AL East

In a wide-ranging interview with Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista discussed not only his altercation with Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor but also his future north of the border. 

New York Yankees first baseman Dustin Ackley has struggled heavily this year, and now he could be out for an unknown period of time.

Continue for updates.

Surgery on the Horizon for Ackley

Monday, May 30

Manager Joe Girardi said Ackley has a torn labrum and surgery could be coming, per Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal. 

The New England Patriots will likely lose at least one prominent viewer should Tom Brady's four-game Deflategate suspension remain in place. 

In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Andy Gray, Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz spoke of his dissatisfaction with Deflategate:

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was a late scratch prior to Sunday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a sore left foot. However, he has since returned to action.

Continue for updates.

Toronto Blue Jays star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was placed on the disabled list due to a quadriceps strain on Saturday, as the team announced. It's unclear when he will return.

Continue for updates.

Two-time American League All-Star Clay Buchholz will be removed from the starting rotation and placed in the bullpen, Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell announced Friday, per NESN's Zack Cox.

Farrell said the move was necessary after Buchholz's poor start to the season, per Cox:

Zero. That's how many dollars the New York Yankees spent on major league free agents this winter. 

Considering they've got MLB's second-highest payroll and a well-earned reputation for cutting cartoonish checks, that's sort of a big deal.

What gives?

It's too obvious to call Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts an X-factor (get it?). And it's an understatement to simply call him a factor in Boston's rise to the top of the American League East standings.

Bogaerts has been much more than a mere factor. He's been a revelation. And he might just be the best of the Red Sox's current, enviable crop of homegrown impact players.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier suffered two fractures in his left hand when he attempted to dive for a ball during his team's game against the Detroit Tigers. 

Continue for updates. 

What a difference a season can make.