Brewers, Reds agree not to play Wednesday to focus on issues ‘more important than baseball’  —  MLB, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds  —  The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds won't play their game Wednesday night at Miller Park in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

Blue Jays bats erupt in support of Merryweather's first career start and blowout win over Red Sox  —  TRENDING  —  BUFFALO - If all goes to plan, Julian Merryweather will be a real, full-game starter for the Blue Jays.  —  But in the two innings he got to take it for a spin Wednesday night …

Mets plan to ‘be very careful’ at trade deadline, GM Brodie Van Wagenen says  —  Amid the coronavirus chaos swirling around the Mets, don't forget the trade deadline is Aug. 31, a week from Monday.  —  General manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Monday he expects teams won't be as aggressive …

White Sox ace Lucas Giolito throws no-hitter vs. Pirates, 19th in team history  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  It doesn't get more “elite” than that for Lucas G-Elite-O.  —  Giolito carved out his own place in  —  White Sox history Tuesday night, throwing a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over the visiting

Yankees takeaways from Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Braves  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Yankees lost their fifth-straight game, falling to the  —  Braves on Wednesday night, 2-1.  Box score  —  Four takeaways from Wednesday night's game  —  Masahiro Tanaka tossed a gem for the Yankees, but all for naught.

Giants Trade Rob Brantly To Yankees  —  The Yankees have acquired veteran catcher Rob Brantly from the Giants in exchange for cash and assigned him to their alternate training site, per a team announcement.  Brantly was designated for assignment early in the season and assigned outright …

Phillies Trade Austin Davis To Pirates  —  The Phillies have traded lefty Austin Davis to the Pirates in exchange for cash and a player to be named later, per a club announcement.  He was designated for assignment last Friday after Philadelphia acquired righty David Hale from the Yankees.

Nationals Option Carter Kieboom, Activate Sean Doolittle  —  The Nationals announced Wednesday that they've optioned struggling third baseman Carter Kieboom to their alternate training site in order to open a spot on the roster for lefty Sean Doolittle, who has been reinstated from the injured list.

Indians manager Terry Francona dealing with blood-clotting issue  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians might be without manager Terry Francona even longer than expected.  —  Francona has already missed 15 games with a gastrointestinal issue, and Chris Antonetti, the team's president of baseball operations …

Royals rally for narrow win over Cardinals  —  The Kansas City Royals trailed 4-2 before they scored three unanswered runs and used six pitchers out of their bullpen to rally and secure a 5-4 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis.  —  Royals left fielder Ryan McBroom plated …

Everything you need to know at halfway point of the 2020 MLB season  —  The motif heading into the 60-game Major League Baseball season was straight out of a 1950s horror movie or a bad slogan for a 1980s Mariners team: Anything can happen.  As we come upon the halfway point of the season …