A's acquire Jackson from D-backs  —  Arizona gets reliever Demel in return for 28-year-old outfielder  —  BOSTON — The D-backs and A's completed a trade Tuesday that sent outfielder Conor Jackson to Oakland and Minor League pitcher Sam Demel to Arizona.  —  Jackson, 28, was hitting .238 …

Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot  —  The biggest bust in Yankees history was 7 feet tall, made $40 every home game and spent most of his brief career in the upper deck.  —  From 1979 to 1981, the Yankees employed a mascot named Dandy.  He was big and blue and a spectacular failure …

Quake shakes Jays, Padres at PETCO  —  Player reaction ranges from ‘freaky’ to ‘fun’ on 5.7 temblor  —  SAN DIEGO — Depending on where you stood or sat on Monday at PETCO Park, the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that sent a ripple through the downtown stadium was either a big deal …

Buzz: M's & Mets talk Lee, Seattle likes Jon Niese  —  ...from what i can gather, the Mets and Mariners have talked quite a lot about LHP Cliff Lee, however the M's continue to press for Jon Niese, who the Mets have little interest in trading... in fact, i've heard from people who know the M's …

Huntington should act fast on Alvarez  —  If I'm Pirates general manager Neal Huntington, I'm promoting hotshot prospect Pedro Alvarez from the minors today, putting him in the lineup at third base tonight against the Chicago White Sox at PNC Park and praying like crazy he does something to help me save my job.

Pujols absorbs throw to head as Cards whip M's  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols has a souvenir from the St. Louis Cardinals' latest victory: a good-sized welt on the left side of his neck.  —  The three-time NL MVP took one off the noggin on a perfect day at the plate …

Burrell homers again in Giants win over Orioles  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Pat Burrell homered for the second time in four days, Freddy Sanchez drove in four runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 on Monday night.  —  Jonathan Sanchez pitched 7 2-3 innings for the Giants, allowing two runs and eight hits.

DeJesus to be center of attention for Royals as trade deadline approaches  —  It's all still wonderfully new for Royals outfielder David DeJesus and better than he ever imagined.  Monday marked three weeks since he became a father for the first time.  —  “It's been awesome to have this little guy come into the world,” DeJesus said.

MANNY AND PAPI: THE MYTHS AND MAGIC OF A ONCE DYNAMIC DUO  —  Manny Ramirez is coming back to Boston and the process will start all over again for David Ortiz.  —  Manny often times wouldn't talk about Manny.  So many times it was expected that Ortiz would do the talking for him.

Stark: New exciting chapter beginning for Washington Nationals  —  Strasburg's arrival, other changes breathing new life into once-moribund franchise  —  WASHINGTON — It was barely more than a week ago.  It seems like about a century.  —  It seems like it because the Washington Nationals …

Braves armed for a fight in NL East  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  If pitching depth is the determining factor in the National League East, the Braves will be awfully difficult to beat.

Reds infielders among All-Star vote leaders  —  Perhaps the National League starting lineup for the 81st All-Star Game is beginning to solidify itself, but while the leaders did not change in Tuesday's update of fan balloting, some races remain up for grabs.

Angels have different options at first base  —  Team has plenty of players to fill in for the injured Kendry Morales, but it's the quality and not the quantity that might be a concern.  —  Utility player Robb Quinlan takes the throw at first base on a pickoff attempt of Dodgers catcher Russell Martin …

Jackson hits for cycle and game-winner too  —  DAYTONA BEACH — Brett Jackson had the type of game Monday night that most players can only dream about.  —  The Daytona Cubs' all-star center fielder hit for the cycle, finishing in dramatic fashion with a two-run walk-off homer in the 11th inning …

Cox confirms Jones meeting to discuss retirement ater 2010 - updated  —  Chipper Jones met with Braves officials Tuesday to discuss retiring from the Braves at the end of the season.  —  “We talked to Chipper today,” Braves manager Bobby Cox said told reporters several hours before Tuesday's game.

The Trade Market For Kosuke Fukudome And Ryan Theriot  —  10:28pm: Morosi and Ken Rosenthal provided a Fukudome update on the FOX Sports MLB Buzz page.  They note that the Nationals are on Fukudome's no-trade list, but the Yankees and Red Sox aren't.  New York and Boston aren't known …