Yankees waste strong start by Nestor Cortes, another Aaron Judge homer and lose to Mariners, 4-3  —  SEATTLE — It used to be enough.  Get a good start from Nestor Cortes, a home run from Aaron Judge and another dinger from the supporting cast and the Yankees could pull out a win.  Not these days.

Detroit Tigers fire general manager Al Avila after 7 seasons  —  The Detroit Tigers have fired general manager Al Avila.  —  The team announced the decision Wednesday.  —  Before the 2022 season, Avila proclaimed the prolonged rebuild had ended and set his sights on snapping the franchise's seven-year postseason drought.

The latest on Kevin Durant to the Celtics, more Bill Russell memories, and other thoughts  —  Emptying out the notebook as the start of Celtics training camp is somehow just six weeks away ...  ▪ A league source said there has not been any real traction on a deal that would send Kevin Durant from the Nets to the Celtics.

MLB won't return to Field of Dreams site in 2023 due to construction, owner Frank Thomas says  —  DYERSVILLE — Major League Baseball won't be back to Dyersville in 2023, one of the Field of Dreams site owners told the Des Moines Register on Tuesday.  —  Hall of Famer Frank Thomas …

Mets can't be stopped, thrash Reds, 10-2  —  The only people who want the Mets to take an off day are the players around the league that are probably tired of losing to them.  —  After undressing the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 on Wednesday, the Mets have Thursday off, putting some scheduled brakes on the runaway train out of Willets Point.

Tim Anderson will be out for six weeks after the Chicago White Sox shortstop has surgery on his left middle finger  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tim Anderson checked his swing on the second pitch of his ninth-inning at-bat Saturday against the Texas Rangers.  —  Anderson briefly grimaced and looked …

Díaz Goes Boom; Astros Plate Seven Runs Off All-Star Pérez  —  José Urquidy was taxed early, but his offense jumped all over Martín Pérez for a seven runs in a Houston Astros win.  —  View the original article to see embedded media.

Castro loses phone in Pirates' 6-4 loss to Diamondbacks  —  Rodolfo Castro got the call-up and dropped a call in his return to the big leagues.  The Pittsburgh infielder lost his phone during a slide into third base and the Pirates lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Minor League Baseball player Solomon Bates says he is gay, has been out to teammates since 2019  —  Bates had been in the San Francisco Giants Minor League system until he was released this week.  —  Solomon Bates, a Minor League Baseball player who was until this week in the San Francisco Giants system …