Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Rickwood Field, the USA’s oldest professional ballpark and former home of Birmingham Black Barons, will host Giants-Cardinals game next June.

Phillies stars have learned there’s a whole lot of expectations, and boos, when you don’t perform immediately as a marquee free agent signing.

Pardon the Phillies’ Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott for not sharing in the excitement over possibility of the A’s moving to Las Vegas.

J.T. Realmuto entered the record book Monday night, but the milestone was overshadowed by a benches-clearing incident against the Diamondbacks.

The Chicago Cubs can almost single-handedly turn a weak MLB trade market upside down based on whether they give Marcus Stroman a contract extension.

Marcus Stroman went to Twitter to say his agent has made multiple attempts to engage the Chicago Cubs on a contract extension but to no avail.

Former A’s stars like Matt Olson, Sean Murphy and others are forever grateful for Oakland, but feel bad for the fans.

The Texas Rangers have paid Jacob deGrom $30 million for his 2-0 record and 2.67 ERA, covering just six starts this season.

Pitchers are more dominant than ever, but their frailty has never been worse. Elbow and shoulder injuries have increased 44% from just a year ago.

Just two seasons removed from losing 110 games, the Arizona Diamondbacks are tied for the NL’s second-best record: “This is what we knew we were capable of.”