MLB trade deadline clock ticking on Marlins, White Sox  —  The White Sox and Marlins are the most active sellers, and if they can get deals done quickly, before the list of sellers grows, it may benefit them.  —  The Marlins are dangling infielder-outfielder Jazz Chisholm and are certain to trade All-Star closer Tanner Scott.

Manfred: MLB Open To Discussing Draft Pick Trades In The Future  —  It doesn't mean pick swaps will happen any time soon, but in his yearly All-Star week Q&A with the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said there is some receptivity to allowing teams to trade draft picks.

Philly hoops great Joe Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe, has died  —  Joe Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant and a basketball star in his own right at Bartram High School, at La Salle, and over eight seasons in the NBA, has died.  He was 69.Bryant recently suffered a massive stroke, La Salle head coach Fran Dunphy said Tuesday.

Francis Howell's Tytus Cissell will sign with Diamondbacks  —  It was something Tytus Cissell had dreamed of ever since he took his first swing at a baseball sitting on a tee.  —  The four-year starter at Francis Howell High has always wanted to hear his name called during the Major League Baseball draft.

Jarren Duran named All-Star Game MVP after HR fuels AL win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — On a night when Paul Skenes, Major League Baseball's pitching phenom, toed the rubber for a historic All-Star Game start, and Shohei Ohtani, the sport's brightest global superstar, demolished a home run for the National League …

Bucks' Khris Middleton recovering from 2 ankle surgeries: Sources  —  Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton underwent two successful arthroscopic clean-up procedures to fix lingering issues this offseason, league sources tell The Athletic.  —  Shortly after the playoffs …

MLB draft 2024: Recap, analysis for all 30 teams' picks  —  The 2024 MLB draft is now complete, so it's time to take a deeper look at how all 30 MLB teams fared over the past three days.  —  Starting with the Cleveland Guardians' decision to take Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana …

Rob Manfred: MLB worried about threats to players from gambling  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred expressed concern Tuesday for player safety as it relates to gambling while expressing confidence in the league's ability to catch personnel who violate the league's gambling policies.

Manfred talks turf, schedule and money as questions over A's moves to Sacramento, Las Vegas pile up  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Two days after union chief Tony Clark expressed concern about the Oakland Athletics playing next season's schedule in the Sacramento heat on artificial turf …

Awful Announcing's 2024 local MLB broadcaster rankings … The dust has settled, the votes have been counted, and Awful Announcing's readers have voted on their favorite (and least favorite) local MLB broadcast teams for the 2024 season.  —  We had over 13,000 votes cast, with an average grade of 2.42 …

Padres Deploy Familiar Strategy on Day 1 of MLB Draft  —  The Padres drafted two pitchers on Day 1.  —  With their first two picks of the 2024 MLB Draft, the San Diego Padres drafted two left-handed pitchers out of high school, selecting LHP Kash Mayfield (No. 25 overall) …

Evan Longoria on Rays' stadium plans, Trop return, not playing and more  —  The all-time Rays great made it back for the first time since December 2017.  “Just so many good memories over the years.  I missed playing at this stadium.  I missed being here.”

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.