Why Wright Is Right Again  —  Mets third baseman David Wright enters this week's series at the Chicago White Sox enjoying his strongest offensive surge of the season.  —  After tying a franchise record with four extra-base hits Sunday, Wright raised his batting average to .309, going 24 for 54 (.444) over his past 13 games.

Halladay feeling good after long tossing  —  SAN DIEGO — Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay has been tossing a baseball about 60 feet for a few days now, and he said he's feeling good so far.  —  “Tossing,” he said Monday at Petco Park.  “That's the key word.”  —  Throwing, he said, is something entirely different.

Repeated delays in return leave Corey Hart frustrated  —  Corey Hart says the timetable given to him  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Corey Hart doesn't want to hear about timetables anymore.  They just don't mean anything at this point.

Frustrated Stewart working out way with Cubs to leave team  —  Third baseman Ian Stewart and the Cubs are on the verge of working out an arrangement for Stewart to leave the organization, two weeks after he expressed frustration with his situation via a couple revealing tweets, people familiar with the situation said.

Prospects Will Break Your Heart  —  The Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects  —  Before you dive into the list, a few explanations about the construction that might prove beneficial.  Prospects currently playing at the major-league level were not eligible for this list.

Reyes to return from disabled list Wednesday  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Jose Reyes is set to rejoin the Blue Jays in time for their series finale against Tampa Bay on Wednesday afternoon.  —  Toronto announced late Monday night that Reyes will be activated prior to Wednesday's game.

Inbox: Will club be sellers or buyers at Deadline?  —  Angels beat reporter Alden Gonzalez responds to fans' questions … Will the Angels be sellers or buyers at the Trade Deadline?  — Gustavo B., Santa Ana, Calif.  —  That's the prevailing question, even though we're more than five weeks away …

21 athletes pose nude in Body Issue  —  Colin Kaepernick, Matt Harvey and more will bare all on July 12  —  Force, Wall and Kaepernick are among the athletes in 2013's Body Issue.  —  IF A BREAKOUT wasn't enough to make sports fans take notice of Matt Harvey, Colin Kaepernick and Kenneth Faried …

Mark Teixeira's wrist still feeling sore, as Yankees search for solutions  —  mark-teixeira-yankees-injured- wrist.jpg  —  Mark Teixeira received a cortisone shot to quell inflammation in his right wrist on June 16.  There is still a 30-percent chance he'll require season-ending surgery.

Triple Blast Helps Rays Blow Maple Leafs Away  —  (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays hit three home runs in a row to overcome baseball's most in-form team with a 4-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.  —  James Loney, Wil Myers and Sam Fuld all went deep in consecutive at-bats during …

Michael Brantley's 4 RBIs help Indians top O's, stay hot  —  BALTIMORE — Michael Brantley homered and had four RBIs, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Monday night for their ninth win in 12 games.  —  Brantley put the Indians ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning …