Mets skipper Buck Showalter returns to Baltimore for first time since Orioles run ended  —  BALTIMORE — Pickles Pub was once the place where Baltimore Orioles fans drowned their sorrows.  There were years when fans didn't even go through the gates of Camden Yards, instead preferring to stay at the rowdy bar and play beer pong.

Yankees place Domingo Germán on restricted list for alcohol abuse  —  Domingo Germán has been placed on the restricted list for the second time in his career.  —  The right-hander agreed Wednesday to voluntarily submit to inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse.

Ottavino wants to be in with Mets for the long haul  —  KANSAS CITY — The Mets' Trade Deadline decision to begin focusing their energies on a longer-term future has left some players in an awkward position.  Several prominent Mets, most notably Pete Alonso, aren't guaranteed to be here in two years.

With 36 runs total in consecutive games, it's beginning to look like 1897 all over again for the Chicago Cubs offense  —  These are not your father's Chicago Cubs or even your grandfather's or great-grandfather's Cubs.  —  But in scoring 36 runs in back-to-back wins over the Cincinnati Reds …

Swifties are beyond excited as Taylor Swift kicks off her six nights at SoFi Stadium  —  But for bad luck, Debbie Wacks and her daughter Bella Spencer would have seen Taylor Swift in concert twice by now.  —  Wacks tried to score tickets for the Reputation Stadium Tour at the Rose Bowl in 2018 but struck out.

In an emotional week, Yankees pull together for a satisfying win over Astros  —  NEW YORK - It had been 284 days since the Houston Astros were last at Yankee Stadium, celebrating their latest American League championship.  —  As you might recall, it was a four-game sweep by the eventual 2022 world champs.

Singer throws 8 innings of 3-hit ball as Royals pound Mets 9-2 to complete a series sweep  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brady Singer is starting to look like the promising young pitcher that was at times dominant last season, and Bobby Witt Jr. is starting to make good on the expectations …

Yankees Place Anthony Rizzo On IL With Post-Concussion Syndrome  —  The Yankees are placing first baseman Anthony Rizzo on the injured list today, with Aaron Boone telling reporters that Rizzo has a “likely” concussion.  He says the club has traced this to a collision he had with Fernando Tatis Jr …

MLB's top prospect Jackson Holliday is putting on a show - and is hyped for Orioles' future  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Most gamedays seem similar for Jackson Holliday.  —  After awing scouts, fans and his Bowie Baysox coaches and teammates with his precocious on-field skills …

Attention shifts to opt-out clause after Detroit Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez blocks LA trade  —  PITTSBURGH — Eduardo Rodriguez, still a member of the Detroit Tigers, sat on the floor in the visitor's clubhouse at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, before Wednesday's start.

The Red Sox considered trading this veteran to the Marlins  —  This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter.  Sign up here to receive this content directly in your inbox every morning.  —  The trade deadline party is over, we slept it off, and now it's time to go back through the photos to figure out what exactly happened.

For better or worse, the Yankees (mostly) stick with what they have  —  As reporters awaited the trade deadline on the field at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, Harrison Bader walked by.  —  The centerfielder, an impending free agent and rumored trade chip held out of the evening's lineup, smiled and said hello.