Yasiel Puig said what he needed to say upon his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was humble; he was contrite.

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Seattle Mariners’ Kyle Seager on Sunday and was sent to the hospital. It is uncertain when he will return to action.

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The Cincinnati Reds announced that center fielder Billy Hamilton exited Sunday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals with a strained left oblique following a checked swing. It is uncertain when he will be ready to return to the lineup.

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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. 

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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.