Former Red Sox flamethrower Daniel Bard spent the first five seasons of his career in Boston. His last season with the Red Sox came in 2013 and then he was away from the game for a bit as he dealt with the "yips" and the fallout of it. There was more going on, but that is a brief summation of Bard's struggles.

MLB and the MLB Players Association both agreed on a longer leave for Ortiz. The original agreement between the two parties was announced on July 3, when Ortiz had to leave the Guardians. An update was supposed to come right after the All-Star break. It came Friday. Ortiz is now out at least until September.

Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Josh Naylor and even All-Star Eugenio Suárez all up for grabs, according to USA Today. The Seattle Mariners reportedly already tried to reunite with Suárez in November and would be interested in trying again.

An unnamed MLB team reached out to the Pittsburgh Pirates about trading for superstar starting pitcher Paul Skenes, but that overture was rejected, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

Marlins slugger Kyle Stowers is having one hell of a week. He was the hero Friday as he hit a two-run, walk-off home run to beat the Royals.  That was actually the second home run of the night for Stowers and he finished by going 3 for 5 with two homers and five RBI.

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Leys started in each of his 14 games last season, posting a 2.69 earned-run average over 67 innings. He allowed just nine extra-base hits — eight doubles and a lone triple — while collecting 74 strikeouts. Opposing batters hit just .230 against him.

Corey Seager hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers finally got back to

One of the signature events of a packed summer as Philadelphia marks America’s 250th birthday will take place on July 14, 2026.