Twenty-four former big leaguers participated in the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) Legends for Youth baseball clinic on Saturday at Vanguard University.

Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka has decided not to attend Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Target Field, the Yankees announced on Saturday.

George Springer returned to the lineup in center field Saturday after being scratched from Friday’s game with discomfort in his right knee.

National League All-Star manager Mike Matheny of the Cardinals announced today, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, that Marlins right-hander Henderson Alvarez will replace Jordan Zimmermann of the Nationals on the NL’s active roster for the 85th All-Star Game.

David Price was scratched from making his scheduled start because he was ill, but unless he takes a turn for the worse, the Rays ace will start the series finale against the Blue Jays. Due to a Sunday start, Price was replaced on the AL All-Star roster by Fernando Rodney.

Brewers players spent Saturday morning trying to get ready for their game vs. the Cardinals while hurting inside for shortstop Jean Segura, who was informed following Friday’s loss that his nine-month-old son, Janniel, had died suddenly in the Dominican Republic.

If past Futures Games are any indication, Sunday could provide a preview of some big-time match-ups that we could be seeing in baseball for years to come

Four young players with ties to the Urban Youth Academy system have been selected to compete in next month’s National Team Development Program, a crash course for talented prospects in the finer points of the game.

All-Stars from the Twins and every other Major League Baseball team will travel through the streets of Minneapolis in Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Silverado and Camaro vehicles prior to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday in the 10th annual MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet.

LeBron James is not breaking new Northeast Ohio ground. Cleveland’s sports history — and throughout all of baseball, really — is littered with returns of prodigal sons who left either in swaps or on their own accord before finding their way home.

The opening event to All-Star Week has grown in stature and excitement, with hundreds of top prospects going from the game to eventually having big league careers. There is little question that the 16th edition of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, taking place on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET as part of All-Star Sunday at Target Field, will provide the same boost for the future stars who will be on hand.

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

The Cubs got the go-ahead from the Chicago Landmarks Commission on Thursday regarding expanded renovation plans for 100-year-old Wrigley Field. The commission supported the revised $575 million plan, which includes as many as seven outfield signs, including a video scoreboard in left field.

The long wait is over. The intricate planning that took more than a year from both the Twins and Major League Baseball is complete — All-Star Week is here in Minnesota. It’s the return of Major League Baseball’s iconic event to the Twin Cities for the first time since 1985. But it looks nothing like it did nearly 30 years ago, as it’s much more than just Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Target Field.

Commissioner Bud Selig will interact with baseball fans around the globe during a live chat on MLB.com from the T-Mobile All-Star FanFest before Tuesday night’s Midsummer Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis.

MLB.com presents the Derby Bracket Challenge, which gives fans an opportunity to call the game before they see it. Fans will have a chance to predict the winners of the Home Run Derby correctly, and if they have a perfect bracket, they can win $25,000 for their efforts.

Casey Gillaspie and Bradley Zimmer were taken back to back in the first round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, Gillaspie No. 20 by the Rays and Zimmer No. 21 by the Indians. Both are the younger brothers of professional baseball players, and both excelled this spring for colleges that are a little off the beaten path for scouts. Gillaspie and Zimmer will wrap up their first series against each other when short-season Hudson Valley hosts Mahoning Valley on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET.