In the year-plus since the Dodgers’ new ownership group brought Stan Kasten on board as CEO and president, the club has improved on the diamond, has improved attendance and continued to be active in the community.

Johnny Cueto, who has never pitched in relief in the Majors, has been on his third DL stint of the season since June 29 with a strained right lat, while lefty reliever Sean Marshall went on the DL for the second time on May 24 with a left shoulder injury.

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, Frank Thomas and Willie Horton will be among those on hand on Aug. 24 to honor this year’s Beacon Award winners: former MLB All-Star Bo Jackson and music legend Aretha Franklin.

The best way to describe Miguel Cabrera on Wednesday? Some combination of unbelievable/amazing/incredible, sure. But also gimpy.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Andrew Lambo, whose 31 homers in 117 games are tied for the most in all of Minor League baseball, had his contract selected and will be in St. Louis for Tuesday’s start of a three-game series against the Cardinals.

A team’s Draft can’t be truly evaluated until several years later. The objective is to find and develop big leaguers and no rings are handed out for which teams’ draftees performed the best in their opening summer. But it’s still fun to look to see who has the early lead.

After playing with a four-man bench since Thursday, the Cardinals added Jermaine Curtis to the 25-man roster Tuesday in advance of a key series against the Pirates.

The 2012 rookie class, led by Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, was off the charts, so the fairly universal reaction was that we wouldn’t see freshmen like those for years to come. Then along came Yasiel Puig and Wil Myers.

The D-backs’ Martin Prado and the Rays’ Ben Zobrist are redefining what it means to be a utility player, as the versatile veterans are essentially everyday players who change positions from game to game.

The hit MLB.com game show “Bucks on the Pond” powered by Ford just rolled through its first birthday with a total of $19,075 handed out for extra gameday spending money on the concourses of 24 Major League ballparks to date. Now it’s back to Cleveland to see if four fans can become the first Indians contestants to bank some cash.

After rallying twice from two-run deficits before relinquishing leads in the eighth and ninth, the D-backs fought back to edge the Orioles, 7-6, as Adam Eaton, not known for his power, launched the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth into the pool pavilion in right-center for the first splashdown walk-off in Chase Field history.

Nick Punto homered, Adrian Gonzalez had three hits and an RBI, Yasiel Puig made an impact with his bat and his glove and the Dodgers beat the Mets, 4-2, on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.

The Rockies are still fighting to remain in contention in the National League West, chasing a phantom in a Dodgers club that refuses to lose. But Colorado continued to show resiliency Monday night, winning its fourth straight game, this one by a margin of 14-2 against San Diego at Coors Field.

A man has died after falling approximately 65 feet from an upper-level platform at Turner Field into the players’ parking lot on Monday night before the Braves’ game against the Phillies, according to an emailed statement from Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee.

The champagne has been on ice much longer than expected, but Charlie Manuel finally got to celebrate his 1,000th win as manager. It happened on Monday, when the Phillies enjoyed a 5-1 victory over the Braves at Turner Field.

Righty Wade Davis fired six solid innings in his return, while Chris Getz aided him with an RBI single and scoring the go-ahead run in a three-run sixth as the Royals earned a 6-2 win over the Marlins on Monday night.