Former AL MVP, manager Don Baylor dies of cancer at age 68  —  Former major league slugger and manager Don Baylor died Monday of cancer.  He was 68.  —  “Don passed from this earth with the same fierce dignity with which he played the game and lived his life,” his wife, Rebecca, said in a statement.

EMAIL NEWSLETTERS  —  Don Baylor, the 1979 AL MVP with the California Angels who went on to become manager of the year with the Colorado Rockies in 1995, died Monday of cancer.  He was 68.  —  Baylor died in his hometown of Austin, Texas, after a 14-year battle with multiple myeloma, his family said in a news release from the Angels.

Don Baylor, who won MVP with Angels and World Series with Twins, dies at 68  —  Don Baylor, the 1979 American League MVP, died Monday of cancer.  He was 68.  —  “Don passed from this earth with the same fierce dignity with which he played the game and lived his life,” his wife, Rebecca, said in a statement.

Dodgers' rotation has depth to go with star power  —  It may seem like everything has gone right for the Los Angeles Dodgers this year, but that's actually not the case.  —  Clayton Kershaw hasn't pitched since July 23 because of a back injury, and promising left-hander Julio Urias was lost to shoulder problems.

Need for flexibility off bench enticed Tigers to call up Jeimer Candelario  —  We look at the centerpiece of the Detroit Tigers' trade that sent Justin Wilson and Alex Avila to the Chicago Cubs - third baseman Jeimer Candelario, a Top-100 prospect who's close to being MLB-ready.  By Brian Manzullo, DFP.