Remember when Bryce Harper was Bryce Harper?

A year ago, Odubel Herrera was just another faceless player on a bad Philadelphia Phillies team, a nice Rule 5 pickup but still a guy known for little but having an unusual first name.

Is James Shields a member of the Chicago White Sox yet?

Talk of the veteran hurler joining the American League Central leaders might be the juiciest rumor out there, but it's far from the only one. A major injury in Kansas City has created some buzz, while a rebuilding club may have learned from past mistakes and be ready to part with an All-Star infielder.

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper left Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies after getting hit in the right knee by a Jeremy Hellickson pitch in the seventh inning. It is currently unclear when he'll return to the field. 

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Minnesota Twins center fielder Danny Santana will be sidelined for the foreseeable future after suffering a left hamstring injury Monday.

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Twins Calling Up Buxton in Place of Santana

Monday, May 30

Santana is heading to the disabled list, and the Twins are calling up former No. 2 overall pick Byron Buxton to take his place, per Dustin Morse of the Twins' communications team.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw posted the best single-month WHIP by any starting pitcher (minimum five starts) since 1913, recording a sterling 0.52 mark over his six starts in May, per MLB Stat of the Day on Twitter.

Well on his way to a fourth Cy Young Award, the 28-year-old lefty went 5-0 with a 0.91 ERA in May, allowing just five runs (all earned) on 24 hits and two walks in 49.2 innings while striking out 65 batters.

As we honor the men and women who have given their lives for the United States this Memorial Day, the 2016 MLB season continues chugging along.

The Chicago Cubs appeared to be in danger of losing their stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in our MLB power rankings with a 4-7 stretch of games heading into last week, but they got back on track with a big series win against the rival St. Louis Cardinals.

The rest of the top 10 remains in flux, though.

Nearly one-third into the 2016 MLB season, fantasy baseball players have received plenty of reminders of the game's cruelty.

There were no beanballs, no ejections and no Chase Utley fireworks in Sunday night's tussle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta suffered a thumb injury Saturday, which will delay his return from a previous torn ligament in another thumb.  

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