The Japan-USA International Junior High School Baseball Federation Series has been a showcase event at which young players jointly learn about the culture of both countries since it began six years ago.

The Mets have placed starting pitcher Bartolo Colon on revocable waivers, according to FOX Sports, opening the door for a potential trade. The team has not confirmed the report.

The Rays lost Saturday’s contest against the Blue Jays, 5-4, but manager Joe Maddon had protested the game due to what he believed to be an illegal challenge in the fourth inning.

The Red Sox officially announced the signing of Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo to a seven-year contract and unveiled their new acquisition at a press conference following Saturday’s game against the Mariners.

Yasiel Puig, 12-for-45 in the 11 games since his last day off, was out of the Dodgers’ starting lineup on Saturday, replaced by Andre Ethier in center field against the Mets.

They kept everyone guessing, but the Blue Jays managed to pull off an extra-innings victory with a walk-off single from Jose Reyes in the 10th on Saturday against the Rays at Rogers Centre. The game was played under protest after a controversial challenge in the fourth inning.

With their former manager at the Stadium to have his No. 6 retired, the Yankees delivered a 5-3 victory over the White Sox on Saturday. Martin Prado had a two-run double and Carlos Beltran homered as Hiroki Kuroda tossed six innings for his ninth win.

Joe Torre has had quite the summer, and it continued Saturday when the Yankees honored their former manager by retiring his No. 6 and recognizing his managerial success with a plaque in Monument Park.

Nationals top pitching prospect Lucas Giolito has been shut down for the remainder of the 2014 season as part of the organization’s protocol regarding players rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, MLB.com confirmed Saturday.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado will undergo season-ending surgery on his medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) in his right knee in the next week, a procedure that will repair the torn ligament and that is the same surgery performed on his left knee last year.

Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka took another successful rehab step Saturday morning, throwing 35 pitches again, this time to hitters in a shortened simulated game.

Adam Eaton will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday against Norfolk. His rehab is not expected to be lengthy and Eaton could join the White Sox as early as the start of their next homestand on Tuesday.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts and starter Joe Kelly both left Friday’s game against the Mariners earlier than expected. The reason for one exit was a little more obvious than the other, though.

Kyle Kendrick settled down after a shaky three-run first inning, while Ryan Howard’s second RBI on a single keyed a rally in the third that lifted the Phillies to a 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Friday night.

Evan Longoria did the heavy lifting with his bat, while left-hander Drew Smyly continued his impressive run with the Rays in a 8-0 blowout win over the Blue Jays to kick off a three-game set at Rogers Centre on Friday night.

It’s never too late to do the right thing, and nearly seven years after he officially wore the pinstripes as their manager for the last time, the Yankees are retiring Joe Torre’s No. 6 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

After Kyle Lohse threw a successful bullpen session at Miller Park on Friday, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke announced that the right-hander would be the team’s starter for the series opener in San Diego on Monday.