Yankees place Alex Rodriguez on the 15-day DL with strained right hamstring  —  BALTIMORE - What's worse than the Yankees' struggling offense?  That same lineup without Alex Rodriguez.  —  That's what the Yankees will face for at least the next two weeks, as the 40-year-old designated hitter …

Braves are going to fire Fredi Gonzalez soon, but then what?  —  MORE FROM:  —  The Braves have an off-day Thursday.  That normally would not be the first sentence of a column.  But they have an off-day coinciding with a major league-worst 7-20 start, manager Fredi Gonzalez being on the hot seat …

Twins place Tommy Milone, Casey Fien on waivers  —  CHICAGO — Off to a highly disappointing start, the last-place Twins have placed pitchers Tommy Milone and Casey Fien on waivers, according to two sources with direct knowledge.  —  Milone, 29, was recently dropped from the Twins' rotation after a slow start.

Brewers Claim Michael Kirkman From Padres  —  The Brewers announced today that they have claimed left-hander Michael Kirkman off waivers from the Padres.  San Diego had designated Kirkman for assignment earlier in the week after just one appearance.  Kirkman, 29, allowed four runs …

Commissioner: Decision imminent on MLB games in Puerto Rico  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates will find out within the next few days if they will play in Puerto Rico this month.  —  Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that the announcement on whether …

Mets Break Up Colin Rea's No-Hit Bid, but Padres Hold On  —  SAN DIEGO — Colin Rea lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh inning and finished with eight-plus innings of three-hit ball as the San Diego Padres beat the Mets, 5-3, on Thursday night.  —  The Padres remain the only team …

Dodgers suspend SS Erisbel Arruebarrena for remainder of season  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers have suspended minor league shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena for the remainder of the season, marking the second consecutive year they have done so.  —  The Dodgers confirmed the suspension Wednesday …

Aroldis Chapman willing to play for Team USA at WBC  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Aroldis Chapman has no concerns about being banned from the Cuban National Team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.  —  And that's because the embattled Yankees closer has another uniform in mind, that of Team USA.

Game Report: Cody Reed  —  GENEVA, Ill.—He's struck out 29 batters and walked none now through 17 2/3 innings.  But don't expect Cody Reed to be satisfied.  —  “Everything always needs work,” the 19-year-old lefthander said following Thursday's 6-2 win for low Class A Kane County (Diamondbacks) over Fort Wayne (Padres).

With focus on a ‘special summer,’ White Sox part with veteran John Danks  —  General manager Rick Hahn believes the White Sox could be in for a “special summer” after their quick start to the season, and so the club cut loose one piece they didn't think was contributing to that goal.

Despite team's ‘total system failure’ Twins owner Pohlad gives support to Ryan, Molitor  —  At 8-20, the Twins have the worst record in the American League and the second-worst record in Major League Baseball.  But owner Jim Pohlad isn't about to lay solo blame on those at the top.

Six-run first powers Nationals to 13-2 win over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wednesday's Nationals-Royals game was all but decided before Stephen Strasburg even stepped to the pitching mound in the bottom of the first inning at Kauffman Stadium.  Washington scored five runs …