Jackson Holliday Wins 2023 Minor League Player of the Year Award  —  For a second consecutive season, a Baltimore Orioles player is Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year.  —  Shortstop Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, is the 2023 Minor League Player of the Year.

Orioles cut magic number to 3, match franchise record for road wins with 5-1 victory over Guardians  —  CLEVELAND — The Orioles will have the chance to clinch the American League East next week at Camden Yards.  That's in large part thanks to how well they have played away from it.

Padres will work to attain more complete, more affordable roster  —  (Meg McLaughlin/The San Diego Union-Tribune)  —  Only change that is certain is that payroll will be pared; almost all of roster's core will remain, even as some difficult decisions (Juan Soto) could be made

Did you play?  Monday night's $785M Powerball jackpot is 9th largest lottery prize.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — The ninth-largest lottery jackpot will be on the line Monday night when numbers are drawn for a $785 million Powerball prize.  —  The payout has grown so large because it has been building …

Newly winning O's deserve a new 7th inning tune  —  With the recent resurgence of the Baltimore Orioles and more fans returning to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, maybe it's time to get rid of the old John Denver seventh inning stretch song, “Thank God I'm a Country Boy,” and try something new …

Have the Giants damaged their reputation with free agents?  Farhan Zaidi disagrees — Extra Baggs  —  LOS ANGELES — For all the challenges the San Francisco Giants have faced in recent years while attempting to sign a star position player, they've enjoyed and attempted to leverage one perceived advantage on the free-agent front.

Cincinnati Reds' best player out for year after Matt McLain aggravates oblique injury  —  CLEVELAND - The cavalry is not coming just in the nick of time to save the Cincinnati Reds season.  —  Neither is Matt McLain.  —  McLain, the middle infielder who quickly became the Reds best player …

Brooks Robinson has passed away  —  Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson has passed away at the age of 86  —  Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame third baseman and career-long member of the Baltimore Orioles, has passed away, according to a statement from the Orioles.  Robinson was 86.

Fast-rising Jett Williams has his next big Mets goal in mind  —  BINGHAMTON — Jett Williams has learned it is helpful to jot down his goals before conquering them.  —  The ritual began before his first year of Rockwall-Heath High School in Texas, when his father suggested he create a goal board.

Luis Robert Jr. made history for the Chicago White Sox then exited, plus more takeaways from the Boston Red Sox series  —  BOSTON — Gavin Sheets called the conditions “weird.”  —  The Chicago White Sox made it through the elements to capture their first series win since August …

Castellanos homers, Sánchez Ks 10 as Phillies move to brink of playoff spot with 5-2 win over Mets  —  Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and the rest of the Phillies walked into the clubhouse with tarp rolled and pinned over their lockers and bottles of bubbly on standby waiting to get popped.

Yankees miss playoffs for first time since 2016  —  NEW YORK — The end has officially arrived for this year's New York Yankees.  —  While a bevy of key injuries and a season's worth of offensive struggles long made it seem that their run of six straight postseason appearances was likely going to be halted …