Baltimore Ravens win Odell Beckham Jr. sweepstakes, Jets lose out on WR  —  Throughout the offseason, the Jets targeted wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., with the hopes of him playing with Aaron Rodgers once that trade is completed.  —  After Sunday's news, that won't happen as Beckham agreed …

Slow rollers help Mets beat Padres in 1st game between teams since NL Wild Card series  —  Home field advantage typically refers to bigger locker rooms, shorter commutes and friendly fans, but facing the San Diego Padres on Monday night at Citi Field, the Mets received an advantage in the form of some dirt and paint.

Orioles break out new ‘homer hose’ celebration and blast their way to 5-1 win over Athletics  —  The Orioles are all about hydrating.  —  Baltimore hit three home runs Monday in its 5-1 win over the Oakland Athletics — ample opportunity to debut its new home run celebration.

All eyes on Trae Young as usual in Heat-Hawks, this time in play-in game  —  MIAMI — There was a time when Trae Young thought he owned the Miami Heat, or at least when the Atlanta Hawks guard acted that way.  —  That, to be precise, was during a December 2019 game, after the Hawks went up six with 59.9 seconds to play.

Tim Anderson exits the Chicago White Sox's 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins with a sore left knee  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease was in trouble in the fourth inning Monday at Target Field.  —  The Minnesota Twins had Matt Wallner on second and Christian Vázquez …

Duvall won't need surgery for fractured wrist  —  CF looking at possible six- to eight-week timeline for return to Red Sox  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Adam Duvall, who stormed out of the gate as the hottest hitter on the Red Sox, will be lost for weeks and possibly months after suffering …

Bobby Dalbec to meet Red Sox in Tampa, but team hasn't made roster move yet, per sources  —  1,015  —  DETROIT — Bobby Dalbec will travel to Florida to meet the Red Sox in Tampa Bay on Monday, according to two industry sources.  —  The Red Sox have not yet made any roster moves.

Lenyn Sosa is back with the White Sox  —  No sooner is this power bat our Minor League Player of the Week, he rejoins the South Siders  —  No sooner had he become our first Minor League Player of the Week of this season than Lenyn Sosa got the call back to the majors.

Nightengale's Notebook: Speedy Diamondbacks are ‘changing the game’ with aggressive play  —  PHOENIX — Veteran third baseman Evan Longoria plops in front of his corner locker, looks around the Arizona Diamondbacks clubhouse, and starts to reminisce as he watches his teammates leave for the night.

Padres Daily: Cruz is performing for the aged; Darvish's routine; homer pace; Kim's tee shot  —  Padres have hit more home runs through 10 games than ever before, and that's with Fernando Tatis Jr. and with Manny Machado having yet to hit one  —  In the game they needed it most, the Padres' offense came up biggest.

Pirates SS Oneil Cruz fractures ankle in home plate collision  —  PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz is out indefinitely after fracturing his left ankle in a collision at home plate during Sunday's 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.  —  Cruz was attempting to score …

MLB Expert Believes Padres won't be Scared to Make Necessary Trades  —  San Diego is well-aware of their current standing in the league.  —  There are certain franchises in sports that overthink every decision and don't necessarily want to maximize their cap space.