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 …

Ranking the top 25 MLB players of the 21st century  —  In 2001, Barry Bonds had arguably the greatest offensive season in MLB history: He hit .328 and broke the single-season record with 73 home runs.  Or maybe his greatest season was 2002, when he hit .370/.582/.799.

When Will Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. Return?  MRI Result Accelerates Timetable  —  The San Diego Padres received good news regarding Fernando Tatis Jr.'s right femoral stress reaction.  Although his MRI didn't reveal a completely healed leg, it was encouraging enough for him to resume baseball activities.

Whether club buys or sells at trade deadline, Red Sox know they have to keep their focus on the field  —  LOS ANGELES — What a weird time of year.  —  Baseball players and teams learn to look through the prism of the long term, preaching mantras about 162-game marathons.

Mariners place Ty France on outright waivers  —  Ty France's future with the Mariners is uncertain.  —  On Sunday afternoon, just before they closed out a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros to salvage a win in the three-game series, multiple Major League Baseball sources confirmed …

Yilber Diaz Needs to Find Strikeouts, Avoid Base Traffic vs Royals  —  The D-backs will begin a series against one of the AL's tougher teams in Kansas City.  —  Fresh off a series win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley field, the Arizona Diamondbacks will begin a three-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

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 …

Astros DH Yordan Alvarez hits for cycle in loss to Mariners  —  SEATTLE — Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, becoming the 10th player in Houston history to accomplish the feat.  —  Alvarez singled in the first inning …

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 …