Major League Baseball

Cole, nearing return, reaches 99.6 mph in Triple-A

Gerrit Cole reached 99.6 mph with his four-seam fastball and threw 86 pitches in his likely penultimate injury rehabilitation start.

Rangers' Seager to miss 2nd straight vs. Astros

Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Astros after waking up with back spasms.

Tarps off: Club team sparks new trend for Cards

A new trend seems to have caught on at Busch Stadium after dozens of shirtless Cardinals fans, led by a college baseball team out of Alton, Illinois, sparked back-to-back wins this weekend.

Mets say Holmes could return to pitch this year

Mets pitcher Clay Holmes' broken leg should heal in time for him to pitch again for the team during the final two months of this season.

Phillies' Wathan makes history as fill-in manager

Dusty Wathan filled in as manager for Philadelphia's 6-0 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday while Don Mattingly attended his son Trevor's graduation from Purdue University.

Red Sox put Story (hernia) on IL, promote Sogard

The Red Sox have placed struggling shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia.

Blue Jays' Berrios set to undergo elbow surgery

Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios will undergo surgery on his pitching elbow Wednesday. A recovery timeline won't be known until after the procedure.

Yanks' Fried headed to 15-day IL with bone bruise

The New York Yankees will place pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list because of a left elbow bruise, the team announced Friday.

⚾ MLB mock draft: 1st-round projections, intel

Starting with an intriguing decision at the top of the board, here's how the first 40 picks of this July's draft could play out.