Mike Piazza was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, along with Ken Griffey Jr., and his devoted father, Vince, was in the forefront of the sun-drenched crowd as Mike gave his speech on the stage at the Clark Sports Center.

The White Sox have suspended pitcher Chris Sale for five days after concluding the club’s investigation into a clubhouse incident prior to Saturday’s game with the Detroit Tigers.

Neither a suspended game, a taxed bullpen or a suspension of starter Chris Sale could thwart the White Sox from tormenting the Tigers. Adam Eaton’s two-out single in the ninth inning scored Avisail Garcia, earning Chicago a 4-3 win over Detroit on Sunday afternoon in a game that started Saturday night.

On Sunday afternoon, Jose Altuve paid tribute to Ken Griffey Jr.’s Hall of Fame induction by donning white spikes. And the All-Star second baseman looked a whole lot like the Hall of Famer in the Astros’ 13-3 rout of the Angels.

The shoulder discomfort that ended Tyler Glasnow’s PNC Park debut has landed the Pirates’ top prospect on the disabled list.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels is not fond of “rental” players. If Daniels is going to acquire a starting pitcher, he would prefer one who will be with Texas for more than this season.

With slightly more than a week left before the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline strikes, the Giants remain active in their efforts to secure a reliever who could add experience as well as competence to their bullpen.

Dick Balderson had a three-year tenure as the general manager of the Seattle Mariners, and former Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said that during that time, Balderson made the two most significant moves in the franchise’s history.

A different Fab Four was performing in the Hawkeye Room that sweet summer Sunday night in 2004. Kirby Puckett, Ozzie Smith, Eddie Murray and Dave Winfield provided a soulful impression of the Temptations as a combo headlined by Mudcat Grant played. Other Hall of Famers formed a perimeter in the room adjacent to the bar in the Otesaga, the hotel headquarters for Induction Weekend, and were quite entertained.

Melvin Upton Jr. could soon be on the move. The Padres are reportedly informing teams that they’re close to trading the veteran outfielder, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, who cautioned that the news “may ultimately be posturing” by San Diego.

When in doubt, put some mac and cheese on it.

On a night when the Dodgers squandered repeated chances with runners in scoring position, the Cardinals made a little go a long way to outlast Los Angeles, 4-3, in 16 innings Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Busch Stadium.

Mike Piazza easily made his mark on the sport of baseball as the greatest hitting catcher it had ever seen.

If you blinked, you may have missed Mike Piazza’s stint with the Marlins. Here are some brief stops by Hall of Famers.

Lance McCullers faced the game’s most productive offense this month and dominated, twirling eight-plus strong innings against the streaking Angels to lead his Astros to a 2-1 victory at Minute Maid Park on Friday night.

It worked out for him in the end.

Miguel Cabrera had four hits and knocked in two runs in the seventh inning to break a tie, leading the Tigers to victory over the White Sox. Justin Morneau gave Chicago a lift with a three-run home run, but the White Sox bullpen couldn’t hold the lead.