees to help Rays clinch AL East

Drew Rasmussen took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning as the Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday to clinch their fifth AL East title.

Rockies hit latest low, become fifth team with 4 straight 100-loss seasons

The Rockies became just the fifth club in MLB history to lose at least 100 games in four straight seasons and the first to do so since th Mets from 1962 through 1965.

Mets remove interim manager tag, hire Green to 3-year deal

The Mets removed the interim tag from manager Andy Green, hiring him to a three-year deal through the 2029 season, it was announced Tuesday.

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