Sources: Boston Red Sox reach 1-year, $10 million extension with Enrique Hernandez  —  Center fielder Enrique Hernández and the Boston Red Sox agreed on a one-year, $10 million contract extension Monday, keeping the 31-year-old in the city where he starred in the 2021 postseason, sources told ESPN.

Explaining MLB's new 6-team per league playoff format and the advantages of the No. 3 seed  —  As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, Rob Manfred will break it.  —  While Major League Baseball's previous playoff format included the controversial wild card game, which usually meant …

2 killed as Fairview fire rips through 700 acres near Hemet  —  An evacuation order is in effect for residents south of Stetson Avenue, north of Cactus Valley Road, west of Fairview Avenue and east of State Street.  —  Two people are dead and one injured as a fast-growing wildfire Monday …

MLBPA says it has majority support for minor league union, seeks formal recognition from MLB  —  In just a week-and-a-half's time, more than 50 percent of minor leaguers have returned signed union authorization cards, Major League Baseball Players Association officials told The Athletic.

How Diamondbacks prospect Ryne Nelson turned his season around to earn major league debut  —  In early May, Ryne Nelson was a mess.  Just eight months after being named the Diamondbacks 2021 minor league pitcher of the year, he had a 7.36 ERA in Triple-A Reno.  Nothing felt right.

1 suspect in mass stabbing in Canada found dead, the other is still missing  —  Damien Sanderson, one of the suspects in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan, Canada, that left 10 dead and 18 injured, was found dead Monday morning on the James Smith Cree Nation in a heavily grassed area near a house …

Joe Maddon sounds off on analytics in baseball: It's not the info, it's the imposition  —  “I want analytics,” Joe Maddon said at one point.  —  “Information is good,” Maddon said at another point.  —  “So I'm not arguing against analytics and information,” Maddon said at yet another point.

Orioles' bullpen gives up 4 late runs in 7-3 loss to Blue Jays in first game of crucial doubleheader  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 6  —  Toronto's George Springer is safe at third as Baltimore's Ramon Urias tries to tag in the first game of a double header Monday.  The Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3.

Chicago Bears are closer to full strength at wide receiver.  But will Byron Pringle and Velus Jones Jr. be ready for the opener?  —  The Chicago Bears wide receivers corps crept closer to full strength Monday, six days before the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers at Soldier Field.

Scherzer exits for side fatigue, says he's OK; Nats top Mets  —  NEW YORK — Mets ace Max Scherzer realized something was off.  So rather than push through, he smartly pulled himself out.  —  Scherzer exited with left side fatigue after five sharp innings and 67 pitches Saturday night …

The future is now for Orioles rookie Adley Rutschman: 'Scary how good he's going to be'  —  The first overall pick in 2019, Baltimore's first-year catcher is already commanding the respect of a seasoned veteran.  —  BALTIMORE - It is a special time in the Baltimore Orioles clubhouse, where …