Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver passes away at age 75  —  (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver passed away in the early hours of Monday, August 31.  He was 75.  Seaver passed peacefully in his sleep of complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19.

Brewers Designate Justin Smoak, Claim Daniel Vogelbach  —  6:02pm: Milwaukee has announced the moves.  The Brewers acquired Vogelbach via waivers.  —  3:23pm: The Brewers have designated first baseman Justin Smoak for assignment and acquired 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach from the Blue Jays, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Know Your Enemy: Royals, again  —  Your Enemy  —  How is it that in this shorter season it feels like we play the Royals 95% of the time?  I get that they're the same division, close proximity, blah blah blah, but good lord.  —  As exciting as a walk-off is, the Royals should be an easy series.

Walker Buehler is nearly flawless and Dodgers rally to defeat Diamondbacks  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Dodgers will give the ball to Walker Buehler to survive another day or close out a three-game playoff series.  They will seek the brilliance he has already displayed …

Red Sox Claim Deivy Grullon  —  The Red Sox have claimed catcher Deivy Grullon from the Phillies, per an announcement from Philadelphia.  The Phillies also outrighted hurler Reggie McClain to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.  —  Grullon, 24, was designated for assignment Monday even though …

Angels Place David Fletcher On 10-Day Injured List  —  The Angels announced that they have placed utility player David Fletcher on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 31, with a left ankle sprain.  The club recalled outfielder Taylor Ward in a corresponding move.

Why MLB's minor leagues as you know them will end Sept. 30  —  IN EARLY 2018, Major League Baseball needed a little help.  —  Commissioner Rob Manfred's office wanted to get a bill passed to keep MLB from having to pay the federal minimum wage or overtime to minor league players.

Additional Context On Padres' Flurry Of Trades  —  The Padres were the most active buyer at the 2020 trade deadline — arguably of any trade deadline in recent history — reshaping their roster with additions of Mike Clevinger, Austin Nola, Trevor Rosenthal, Mitch Moreland and Jason Castro, among others.

Díaz, Brantley 3 RBIs each, Astros beat Lynn, Rangers 8-4  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … HOUSTON (AP) — Aledmys Diaz hit a three-run homer and  —  Michael Brantley added three RBIs, leading  —  Houston Astros to an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.

Diamondbacks To Activate Madison Bumgarner On Saturday  —  Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo announced that left-hander Madison Bumgarner will return from the injured list Saturday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com was among those to report.  —  Bumgarner, who has been out since Aug. 10 with a mid-back strain …

Giants takeaways: What you might've missed in 9-6 loss to Rockies  —  A historic win was followed by a huge missed opportunity Wednesday, as the Giants blew a healthy lead while losing 9-6 to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.  They ended up with a series split with their NL West rivals …

Wheeler outpitches Scherzer, Phillies beat Nationals 3-0  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Zack Wheeler tossed three-hit ball over 6 2/3 innings to outpitch  —  Washington Nationals 3-0 Wednesday night.  —  Neil Walker was 3 for 3 with two RBIs for the Phillies …