Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado and shortstop Trevor Story are making their final pushes for starting National League positions for the July 12 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard — with fewer than 30 hours left in the voting.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch was originally going to give second baseman Jose Altuve a day off on Wednesday. After all, Altuve had played in 169 consecutive games entering the day and the manager thought he was getting a bit tired.

With Mark Trumbo’s two-run blast in the top of the fourth inning on Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park, Baltimore tied the Major League record for homers in June (55). The O’s, who still have time to call the record their own, are tied with the 1996 Oakland Athletics.

There was no news on Clayton Kershaw’s back injury before Wednesday night’s game with the Brewers, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had plenty of other updates.

Mark Trumbo is stating his case for the All-Star Game in a big way.

When the Marlins’ Jose Fernandez takes the mound on Saturday at Atlanta, it will be one year, to the day, that he returned to the Majors from Tommy John surgery, looking to regain his standing as one of baseball’s best pitchers. There is no shortage of evidence that the 23-year-old right-hander has done just that.

A complete breakdown of which 2016 Draft picks from the first 10 rounds have agreed to terms, along with their reported bonuses and starting assignments.

Miguel Cabrera haunted his old squad once again with his second home run in as many days, complementing a four-run first inning as the Tigers posted a 10-3 win over the Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park.

Royals All-Star center fielder Lorenzo Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained hamstring.

Rays prospect Brent Honeywell starts for Class A Advanced Charlotte against St. Lucie at 7:35 p.m. ET on MiLB.TV.

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The start of the Reds’ 9-2 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday took a scary turn three batters into the afternoon. Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton had to exit after being hit in the face by a ball trying to make a catch.

Anthony Rizzo drove in three runs in the first inning against the Reds on Wednesday with an inside-the-park home run, the first of his career.

Matt Moore held the Red Sox hitless through five innings and escaped a key bases-loaded jam in the sixth as the Rays took Wednesday’s rubber game, 4-0, at Tropicana Field.

The Astros worked out Cuban free-agent infielder Yulieski Gurriel on Wednesday in Florida, a source told MLB.com. Gurriel posted a picture Wednesday on his Instagram page wearing a new Astros hat at the workout, where general manager Jeff Luhnow was in attendance.

Whether or not D-backs starter Zack Greinke (left oblique tightness) will be heading to the disabled list is a decision that likely won’t come until Friday at the earliest.

Joe DiMaggio sidled up cozily next to George Sisler on the same page of baseball’s record book. Then he waved him goodbye and continued to use that potent bat to carve his own path toward Wee Willie Keeler, and perhaps immortality.