Rockies Designate Jose Reyes For Assignment  —  The Rockies announced today that shortstop Jose Reyes has been reinstated from the restricted list and designated for assignment.  Reyes, 33, has been on a minor league rehab assignment after completing a 52-game suspension under Major League …

Royals Roll Past Indians 9-4 to Complete 3-Game Sweep  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 15, 2016, 11:16 P.M. E.D.T.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez homered for the second straight night, Ian Kennedy kept the Cleveland Indians quiet and the Kansas City Royals finished off a three-game sweep with a 9-4 victory Wednesday.

Johnny Cueto earns 10th win as Giants sweep Brewers (Yahoo Sports)  —  Johnny Cueto struck out nine over seven innings for his team-leading 10th win, and the San Francisco Giants completed a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 10-1 victory Wednesday.  Buster Posey hit a bases-loaded …

Voice of Palm Beach County baseball dies  —  During one particularly lengthy mound meeting in 1993, Dick Sanford upset a touchy high school umpire by playing the theme music from the TV show “Jeopardy.”  The umpire tossed Sanford from the park, so he packed up and left.

Noah Syndergaard Strikes Out 11 as Mets Rout Pirates  —  Noah Syndergaard struck out 11, and the Mets amassed a season-high 19 hits for a thorough 11-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday at Citi Field.  —  Syndergaard registered one out in the ninth inning before allowing …

The View From Section 416: Can we just call it New Wrigley Field?  —  Wrigley Field has changed.  —  Alterations in the ballpark are as striking as the improvement of the Cubs' on-field performance, and as you join me in Section 416, you may be surprised to discover that this traditionalist is fine with the new aspects of the park.

Notes: Will the Yankees really be sellers at the trade deadline?  —  General manager Brian Cashman acknowledges that the team's first 45 days were “hard to watch,” but maintains that the Yankees are better on paper than they were last season.  So what happens in July?  —  Aroldis Chapman

Pirates Ace Cole Expects to Return for ‘Majority of Season’  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 15, 2016, 7:37 P.M. E.D.T.  —  NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Pirates ace Gerrit Cole says he expects to come back from a strained right triceps in time to pitch the majority of the season.