D-backs outfielder Justin Upton left Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Marlins in the first inning with a tight left hamstring, and he is listed as day to day heading into Wednesday's day-night doubleheader.

The teams from California and Mexico won important elimination games, but the kids from Uganda were fan favorites as they recorded the first victory for a team from Africa at the Little League World Series on Tuesday.

Jim Joyce's timing could not have been better. In fact, it was lifesaving. The veteran Major League umpire performed CPR on D-backs food service employee Jayne Powers on Monday.

Because of a variety of health woes, Grady Sizemore never got close to returning to the field and the Indians announced Tuesday that the outfielder will not see any game action this year.

A day after insisting that Johan Santana has more to offer the Mets in 2012, the team deliberated over MRI results on Santana's ailing back. Santana underwent an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York on Tuesday, and the Mets plan to announce the results on Wednesday.

Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia came through his normal bullpen session without discomfort on Tuesday and expects to return from the disabled list to start on Friday against the Indians in Cleveland.

Yankees captain Derek Jeter didn't wait long to put Hall of Famer Eddie Murray in his rearview mirror, slugging a leadoff home run against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on Tuesday to mark his 3,256th career hit.

Only time will tell if Stephen Drew's offensive ability is greater than his current numbers suggest, but the only certainly at this point is that there's not much of it.

The Red Sox were on the road when their pillar, Johnny Pesky, passed away last Monday. Finally back home on Tuesday, the club made Pesky's 61 years with the organization resonate through every corner of Fenway Park.

Though six weeks remain in the regular season, the Cardinals took a step toward solidifying their 2013 rotation by agreeing to a contract extension with right-handed starter Jake Westbrook.

There was a very slim chance Matt Garza could have returned this season, but on Tuesday the Cubs made it official. The right-hander was transferred to the 60-day disabled list and is officially done for the year.

Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said it would be nice to have right-hander Stephen Strasburg participate in the postseason, but Zimmerman said he understands why the team plans to shut the right-hander down after a certain amount of innings.

Aliya Baghbani is going to marry Dexter Fowler on Nov. 10 in his hometown of Atlanta after the Rockies' season winds up. On Tuesday afternoon, the couple, along with Colorado infielder Chris Nelson and right-hander Adam Ottavino, paid a visit to the MLB Fan Cave.

Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner is undergoing a monthlong treatment for a brain tumor, and will work out of the union's New York office.

Major League Baseball has prohibited Juan Nunez, Melky Cabrera's associate, from having access to restricted areas of all 30 ballparks, according to reports published Tuesday.

Doug Fister went just 3 2/3 innings on Sunday, and it was revealed on Tuesday that he is dealing with a groin injury that popped up before the contest even began.

Cecilia Jen is an education manager at a healthcare company and Davis Anderson III is sommelier at Maslow 6. They are transplanted New Yorkers now, with previous Major League Baseball loyalties, and MLB.com joined them for what is about to become one of the most famous dates of the season at Yankee Stadium.