Baseball

The immediate thought was “bust” after the 2014 season.

Earlier in June, Albert Pujols insisted that the Los Angeles Angels were not "the Mike Trout show." This was despite all evidence to the contrary, as the Angels had been on Trout's back all s

The following is not a recording: The Chicago Cubs are calling up an elite hitting prospect.

That's been a hobby of theirs in 2015, as they tabbed Kris Bryant in late April and Addison Russell shortly after him. Now they're calling on Kyle Schwarber. And once he arrives, the Cubs will be offering a glimpse of something both wondrous and powerful: their future lineup.

But first things first.

With the July 31 MLB trade deadline just a month-and-a-half away, some Cincinnati Reds players are starting to find themselves involved in trade rumors.

San Diego Padres outfielder and occasional first baseman Wil Myers is returning to the disabled list with a nagging left wrist injury just days after returning to the lineup.

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Myers Placed on DL with Left Wrist Tendinitis

Monday, June 15

Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune passed along the latest discouraging news about Myers:

When examining the Los Angeles Dodgers on the surface, it's difficult to find anything significantly wrong with the team.

Not only do they rank among the top of the league in runs scored and ERA while having committed the sixth-fewest errors, the Dodgers have also maintained control of the National League West for most of the season.

The lightening rod has struck again. And with that, his critics will surely strike back.

Alex Rodriguez woke up Saturday with 1,999 RBIs to his professional name. How he was aided in getting them—his immense offensive talent, his teammates being on base and, of course, the drugs—is irrelevant to the record books.

The Cleveland Indians have called up top prospect Francisco Lindor, according to the team's official Twitter account:

According to Baseball America, he was the top prospect in the Indians system in 2014 and the No. 9 overall prospect in the country. 

Alex Rodriguez has crossed various statistical plateaus during the 2015 MLB season and added another achievement to the list Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to 10 games with Saturday's 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox, marking the fifth double-digit win streak in franchise history, per Sportsnet Stats.

Following Friday's remarkable comeback from an 8-1 deficit with the help of a nine-run seventh inning, Toronto again beat Boston in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon.