Report: Dodgers will recall Yasiel Puig this weekend

Moncada is batting .298/.411/.518 with 15 home runs and 45 steals in 105 games this season between High-A and Double-A.

Jonathan Papelbon unlikely to sign anywhere
Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports that “the likelihood of Jonathan Papelbon joining the Red Sox, or really any other team, now seems non-existent.” Bradford is hearing that Papelbon has no plans of signing a new deal before midnight on Wednesday, which means he won’t be on a roster by September 1 and is not going […]

Give a warm welcome to new HBT writer Ashley Varela!
Ashley will be writing on Friday evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays during the day.

Noah Syndergaard doesnt care for the wave
I used to be pretty anti-wave because I thought it was kind of dumb and that spending effort on it and not on paying direct attention to the game was a failure of priorities. As has been the case with a lot of things in the past two or three years, however, I’ve lightened up […]

JaCoby Jones’ mom gets all weepy at his first major league hit
JaCoby Jones was called up by the Tigers and made his major league debut yesterday. His parents, from Mississippi, had to scramble to get to Detroit to watch their son in action, but it was well worth the scramble: young Mr. Jones had two hits and two RBI as the Tigers won. Jones’ first hit […]

Wow! Zach McAllister kicks a line drive into the air, catches it
Baseball is incredibly hard. Except when it is not.

And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights
Rougned Odor messed up on the base paths but he atoned at the plate to give the Rangers a walkoff win.

Coco Crisp traded to the Indians
The Athletics send their unhappy outfielder to the team where he began his career 14 years ago.

Tim Tebow has a multi-year shoe and apparel deal with Adidas
Because the Tim Tebow stuff would be nothing without ESPN’s multi-platform coverage, Darren Rovell chimes in with news that Adidas has signed the former Heisman Trophy winner to an apparel deal: It’s not surprising that Adidas stepped up, having spent plenty of money recently to score those who draw the eyeballs, including Kris Bryant and […]

Video: Keith Hernandez has fun with the telestrator
Keith Hernandez had fun with a telestrator during Tuesday night’s Mets/Marlins game.

Shelby Miller will return to D-Backs’ rotation on Wednesday
Shelby Miller has spent the last month and a half at Triple-A. He’ll return to the Diamondbacks’ rotation on Wednesday.

Cam Bedrosian weighing surgery to remove a blood clot
Cam Bedrosian has a blood clot near his right armpit and is mulling whether or not to undergo surgery to remove it.

Report: Three minor leaguers arrested on Sunday after a bar brawl
Pirates minor leaguers Gift Ngoepe and Dovydas Neverauskas, as well as Tigers minor leaguer Warwick Saupold, were allegedly involved in a bar brawl on Sunday morning.

Report: Athletics, Indians progressing on a Coco Crisp deal
The Athletics and Indians are reportedly close on a deal that would send Coco Crisp to Cleveland.

Todd Frazier takes a swipe at the Reds’ front office
White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier took a swing at the Reds’ front office in a recent interview.

What’s on Tap: Previewing Tuesday’s action
Rich Hill will make his second start for the first-place Dodgers on Tuesday night at Coors Field against the Rockies.

Report: Yasiel Puig has been claimed on waivers
An unknown team has claimed Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig on waivers, which means he might be wearing a new uniform soon.

Adrian Beltre puts his helmet on backwards to face a switch pitcher
“A” switch pitcher is probably not the most accurate way to put that. It’s more like “The” switch pitcher, as Pat Venditte of the Mariners is the only one extant. Last night the right-handed hitting Adrian Beltre had to face Venditte, who obviously chose to pitch righty to the Rangers third baseman. Before coming up to […]

Tim Tebow’s workout seems like fun
The Mac Dad’ll make you (Jump! Jump!) The Daddy Mac’ll make you (Jump! Jump!)

Video: Yoenis Cespedes’ bat flip was well-earned, well-executed
We mentioned this in the recaps this morning but Yoenis Cespedes deserves a post of his own. He deserves it for his walkoff homer in the tenth inning of last night’s game against the Marlins. He deserves it for the fact that he’s hit five homers and has driven in nine runs in his last […]

MLB, MLBPA donate $250,000 for Louisiana flood relief
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced this morning that they are contributing $250,000 to assist victims of the devastating floods that recently hit Louisiana. The $250,000 contribution is being divided among three charitable organizations: The American Red Cross will receive a $125,000 contribution and two charities connected to Major League […]

And That Happened: Monday’s scores and highlights
Yoenis Cespedes flipped a walkoff homer over the wall.

