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At the age of 22, Washington Nationals phenom Bryce Harper is the early favorite to win the 2015 National League Most Valuable Player award. However, he's not ready to say that he is the best player on the planet.

One could argue that Harper has in fact been the best player in baseball this season. Through his first 45 games, the Nationals star has a slash line of .333/.471/.727 and has 16 home runs and 41 RBI. Harper leads the NL in home runs, walks, on-base percentage, slugging and OPS. Not only that, but he is also second in RBI and fourth in average.

The Kansas City Royals' sprint to the top of the American League standings has been good for their ascending stars, four of whom lead their respective positions on early All-Star ballot returns.

When this patriotic fan grabbed a foul ball at Monday's Seattle Mariners-Tampa Bay Rays game, it made his trip to the ballpark worth the price of admission.

In the top of the third inning, the fan was able to come up with a ball hit by Mariners star Robinson Cano. Once he had the ball, it was party time.

The Los Angeles Dodgers may sit atop the National League West, but that's not preventing their front office from exploring trade options. Juan Uribe, who is in the final year of his current deal, was reportedly traded to the Atlanta Braves. 

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Pablo Sandoval has spent his entire Major League Baseball career hitting from both sides of the plate, but the 28-year-old may now look to hit from the left side exclusively.   

There's a false narrative making the rounds that it's too early for teams to be wheeling and dealing. History tells us that's simply not the case—significant deals can be struck before the calendars flip to June.

Two of the more notable names to be moved before the season's third month in the past 25 years are Lee Smith, one of the game's all-time great closers who went from Boston to St. Louis in 1990, and Mike Piazza, who should be in the Hall of Fame and was traded not once, but twice in May 1998.

When the Cubs and Nationals squared off for the first time this season on Memorial Day, each team featured their own version of a baseball phenom.

Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant don't seem like identical players off the top of the head, but the list of similarities between the two players is quite a long one.

Both grew up in the Las Vegas area, where they played with—on the same travel team, called the Ballbusters—and against each other since they were nine and seven years old. They also each have keen memories of the other.

All the stars align perfectly for MLB aces to dominate Tuesday's top-heavy daily fantasy slate.

Three premier lefties face teams that struggle mightily against southpaws. They're not the only hurlers benefiting from a fortuitous matchup. Two strikeout artists with stellar peripherals face opponents who aren't as tough as they appear. A trustworthy arm gets a strikeout-prone offense, and a youngster who flourishes at home pitches in front of his fans.

Memorial Day weekend is over, which means we are back to night games all around and more condensed contests for daily fantasy baseball. This means the choices for your lineup are plentiful and you have to make sure to grab the right players at each spot.

Here is a look at the best and worst options for Tuesday's contests.

Pitchers to Draft

Every year in MLB, teams make moves in hopes of improving their respective ballclubs. While some of those transactions turn out to be underwhelming flops, many wind up being under-the-radar steals.

The 2015 season has had its share of bargain buys. Players like Shelby Miller, Josh Donaldson and Dee Gordon have settled into their new homes and performed at a high level.