Baseball

The Tampa Bay Rays announced Evan Longoria was suffering from right hand soreness when he exited Monday's game against the Baltimore Orioles, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

Yasiel Puig said what he needed to say upon his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was humble; he was contrite.

The Cincinnati Reds announced that center fielder Billy Hamilton exited Sunday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals with a strained left oblique following a checked swing. It is uncertain when he will be ready to return to the lineup.

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Time waits for no man. It's mean like that. It's even meaner to baseball players, systematically robbing them of their skills as they drift further from their youth.

Except for Adrian Beltre, who's playing like he's 37 going on 27.

The Atlanta Braves are reportedly considering signing former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to a minor league contract after meeting with him following his workout for MLB teams earlier this week.

NEW YORK — There were four of them, four young starting pitchers, and last October they carried the New York Mets into the World Series.

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is battling an elbow problem that will likely put him on the shelf for at least one start.

It is unclear when he'll return to the mound. 

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The Chicago Cubs (86-47) and Washington Nationals (78-55) are near-locks to become the first two National League teams to clinch playoff berths as big division leaders.

When the injury bug ambushed and carried off Giancarlo Stanton in mid-August, the Miami Marlins lost a power source that still hasn't been replaced.

But give it up to Christian Yelich for giving it his best shot.

After spending a month in Triple-A, Yasiel Puig is set to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers.