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.

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 …

Mike Clevinger to start for Cleveland after exile over coronavirus protocol violation  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  After a brief demotion, Mike Clevinger is coming back to the  —  Cleveland Indians.  The team announced Tuesday that Clevinger would be recalled to start Wednesday's game against the

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.

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 …

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

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 …

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.

Blue Jays, Red Sox weigh in as postponements gain momentum  —  TRENDING  —  BUFFALO — It was some 25 minutes before first pitch when Blue Jays first baseman Rowdy Tellez first heard about NBA and MLB postponements in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

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 …