Heredia has 4 RBI, leads DSL Twins to 15-4 win over DSL Cardinals Blue  —  , (AP) — Victor Heredia drove in four runs, while Carlos Aguiar and Francisco Martinez drove in three apiece as the DSL Twins beat the DSL Cardinals Blue 15-4 on Monday.  —  Aguiar homered and tripled, scoring three runs while also driving in three.

Keith Law's 2018 Mock Draft 4.1  —  It is draft day, the most wonderful time of the year, so here is my final — ahem, “final” — projection of first-round selections, but one I present with the caveat that multiple general managers told me Sunday that nothing would really be final until …

Next Slide  —  Drew VerHagen pitched well for three innings for the Detroit Tigers.  But he wasn't in a relief role on Monday and didn't make it out of the fourth inning in his first Major League start of the season.  —  The Tigers gave VerHagen a tough task, facing in the New York Yankees in the first game of a split doubleheader.

Yankees threaten to boycott ESPN as team, MLB, union negotiate schedule solution  —  Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are in negotiations with ESPN to reschedule a New York Yankees game that would require them to start three games within 24 hours in two different cities …

Phillies insist ‘everything is fine’ as they limp into big test against Cubs  —  The Phillies lineup has been in a five-week slump, their starting pitching is starting to show some cracks as they work with such little room for error, and Jake Arrieta is furious.  Nothing to see here.

MLB power rankings: Once-dismal Dodgers continue climb toward top  —  They're not yet a .500 team, far from a prohibitive choice to win their division and still have damaged or misfiring parts.  —  Yet, the Los Angeles Dodgers are very much alive, a status that amazingly seemed in doubt just one month ago.

2018 MLB draft: Michigan high school, college players to watch  —  The 2018 MLB draft runs Monday through Wednesday and multiple Michigan high school and collegiate players could be taken over the course of the following three days.  —  Here are five high school players to watch for:

Yankees option Tommy Kahnle to Triple-A, activate Adam Warren from 10-day DL  —  DETROIT — The Yankees have optioned Tommy Kahnle back to Triple-A Scranton in a surprising move that clears the way for Adam Warrren's reinstatement from the disabled list.  Warren had been out with a back injury.

Young White Sox will be challenged by stretch of 21 games in 20 days  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Here comes the deep water for the White Sox.  —  They are on pace to lose 100 games, have a roster loaded with rookies and job-seekers and now must navigate a stretch of schedule that will test …

Veteran pitcher Oliver Perez's deal with Indians is for $1.75 million  —  CLEVELAND — Pitcher Oliver Perez has a $1.75 million salary while in the major leagues under his deal with the Cleveland Indians.  —  The 36-year-old left-hander signed with the Indians on Saturday and pitched …

Diamondbacks select Kristopher Negron, option Socrates Brito  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks announced they selected infielder/outfielder Kristopher Negron from Triple-A Reno and optioned outfielder Socrates Brito to Reno on Monday.  —  In eight games this season for the D-backs, Brito had just two hits in 17 plate appearances.

Two-time World Series champion Bruce Kison dies at 68  —  Bruce Kison, the lanky right-hander who was part of two Pittsburgh Pirates World Series-winning teams in 1971 and 1979, died Saturday at the age of 68.  —  Kison was the winning pitcher in the first night game in World Series history …