New York Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran recorded his 2,500th career hit during the fourth inning of Saturday's eventual 9-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, thereby joining Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Andre Dawson and current teammate Alex Rodriguez as the only players in major league history with 2,500 hits, 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases, per Sportsnet Stats on Twitter.

Aside from a few failed fireworks here and there, Memorial Day Weekend tends to be devoid of duds.

It's a time for family and friends to gather for the first official barbecues of the season, some frosty adult beverages and, of course, baseball. It is the unofficial start of the summer, and nothing says summer quite like a ballgame does.

That said, not all of the players who take the field share our enthusiasm, as some are mired in month-long funks that they'd gladly surrender chunks of their salaries to get out of.

New York Mets third baseman David Wright is suffering from discomfort in his neck, and it is uncertain when he will be ready to return to the lineup after missing Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  

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It was already clear the New York Mets had beef with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and then Chase Utley happened.

Sorry, that should read Chase Utley happened again.

The lingering effects from Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley's slide into former New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada are still being felt in 2016.

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez suffered a quad contusion Saturday after colliding with third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert while trying to field a foul pop-up.

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.

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At their core, sports provide us with a stage of competition. We typically associate that with the competition between two teams.

But it extends to teammates, too, vying for at-bats. And also to a competitor’s drive to chase a record. That was the case with Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr., who was pursuing Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak.

Bradley fell short. The streak ended at 29 games, which again proved that DiMaggio’s hit streak is one of baseball’s toughest records to break.

NEW YORK — The kid said it was the best day of his life, the happiest day of his life.

Do you blame him? Julio Urias is 19 years old, he was pitching in a real major league game and everyone was rushing to say how great he's going to be.

Maybe he will be. No matter how bad the numbers were Friday night, when the kid needed 81 pitches to get eight outs and allow three runs, nothing that happened at Citi Field should change anything anyone thinks of him.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain exited his start against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning after suffering a hamstring injury Friday.

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