Report: Dodgers will recall Yasiel Puig this weekend

Gerrit Cole will have his right elbow examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache and will miss at least one start.

Report: Dodgers placed Yasiel Puig on trade waivers
The Dodgers have reportedly placed outfielder Yasiel Puig on trade waivers on Sunday.

Josh Donaldson pads MVP case with a three-homer day
Josh Donaldson remains right in the thick of things in the AL MVP race. He bashed a trio of home runs on Sunday to help take down the Twins.

Urias matures on mound in Dodgers’ 3-2 win over Cubs
Julio Urias allowed one run over six innings, Corey Seager set a Dodgers franchise record for a shortstop with his 23rd home run and Los Angeles defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Saturday to even the series between NL division leaders.

Sanchez hits another home run, Yankees rout Orioles 13-5
Rookie Gary Sanchez kept up a most remarkable run, homering for the third straight game as the New York Yankees routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-5 Saturday.

With Adam Jones ailing, Orioles add Borbon to outfield
NEW YORK — With star outfielder Adam Jones nursing a tender hamstring, the Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of Julio Borbon from Double-A Bowie and optioned pitcher Mike Wright to Triple-A Norfolk. Borbon was inserted in the starting lineup for Baltimore, batting ninth against hard-throwing New York Yankees rookie Chad Green. “We had some other […]

Carlos Ruiz leaves a goodbye note for the Phillies
And then there was one. One player from the 2008 World Series champs, that is. Ryan Howard likely isn’t going anywhere so he’ll be the last one to turn the lights off, but today Carlo Ruiz bid adieu to the Phillies following his trade to Los Angeles. Lost in all of the emotions the Dodgers […]

No structural damage found in Andrew Benintendi’s knee
Good news in Boston: An MRI on Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi‘s left knee revealed no structural damage. Benintendi slipped while trying to avoid a tag at second base, injuring his leg, but it appears he’s avoided a serious injury. A timetable for his return isn’t known at this point, but the Red Sox expect […]

The deeper implications of the A.J. Ellis trade
The Dodgers’ trade yesterday seems to be more about Clayton Kershaw than either A.J. Ellis or Carlos Ruiz

A far-fetched sounding drug test scam
Kevin Draper at Deadspin is passing along a story — and that’s not me editorializing; he’s admitting that it’s unconfirmed gossip at the moment — about a major league player paying a teammate $2.5 million to take the fall for him on a drug test. The story came via a tip from someone who, apparently, had […]

Rangers Reliever Jeremy Jeffress arrested for DWI
Jeffress has a 4.00 ERA in nine appearances since being traded to the Rangers

World Baseball Classic pools, venues announced
The Finals will be at Dodger Stadium

And That Happened: Thursday’s scores and highlights
We bend over backwards to bring you the finest recaps in all of baseball blogdom

Moore loses no-hitter with 2 outs in 9th, Giants top Dodgers
San Francisco lefty Matt Moore lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on a soft, clean single by Corey Seager, and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Thursday night.

Carlos Gomez homered in his first at-bat as a Ranger
Carlos Gomez made a great first impression on the Rangers’ fan base, slugging a three-run home run in his first at-bat in his new uniform.

Video: Jason Kipnis jokes around after Rougned Odor slides hard into second base
Jason Kipnis joked around with Rougned Odor, giving the Rangers’ bench something to laugh about on Thursday night.

Video: This is an interesting way to avoid getting tagged out
Yoenis Cespedes took Adam Wainwright’s glove with him on a slide into third base, avoiding being tagged out.

Rangers call up Carlos Gomez, designate Drew Stubbs for assignment
Carlos Gomez is playing with his second Texas-based team this season. The Rangers hope he can fill the void left by Shin-Soo Choo.

Mets are considering pushing back Jacob deGrom’s next start
The Mets think Jacob deGrom is fatigued, so his next start may be pushed back.

Video: Jarrod Dyson becomes the first in Marlins Park history to rob a home run
Jarrod Dyson made a spectacular catch to rob Christian Yelich of a home run on Thursday. It’s the first homer robbery in Marlins Park history.

What’s on Tap: Previewing Thursday’s action
American League Cy Young Award contender J.A. Happ will go for his 18th win of the season on Thursday evening against the Angels.

Ranking the Ballpark Names, 1-30
Is a beer name better than a bank name? Is anything worse than “Guaranteed Rate Field?”

Jose Bautista returns from the disabled list
Jose Bautista missed the minimum 15 days with a sprained left knee. He returned to the Blue Jays on Thursday.

Dodgers trade A.J. Ellis to the Phillies for Carlos Ruiz
The Dodgers and Phillies swapped catchers on Thursday. Carlos Ruiz is headed to L.A. while A.J. Ellis will go to Philly.

The Nationals acquire Marc Rzepczynski from the Athletics
The Nationals have acquired left-handed reliever Marc Rzepczynski and cash considerations from the A’s in exchange for minor league infielder Max Schrock. Schrock is a 21-year-old second baseman who has been pretty darn impressive in A-ball this year, but the Nats can be excused for giving up promise in 2018 or whatever for some bullpen help […]

Red Sox place Andrew Benintendi on the disabled list with a sprained knee
This is one of those deals where you could’ve just read the headline and had the whole story, but the handbook says I have to put something in this space, so here we are. In other news, back-to-back posts with the names “Benintendi” and “Rzepczynski” is kind of fun. OK, fine. The deal with Benintendi […]

The Dodgers have rebuffed lowball offers for Yasiel Puig
Jon Heyman reports that the Dodgers have “rebuffed offers” for Yasiel Puig. Heyman says teams “appear to be bottom feeding for Puig,” making lowball trade proposals. The Dodgers may not have big future plans for Puig, but nor are they gonna sell low on him. And heck, maybe they have bigger plans for him now […]

Let’s play the “how long has it been since the Cubs won the World Series?” game!
For example, if the Cubs don’t win it this year, George Washington being alive will be closer in time to their last title than their last title will be to the present day.

MLB, MLBPA move to help baseball in Puerto Rico. After hurting baseball in Puerto Rico.
MLB imposed the draft on Puerto Rican players in 1990. Baseball was never the same there after that.

Video: Minor leaguer dives over the wall to rob a home run
Meanwhile, in Tulsa, Zach Welz of the visiting Arkansas Travelers made a spectacular catch. It was the catch Torii Hunter tried to make on that famous David Ortiz homer in the playoffs a few years back except Welz made it. Watch as he topples over the wall to come up with the would-be dinger off the […]