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Time waits for no man. It's mean like that. It's even meaner to baseball players, systematically robbing them of their skills as they drift further from their youth.

Except for Adrian Beltre, who's playing like he's 37 going on 27.

The Atlanta Braves are reportedly considering signing former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to a minor league contract after meeting with him following his workout for MLB teams earlier this week.

Right now, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman looks to be a genius.

He had arguably the best July of any baseball executive. Cashman traded several of the team’s talented veterans for a haul of prospects that now give New York one of baseball’s best minor league systems.

He was able to get Alex Rodriguez to retire and Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann to accept lesser roles all to make way for a group of talented young players who have the Yankees back into playoff contention.

NEW YORK — There were four of them, four young starting pitchers, and last October they carried the New York Mets into the World Series.

The final month of the MLB regular season has arrived, and with that comes roster expansion from 25 to 40 players.

For contenders, it's a chance to add one last wave of reinforcements for the stretch run, generally in the form of additional bullpen arms and bench bats.

Corey Seager proved that September call-ups are capable of making a real impact last season, though, when he took over as the Los Angeles Dodgers' everyday shortstop over the final month.

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is battling an elbow problem that will likely put him on the shelf for at least one start.

It is unclear when he'll return to the mound. 

Continue for updates.

Reds first baseman and slugger Joey Votto was not in Friday's lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals with a neck injury.

Continue below for updates:

Votto's Injury Details and Timeline for Return Revealed 

Friday, Sept. 2

According to C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Votto is considered day-to-day with a stiff neck.

The Chicago Cubs (86-47) and Washington Nationals (78-55) are near-locks to become the first two National League teams to clinch playoff berths as big division leaders.

If nothing else, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has been controversial since he became the 10th man to hold baseball’s top spot in January 2015.

He has made “pace of play” his cause celebre, an issue he feels is one of game’s biggest burdens. But in addressing it, Manfred has proposed radical changes that would be to the detriment of the issue at hand.

The final month of the 2016 MLB season has arrived, but there is still a lot to be sorted out before the regular season wraps up and another postseason begins.

As many as 18 teams can still be considered contenders for at least a wild-card berth. As for individual accolades, September performances will decide several major awards.

With that in mind, some of the top MLB writers at Bleacher Report have decided to try their hands at predicting the league's 10 playoff teams, major award winners and a few other notable things.