Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez, who suffered a bruised left foot when he was hit with a foul ball while in the on-deck circle during Thursday afternoon’s 5-4 loss to the Nationals, woke up Friday morning feeling much better.

Much like the College World Series itself, this year’s field of eight CWS teams mixes venerable legacies with younger, emerging traditions. The CWS begins Saturday with Mississippi State vs. Oregon State at 3 p.m. ET.

While the Nationals are in Philadelphia next week, outfielder Bryce Harper could be involved in baseball activities, according to manager Davey Johnson.

From now until season’s end, whenever the Dodgers and D-backs meet, their recent scuffle will be a topic of conversation.

Rays slugger Evan Longoria started at designated hitter for the second consecutive game on Friday night and could be there for the rest of the weekend against the Royals due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

After exhausting all other options, the Brewers placed left fielder Ryan Braun on the 15-day disabled list Friday when the slugger experienced more of the same sharp pain in his right hand during batting practice.

Derek Jeter hit in the batting cage, fielded grounders at shortstop and played catch at the Yankees’ Minor League complex on Friday, his first day of work since being cleared to resume baseball activities.

With Father’s Day approaching, Major League Baseball is continuing its yearly efforts to promote prostate cancer awareness, while also raising funds to be donated toward research into battling the disease.

The Phillies racked up 16 hits Thursday night without much to show for it until a two-run eighth, picking up a 3-2 victory at Minnesota and snapping a five-game skid.

Rockies home runs and RBIs leader Carlos Gonzalez suffered a left foot contusion after getting struck by a foul ball off the bat of teammate Jordan Pacheco during the first inning of Thursday afternoon’s game against the Nationals.

Rockies center fielder and leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler left Thursday’s game against the Nationals before the top of the fifth inning. He was hit on the right knuckle on his ring finger by a Ross Detwiler pich in the third. X-rays were negative and he is listed day to day.

An MRI on Thursday night showed that Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has a broken rib on his right side, according to a Major League source, and he is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Matt Cain didn’t duplicate the wondrous effort he delivered last June 13 — the 22nd perfect game in baseball history. But he still generated plenty of zeros while allowing two hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings Thursday as the Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-0.

While Ervin Santana stymied Tampa Bay with tight pitching, the Kansas City offense roared to a 10-1 victory over the Rays on Thursday night at Tropicana Field.

The A’s won in extra innings Thursday, pulling out a 3-2 victory on Nate Freiman’s walk-off single against Mariano Rivera in the 18th inning to sweep the Yankees and win their 11th straight game at the Coliseum.

Reliever Wilton Lopez and pitching coach Jim Wright were ejected for arguing a pair of balk calls in Thursday’s 5-4 loss to the Nationals.

Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs and Ian Desmond went 4-for-4 as the Nationals took the series final against the Rockies on Thursday, 5-4.