Yu Darvish and Eric Hosmer carry Padres over Mets, 4-1  —  As it turns out, Yu Darvish and Eric Hosmer can still win you a ball game.  —  The Padres' duo — one on the pitcher's mound, the other manning first base and hitting an impactful early home run — joined forces to give San Diego a 4-1 win over the Mets on Friday night.

Inside the Clubhouse: Trade Deadline notes from the All-Star Game  —  Trade Deadline notes from the All-Star Game.  —  LOS ANGELES, CA — With the All-Star Game and MLB Draft both over, trade talks throughout baseball will soon heat up.  And with the addition of Juan Soto to the market …

Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco has $650K in jewelry stolen from vehicle  —  An alleged serial burglar stole more than $650,000 of jewelry from the SUV of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco when he was on a rehabilitation assignment in June, according to police and court records obtained by ESPN.

10 players whose trade stock is rising  —  The stars put on a show in Los Angeles this week, but with the Midsummer Classic behind us, all eyes are focused squarely on Aug. 2 — the date of this year's Trade Deadline.  —  Season-long performances will dictate the value of potential acquisitions, as will players' career track records.

‘Fire-in-the-belly mentality’: Chicago Cubs 2nd-round pick Jackson Ferris is a strikeout machine with upside  —  IMG Academy pitching coach Steve Frey always tells people Jackson Ferris has that “it factor.”  —  The Cubs selected the 18-year-old left-hander in the second round Sunday …

Chicago White Sox place Luis Robert on the injured list with blurred vision and reinstate C Yasmani Grandal  —  Luis Robert's stellar defensive play in center field as a rookie during the 2020 season earned him an American League Gold Glove Award.  —  So it was unusual to see Robert having trouble tracking …

UCF WR Ryan O'Keefe lands on Biletnikoff Award watch list  —  UCF wide receiver Ryan O'Keefe found his name Thursday on the preseason watch list for the 2022 Biletnikoff Award.  —  The award annually recognizes the college football season's most outstanding FBS receiver.

Ex-Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs outfielder Dwight Smith dies at 58  —  MLB, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs  —  ATLANTA — Dwight Smith, a runner-up for NL rookie of the year who played on Atlanta's World Series-winning team in 1995, died Friday, the Braves announced.  He was 58.

Sweep gives Astros season series vs. Yankees, but Aaron Boone says 'it's not going to matter unless' it's October  —  The Houston Astros opened the second half of the season by sweeping the New York Yankees in a doubleheader Thursday to inch closer in the standings to the team with baseball's best record.

How Latino MLB players are being heard as international draft deadline approaches  —  THE LOCKOUT HAD been lifted, a new collective bargaining agreement was in place and so Omar Minaya ventured out for spring training.  It was the middle of March, and Minaya, the former front-office executive …