Chipper Jones, Jim Thome among six greats inducted into Hall of Fame  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Chipper Jones didn't bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable.  —  Jones was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his speech with wife …

Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb nearly throws no-hitter, then has to apologize for offensive tweets  —  Sean Newcomb thought his near no-hitter would be the story of the day.  —  Then he picked up his phone.  —  Newcomb said he had forgotten about racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager …

J.A. Happ only allows one run over six innings in NY debut as Yankees top Royals 6-3  —  J.A. Happ made the midseason impact the Yankees hoped for, pitching one-run ball over six innings to win his New York debut 6-3 over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.  —  Three days after New York acquired …

LEADING OFF: Newcomb, Turner face fallout after tweets  —  A look at what's happening around the majors today:  —  TWEET TROUBLE  —  Atlanta pitcher Sean Newcomb and Washington shortstop Trea Turner will face the fallout from their tweets, a day after they apologized for offensive posts from 2011 and 2012.

3 things we learned from the latest Cubs-Cardinals series  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Here are three things we learned from the weekend's Cubs-Cardinals series — in which the Cubs dropped two of three in St. Louis.  —  Bote's instincts were impressive Sunday night, particularly in charging and making two barehanded stops.

Aaron Hicks fast becoming a key part of Yankees' offense in Aaron Judge's absence  —  The Yankees do not know exactly what they have in Aaron Hicks.  Heck, even the 28-year-old isn't sure where this season will lead for him.  The talent has been obvious since he was a first-round pick of the Twins …

Power Rankings: Contenders clash in climb toward No. 1  —  As we count down the hours until the non-waiver trade deadline on Tuesday afternoon, we're finding out just how big a move some teams can make in our Power Rankings.  This week, the Diamondbacks made the biggest jump in the rankings …

Joe Maddon douses A-Rod's sharp comments about Yu Darvish causing rift in Cubs clubhouse  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish has missed more than two months due to right triceps tendinitis, and he made a trip to Dallas last month to be examined by Rangers team doctor Keith Meister.

Holliday agrees to MLB contract  —  DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have signed former star outfielder Matt Holliday to a minor league contract.  —  The 38-year-old Holliday reported to the Grand Junction Rockies, the organization's Rookie level team on Sunday.

Nathan Eovaldi sharp in debut as Red Sox blank Twins  —  Nathan Eovaldi is ready to be back in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.  He knows he'll have the fans on his side in Fenway Park, too, especially after his debut with Boston.  —  Eovaldi pitched seven impressive innings …

Goldschmidt, Ahmed, Pollock homer in Arizona's 5-4 win  —  SAN DIEGO — Three home runs, two video reviews that went their way and some nice defense helped the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 Sunday for a three-game sweep.  —  Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed each hit …

With trade rumors swirling, Zack Wheeler throws six scoreless innings in NY Mets' 1-0 win  —  Zack Wheeler discusses his outing in the 1-0 win over the Pirates Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  PITTSBURGH — As trade rumors continue to swirl, Zack Wheeler won't be checking Twitter every twenty minutes Monday.

Mets' catcher would love a trade to a contender  —  PITTSBURGH — Devin Mesoraco had been with one team his entire career and was stunned when he learned he was being traded by the Reds after 11 years with the organization.  —  Should he be dealt for the second time this season, the Mets catcher won't be caught off-guard.

Rays journal: Another blowout loss raises The Question  —  BALTIMORE — Sunday's third straight ugly loss to the Orioles, this one 11-5, led to some research that showed it was only the second time in Rays history they allowed 10-plus runs in three consecutive games.