Twins confirm interest in signing pitchers Dallas Keuchel, Craig Kimbrel  —  ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - It's not a matter of the Twins choosing between lefthander Dallas Keuchel and closer Craig Kimbrel.  At least for now.  That's because the Twins are interested in signing both …

MLB Mock Draft 2019: Adley Rutschman still favorite to go No. 1; Andrew Vaughn drops a few spots  —  Hard-hitting first baseman Andrew Vaughn may hear his name called later than expected  —  Major League Baseball will begin its annual three-day amateur draft Monday night.

Battered Yankees aim to feast on struggling Blue Jays  —  Yankees will begin a six-game road trip when they play the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night against the  —  Toronto Blue Jays.  —  At the same time, a group of Yankees will have hit the road as well, but the destination was Tampa, Fla., where

Cardinals notebook: Knizner enjoys solid big-league debut  —  On Saturday night, after a 3-hour 37-minute rain delay, rookie catcher Andrew Knizner took to the Busch Stadium turf and began sprinting and stretching in the outfield as if he was about to enter the game.  He didn't.

Phillies, Padres set for Harper-Machado Round 1  —  Since the start of March, many people in baseball have had the next three days at Petco Park in San Diego marked down on their calendars.  —  The  —  Phillies vs. the  —  Padres.  —  The two most costly free agents from the 2018-19 cycle on the same field for the first time.

Clint Frazier isn't here to fill the Judge's Chambers  —  What's a court without its Judge?  An eventful seventh and eighth inning full of right-field mishaps brought that question to trial.  —  Though Aaron Judge is most famous for his dominant power, he's established himself as a quick …

Royals Place Hunter Dozier On 10-Day IL  —  The Royals have placed third baseman Hunter Dozier on the 10-day injured list, per a club announcement.  It's backdated to May 31st, meaning Dozier could be activated by June 10th.  —  Details of the injury aren't really clear, though Dozier has been limited by chest tightness.

Nick Senzel feels he has plenty of room to improve after 1st month with Cincinnati Reds  —  One month ago, Nick Senzel made his highly-anticipated Major League debut against the San Francisco Giants.  He drew two walks and had an infield single in seven plate appearances.

Padres slugger Franmil Reyes in Home Run Derby would add tasty subplot  —  No one has owned a better vantage point to witness Franmil Reyes' unflinching abuse of baseballs than Padres bench coach Rod Barajas.  He's seen it across Triple-A, when he managed El Paso.

Rays' Mike Zunino knows difficult transition top-five drafted catchers face  —  Oregon State's Adley Rutschman could become the first catcher to go first overall since Joe Mauer in 2001.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Oregon State's Adley Rutschman can become the first catcher taken …

Brewers Option Keston Hiura, Activate Travis Shaw  —  The Brewers have optioned second baseman Keston Hiura, the club announced today.  He'll leave the active roster to make way for the activation of Travis Shaw, who had been rehabbing a wrist injury.  —  Hiura, 22, certainly hasn't shown himself …

Angels vs. Cubs: Trevor Cahill rebounds in makeup game  —  “ ... And new heavyweight champion of the world, Andy Ruiz.”  The 268-pound Ruiz was a 25-1 long shot when he took the belt from Anthony Joshua at MSG on Saturday.  Next up, a rematch with Joshua in the fall or taking on Joey Chestnut at Nathan's on the Fourth of July.

Where are the Red Sox headed after their weekend in the Bronx?  —  NEW YORK — You can't really characterize the 2019 Boston Red Sox as a bad baseball team.  Two months in, they sit just outside the wild-card race, trailing the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers for the two playoff spots …

‘Maybe one day.’ The march to the big leagues begins Monday for prep star Bobby Witt Jr.  —  The moment Bobby Witt Jr. has been awaiting arrives this week.  —  “This is what we've worked for since August, even the last three years,” he said Saturday.  —  No, it's not the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday night.

2019 MLB draft: Order, time, TV info for first round and Day 1  —  Major League Baseball's 2019 first-year player draft begins Monday with the first 78 selections.  —  The draft takes place over three days at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, N.J. and can run up to 40 rounds.

Robinson Cano embodied the Mets' bravado this winter.  He now needs to prove it  —  PHOENIX — Flickers of hope have faded into doubt.  Signs of faith has been replaced by disbelief.  The atmosphere reeks of desperation.  —  The New York Mets have been a mess all season …

Cubs call up Gonzalez, bat outfielder fifth  —  The Chicago Cubs called up outfielder Carlos Gonzalez on Monday and plugged him into the lineup, hoping the veteran could jolt the offense.  —  Gonzalez, 33, was signed to a minor league deal on Thursday after the Indians designated him for assignment.