Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis  —  The 2024 MLB Draft is here.  Day 1 included the first 74 selections, covering Rounds 1 and 2, Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, two Prospect Promotion Incentive picks, plus two compensation picks.  The Guardians got things going with the No. 1 overall pick.

MLB draft prospects with famous bloodlines carry weight of monster expectations  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — They were on the field, and even on the stage, during World Series celebrations.  —  They were at All-Star Games and running around the field during Home Run Derbies.

2024 MLB Mock Draft Final Version: Draft Day Projections & Dart Throws  —  It's draft day!  —  Here are some last-minute tweaks after some additional reporting this afternoon.  Note the most significant change from our most recent MLB mock draft on Friday is all the way down at pick No. 39 …

Livvy Dunne Shares Sweet Photo With Paul Skenes Before Going to All-Star Game In Style  —  Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will be be just the fifth rookie in MLB history to start an All-Star Game in his debut season when he takes the mound Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.

Athletics slug 8 HRs vs. Phillies, most by team since 1999  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Oakland Athletics smashed eight home runs in Sunday's 18-3 rout of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, the most homers in a game by any one MLB team in 25 years.  —  Lawrence Butler accounted for three …

Baltimore Orioles Nab Hard Throwing Pitcher In Mock Draft  —  The Orioles look to bolster their pitching staff in MLB Pipeline's mock draft.  —  The Baltimore Orioles have been looking to boost their pitching staff as much as they can.  That included trading for ace Corbin Burnes …

Sources: Dodgers' Dustin May out for '24 after esophageal surgery  —  Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May will miss the remainder of the 2024 season after undergoing surgery to repair an esophageal tear earlier this week, sources told ESPN.  —  May, 26, has not pitched …

2024 MLB Home Run Derby: Rules, competitors, betting odds, history  —  The MLB All-Star break is upon us, which means it's time for MLB's T-Mobile Home Run Derby.  The annual power display will commence at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 15 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Phillies Release Whit Merrifield  —  The Phillies announced Friday that they've released veteran infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield and recalled fellow infielder/outfielder Weston Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.  —  Merrifield signed a one-year, $8MM contract with the Phillies in free agency this past offseason.