Orioles activate center fielder Cedric Mullins, recall left-hander Nick Vespi before Mariners series  —  SEATTLE — Before his latest rehabilitation assignment, Cedric Mullins last played for the Bowie Baysox in 2019, when he plummeted from the top of the Orioles' opening day lineup down to Double …

Reaggravated rotator cuff strain could end Nestor Cortes' season  —  MIAMI — Saturday was supposed to serve as a homecoming for Nestor Cortes.  Instead, he will watch his Yankees play the Marlins from the injured list.  —  The Yankees shelved the Cuban native and Hialeah resident on Friday …

John Angelos sought development rights to state-owned parking lots as Orioles negotiate new Camden Yards lease  —  As part of seeking an agreement on a new lease that will bind the Orioles to Baltimore, club chairman and CEO John Angelos sought commercial development rights to three state-owned parking lots …

Retired Reds beat writer John Fay's life story is a love story  —  Ask anyone about John Fay and they'll tell you he loved the Cincinnati Reds and loved covering them for more than three decades for The Enquirer.  —  They'll also tell you his greatest love had nothing to do with baseball or newspapers.

The Cubs fought to stay together.  Now they must prove it was worth it.  —  Sign up for The Windup newsletter |  Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal deliver expert analysis on the biggest MLB stories every weekday.  Get it sent to your inbox.  —  The date was June 9.

Torkelson, Cabrera lead Tigers to 9-5 win over Twins  —  Spencer Torkelson homered twice and the Detroit Tigers had 17 hits in a 9-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.  “I wasn't seeing the ball well the last week or so,” said Torkelson, who struck out in his first two at-bats.

RoughRiders stymie Hooks for second straight night  —  ROUGHRIDERS 6, HOOKS 2  —  RoughRiders: Evan Carter 1-4, R; Trevor Hauver 2-3, 3 R, RBI, 2B; Kellen Strahm 5-4, R, 4 RBI, HR; Aaron Zavala 1-4, RBI; Nick Krauth (Win, 4-8) 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.

Remembering the late Bobby Morgan, one of last remaining Brooklyn Dodgers  —  Bobby Morgan grew up in Oklahoma City, went to Classen High School, fought 16 months in World War II's European Theater and played baseball for the Boys of Summer Brooklyn Dodgers.  —  You might say it was quite a life.

Mariners score five runs in eighth to complete sweep of Padres, who go down feebly again  —  Emerson Hancock, limits Padres to one run in five innings in his MLB debut, Mariners take lead and pile on with big final inning begun by Cal Raleigh's mammoth homer