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David Ortiz has arguably been one of the best hitters in baseball in the early portion of the season, leading the MLB in slugging percentage (.674) and OPS (1.069). That is making his decision to retire after this season hard to grasp.

After blowing his fourth save of the season on Tuesday by giving up a walk-off grand slam to Oakland's Khris Davis, Shawn Tolleson has been removed from the closer's role with the Texas Rangers.   

With the San Diego Padres already facing another lost season, Matt Kemp's future with the franchise is once again becoming a topic of conversation.   

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In the wake of the Atlanta Braves firing manager Fredi Gonzalez on Tuesday, Bud Black has emerged as a top option to replace him. 

According to ESPN Podcasts, Bob Nightengale of USA Today called Black the "clear favorite" to take over in Atlanta.

Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies star Lenny Dykstra stated Tuesday that he used to take performance-enhancing drugs with his breakfast.  

Jonah Birenbaum of theScore.com passed along comments the longtime outfielder made during an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd about his PED habits:

The Atlanta Braves may have broken new ground for awkwardness with the way in which manager Fredi Gonzalez reportedly found out he was fired.   

Following Brad Ausmus' outburst in the Detroit Tigers' 10-8 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, MLB suspended the Detroit manager one game, per MLB.com's Jason Beck.

David Wright's injury woes are back, as the New York Mets third baseman is dealing with a back injury that will force him to miss at least one game. 

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Wright Scratched after Back "Flared Up"

Tuesday, May 17

Newsday's Marc Carig relayed the update.

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it suspended Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor eight games for his part in a bench-clearing brawl Sunday, while Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista, among others, will receive a one-game suspension, per John Lott of Vice Sports: 

With the average length of Major League Baseball games up in 2016 compared to last season, Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed his displeasure Tuesday.