Tim Tebow already offered a winter league contract
Today Tim Tebow will work out for 15-20 major league scouts. But even if they all pass on him, he has a job lined up. Jeff Passan reports that Tebow has already been offered a contract for the Venezuelan winter league. The club offering is Aguilas del Zulia, a five-time champion of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball […]

Dave Roberts: Clayton Kershaw could be activated on Tuesday
Clayton Kershaw has been out two months with a lower back injury but could be activated after throwing a simulated game on Tuesday.

Ichiro Suzuki passes Wade Boggs for 27th on baseball’s all-time hits list
Ichiro Suzuki keeps on moving up baseball’s all-time hits leaderboard. He logged two hits on Monday to move past Wade Poggs for sole possession of 27th place on baseball’s all-time hits leaderboard.

Hisashi Iwakuma’s 2017 option vests, but salary still undetermined
Hisashi Iwakuma met the inning threshold for his 2017 option to vest, but his salary remains undetermined until the end of the season.

John Gibbons texts Mark Buehrle, “You know, rosters expand in September.”
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons wanted to gauge Mark Buehrle’s interest in a potential comeback.

Nationals will add Mat Latos to the roster on Thursday
Rosters expand on September 1, so the Nationals will add Mat Latos to the big league roster then.

Pirates place Gerrit Cole on the disabled list with elbow inflammation
Gerrit Cole is back on the disabled list with elbow inflammation. The Pirates entered Monday night a half-game out of the second NL Wild Card slot.

Billy Butler activated from the 7-day concussion disabled list
The Oakland Athletics have activated DH Billy Butler from the 7-day concussion disabled list. Butler, you’ll recall, suffered a concussion last weekend in a clubhouse fight with teammate Danny Valencia. The two have since apologized to each other and to the A’s organization for creating what would, if everyone’s being honest, serve as the dramatic […]

What’s on Tap: Previewing Monday’s action
The AL East race heats up as the first-place Blue Jays take on the third-place Orioles starting on Monday night. Meanwhile, Cy Young candidate Rick Porcello will toe the rubber for the Red Sox against the Rays.

Mike Leake placed on the disabled list with shingles
The Cardinals have placed starter Mike Leake on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 22, with shingles. Which: ugh. Anyone I’ve ever known who has had it wouldn’t wish it on their worst enemy. Leake was diagnosed with the virus last week and had to be scratched from his scheduled start Saturday versus the […]

New Jersey woman files suit against the Brewers after being struck by a batting practice foul ball
A woman from New Jersey who was struck by a batting practice foul ball at Miller Park two years ago has filed a lawsuit against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Jackie Robinson: “I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag”
Colin Kaepernick is not the first athlete to take issue with the National Anthem

Tim Tebow to work out for 15-20 teams
FOX Sports’ Jon Morosi reports that Tim Tebow’s baseball workout, which will take place tomorrow in Los Angeles, will be attended by scouts from “roughly half” of the 30 major league teams. Morosi noted in a later tweet that a lot of the people going to see the workout are people “with influence.” That could […]

Remembering Carlos Delgado’s protest in the wake of Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the National Anthem reminds us of the Blue Jays’ slugger’s similar act 12 years ago.

Thank Goodness! The Yankees may finally be profitable!
The bones of this story from the New York Post are all well and good: the Yankees are refinancing $1 billion in debt they still owe on Yankee Stadium, taking advantage of lower interest rates and, in all likelihood, saving them perhaps $10 million a year. That’s good for any business, obviously. The framing of […]

Former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is a sports owner once again
There aren’t many major league ownership reigns which ended more ignominiously than Frank McCourt’s reign as Dodgers owner. He was granted access to one of business’ most exclusive clubs — one which being a convicted criminal or even a Nazi sympathizer cannot get you kicked out of — and somehow got kicked out. The clear lesson […]

And That Happened: Sunday’s scores and highlights
Derek Holland and the Rangers took three of four from the Indians in a possible ALCS preview.

Orioles’ Mark Trumbo becomes the first to 40 home runs this season
Mark Trumbo won the race to 40 home runs, drilling No. 40 in Sunday’s win against the Yankees.

Orioles signed Tommy Hunter to a major league contract
The Orioles will take another shot on Tommy Hunter, picking him up after the Indians released him.

Ever wonder what umpires and players say to each other during arguments?
J.D. Martinez and home plate umpire Mike Everitt had a humorous conversation before Martinez was ejected on Saturday.

The Phillies pulled Jeremy Hellickson back from trade waivers
Veteran starter Jeremy Hellickson will remain with the Phillies for the rest of the season after the club pulled him back from trade waivers.

Gerrit Cole scratched from Monday’s start