Braves' Sean Newcomb apologizes to team for inflammatory tweets  —  Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb apologized to his teammates on Monday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager.  —  Newcomb's apology was delivered in a meeting attended by players, coaches, manager Brian Snitker and Atlanta staff.

Osuna sent to Astros by Blue Jays for Giles in closer swap  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Swapping a closer with on-field problems for one with off-field troubles, the World Series champion Houston Astros traded Ken Giles to the Toronto Blue Jays along with a pair of pitching prospects for Roberto Osuna on Monday.

Yankees Acquire Lance Lynn From Twins For Tyler Austin  —  The Twins and Yankees have announced a trade that will send veteran righty Lance Lynn to New York.  First baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin and minor-league right-hander Luis Rijo are headed to Minnesota.  —  Notably, the Twins will also send some cash in the swap.

Warwick Saupold clears waivers, sent to minors  —  DETROIT — Tigers right-hander Warwick Saupold has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Toledo.  —  The Tigers announced the move Monday.  —  Saupold was designated for assignment Saturday.  He is 4-1 with a 4.46 ERA this season.

MLB power rankings: Deadline deals shake up the landscape  —  With the non-waiver trade deadline looming on Tuesday, major league teams will be scrambling for upgrades down to the final second.  —  The Boston Red Sox, ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings, and the New York Yankees …

Last Slide  —  When David Peralta was unexpectedly taken out of Sunday's game in the sixth inning, social media caught fire with speculation that the Diamondbacks' fan favorite might be on the move so close to the trade deadline.  —  However, it was revealed later that Peralta exited with right shoulder tightness.

Pirates Acquire Keone Kela  —  12:41am: It's an official deal.  The Rangers will acquire a pair of players to be named later, though that's just a formality since it is too late to contact the traded players, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter).

What could happen in the final 24 hours before the deadline?  —  As the trade deadline approaches, it's more about quantity of moves that could be made than the “wow” factor.  Once Manny Machado left Baltimore for Los Angeles, the top closers came off the market and Cole Hamels was traded …

Yankees trade reliever Adam Warren to Mariners for more international bonus pool money  —  The Yankees continued trimming from their bloated bullpen, trading Adam Warren to the Mariners on Monday.  —  The Yankees will get back $1.25 million in international bonus pool money from Seattle.

Back from DL, Paxton pitches Mariners past Astros  —  James Paxton outdueled Gerrit Cole as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 2-0 Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between the American League West's top two teams.  —  Nelson Cruz hit a two-run double for Seattle …

Giants blow three-run lead but beat Padres in 12 innings  —  SAN DIEGO - Still waters really do run deep.  Some of Brian Sabean's biggest trades in his more than two decades helming the front office were not predicted nor even speculated beforehand.  —  So there could be news before Tuesday's 1 p.m. nonwaiver trade deadline.

Sources: Red Sox, Rangers talk Adrian Beltre trade  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox and Rangers have discussed the possibility of bringing Adrian Beltre back to Fenway Park, baseball sources told NBC Sports Boston.  It's unclear if the sides will line up on a trade ahead of Tuesday's non-waiver deadline.

Column: It's time: Michael Kopech and Eloy Jimenez need to take their talents to the South Side  —  Photos of the White Sox outfielder and No. 4-ranked prosepct by Baseball America.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  If only the White Sox had a way to improve an outfield whose three Sunday starters have combined to hit 17 home runs.

Gregerson is making no progress  —  As he sat on a wall down the left-field line next to his translator, Eugene Koo, righthander Seung Hwan Oh, a Cardinals reliever for the past two seasons but now with Colorado, pondered the state of the Cardinals' relief corps.

Rangers turn out lights on Diamondbacks  —  Rougned Odor homered leading off the seventh inning Monday night to snap a tie and lift the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks in a back-and-forth game interrupted by a power outage at Phoenix's Chase Field.  —  Shin-Soo Choo hit a pair of homers for the Rangers …