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David Adler Chad Bettis’ season is over. The Rockies right-hander told MLB.com’s Thomas Harding on Sunday that he will undergo surgery to repair his hip

Jordan Bastian CHICAGO — The Cubs could not afford to keep playing with a three-man bench in light of Anthony Rizzo’s ongoing battle with back

Joe Trezza BALTIMORE — A day after John Means got back on track with an efficient victory over the Rays, the Orioles learned their All-Star

Anthony Castrovince CLEVELAND — The Indians examined the severity of a right wrist injury that forced José Ramírez to leave Saturday night’s 4-2 win over

Maria Guardado OAKLAND — The Giants’ biggest inning of the year began innocuously. With the Giants trailing by two, Stephen Vogt led off the eighth

Ian Browne SAN DIEGO — Sometimes it takes a go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth to highlight just how invaluable Brock Holt is

Keegan Matheson SEATTLE — Bo Bichette has a knack for looking like a veteran at the plate, even against an all-time great who’s been pitching

William Boor Here are the 10 best performances by players on team Top 30 Prospects lists from across the Minor Leagues on Saturday: Here are

Had it all the way … right, Stephen Piscotty? Even the A’s right fielder had to be wondering how Buster Posey’s line drive landed in

Anthony Castrovince CLEVELAND — In a season in which their vaunted rotation was drastically revised by injury, illness and, eventually, a major trade, the Indians

Brian McTaggart HOUSTON — Astros rookie slugger Yordan Alvarez has become a must-watch at-bat this season. Even during batting practice. Alvarez is believed to be

Mark Bowman NEW YORK — Billy Hamilton will receive a $100,000 bonus if he tallies 15 more plate appearances this year. The Braves will view

Brian McTaggart HOUSTON — The respect runs deep between Alex Bregman and Mike Trout. They’ve become fast friends and respected opponents, and make sure to

Adam Berry PITTSBURGH — Back in Spring Training, Josh Bell said, Pirates hitting coach Rick Eckstein laid out where the switch-hitting first baseman’s season might

Richard Justice To appreciate the Rays, let’s begin with this: What do they know that others don’t? That’s a question every team should be asking

Anne Rogers ST. LOUIS — Dakota Hudson and Jack Flaherty have become the anchors of the Cardinals’ rotation — and the Rockies were unlucky enough

Scott Merkin CHICAGO — Evan Marshall now has a Hollywood connection. As the White Sox reliever was sleeping Saturday morning, he received a text from

Joe Trezza BALTIMORE — Pedro Severino dropped his bat and watched the ball sail into the Baltimore night, the weight of an opportunity lost resoundingly

Alyson Footer HOUSTON — Shohei Ohtani threw an array of pitches in a 35-pitch bullpen on Saturday, testing out everything but the splitter, which he’ll

Do-Hyoung Park MINNEAPOLIS — Players’ Weekend offers the chance for the athletes to show off their personalities. “Caveman” and “Boquetón” have also taken the opportunity