MLB trade deadline 2024: Biggest questions as uncertainty holds up rumor mill  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. − There are less than 10 shopping days remaining before the trade deadline with no one having any idea what's actually available to buy.  —  Are All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso …

Four ways Dodgers can improve at MLB trade deadline  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers' roster, often the envy of the industry, is currently a mess — lined with stars but muddled by underperformance and, most of all, ravaged by injury.  —  When the All-Star break arrived this week …

How do Bay Area All-Stars feel about MLB shifting to robo-ump system?  —  Logan Webb is old school, and he's proud to say so.  He would prefer to pitch every inning of every start.  He isn't fond of the universal designated hitter rule.  And he's no fan of robot umpires calling balls and strikes.

Rays put Yandy Diaz on restricted list for non-disciplinary matter  —  NEW YORK - First baseman Yandy Diaz was put on the restricted list Saturday by the Tampa Bay Rays, who recalled infielder Curtis Mead from Triple-A Durham.  —  Díaz had missed Friday's 6-1 loss to the New York Yankees …

Betting Baseball: Judge and the Yankees Have Work to Do  —  With the All-Star Game in the rear-view mirror, time to check in on the division races, the pennant hopefuls, and of course their respective odds to claim titles.  Today's edition of Bet the EDGE took a look at the races and relayed their plays for all.

Is Dustin Pedroia a Hall of Famer?  We asked him about his chances.  —  Picked-up pieces while ever-grateful that we emphatically said “no” to the 2024 Olympics . . .  ▪ This weekend in Cooperstown is a reminder of why baseball's Hall of Fame is the one fans care about most …

Cubs move on from Seiya Suzuki's interpreter and look ahead to second half of season  —  The Chicago Cubs are making a subtle but potentially significant change coming out of the All-Star break, dismissing the interpreter who has worked with Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki through his first two-and-a-half seasons in the majors.

Padres Fall in Latest National Power Rankings  —  This is the second straight week they've dropped.  —  After losing six out of their last seven games, the San Diego Padres have dropped two spots to No. 15 overall in Newsweek's national MLB power rankings.

Jerry Walker, youngest player to start All-Star Game, dies at 85  —  BALTIMORE — Jerry Walker, who at age 20 became the youngest player to start the All-Star Game when he took the mound representing the Baltimore Orioles in 1959, has died.  He was 85.  —  The Orioles announced Walker's death Wednesday.

Jamie Raskin, a Key Democrat, Urged Biden to Reconsider Campaign  —  Mr. Raskin, a congressman from Maryland, was a key member of the panel that investigated the Capitol riot.  In a lengthy letter, he compared President Biden to a tiring baseball pitcher.  —  Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland …